TABLE 1.
Summary of Included Studies
Study | Year | n | Level | Ball Weighta | Training Duration | Velocity Change, mph |
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Logan26 | 1966 | 19 | College | 2.5-5.5 lb (pulley) | 4 wk | +9.28 |
Brose5 | 1967 | 21 | College | 10-lb pulley, 10-oz ball | 6 wk | No significant difference reportedb |
Straub37 | 1968 | 48 | High school | 7-17 oz, incremental | 6 wk | No significant difference reportedb |
Litwhiler25 | 1973 | 5 | College | 7-12 oz, incremental | 12 wk | +11.2 |
DeRenne8 | 1990 | 30 | High school | 4-6 oz, incremental | 10 wk | Underweight, +4.72; overweight, +3.75 |
DeRenne7 | 1994 | 225 | High school and college | 4 or 6 oz | 10 wk | +5 (approximate)c |
Szymanski38 | 2011 | 21 | High school | 7 oz | 8 wk | No significant difference reportedb |
Yang46 | 2013 | 24 | High school | 4.4 oz | 10 wk | +2.1 |
Reinold33 | 2018 | 38 | High school | 2-32 oz, incremental | 6 wk | +2.2 |
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Straub37 | 1968 | 60 | High school | 10 and 15 oz | 20 pitches | No significant difference reportedb |
Morimoto30 | 2003 | 8 | College | 4.5 and 5.5 oz | 6 or 18 pitches | +3 (approximate)c |
aA regulation baseball weighs 5 oz.
bThe authors did not report quantitative velocity data.
cApproximate values are used when only graphical presentations of the outcome measure were available in the report.