Originally Posted by
ShotgunDawg
Ugh, not this again. Of the 3 Arkansas guys that are out, one has been hurt for 2 years, another is a max effort reliever with awful mechanics, & the other may have been bothered by what Wes does with weighted balls.
You guys act like what Wes does is some kind of crime or something without even mentioning that we've gone through 3 pitching coaches in less than a year. In a nutshell, here is the reputation that each one of them have for how they coach pitchers.
Butch - pitchability, marathon
Wes - Power, sprinter
Henderson - Pitchability, marathon
So basically, in less that a year we did the equivalent of training the pitch by doing yoga, ulimate crossfit, and back to yoga.
Is there anything wrong with what Wes does? I really don't think so. I believe much of our problems are due to having three different pitching coaches in under a year with drastically different training regiments & styles.
If I was to question Wes on one thing, I do wonder if he ramped our guys up too quickly in the Fall of 2016. Remember, he didn't come over till October at the end of Fall practice & basically had to convert our pitching staff to his style extremely quick. Turns out, it worked as many pitchers improved, however, maybe he tried to do it all too quickly. If Butch would've gotten hired in the Summer of 2016 at Auburn & Wes has August & September to more slowly implement his beliefs, perhaps things may have been different.
That being said, the bitterness & constant unsubstantiated, witch hunt is ridiculous. Wes has Arkansas' pitching staff rolling & he's an outstanding pitching coach.