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I used the Finch Windmill when injury restricted my workout

Penn State softball pitchers gained 5 mph in 9 weeks!

Mr. Finch,
I am writing concerning the Finch Windmill. Two years ago my daughter injured her bicep tendon while pitching. She went to physical therapy and got better. But when she went back to pitching, her injury recurred. I met a man that knew a lot about pitching and he told me about the Finch Windmill. After using the Windmill for three weeks, my daughter's pain went away and her arm does not bother her anymore. We told her doctor and he recommended that she should keep using it. After two years of using the Windmill, she has been injury free. Thank you for all of your help.

Mike Cuevas
Pass Christian, MS

1/25/05 
Approx. three to four weeks ago, I bought a Windmill and my daughter started training with the apparatus.  She is a catcher and we were trying to increase her throwdown speed to second base. She has increased her throwing speed so far by almost two miles an hour (just in the past three solid weeks of training) and her throwdown time has increased from an average of 2.4 seconds with a best of 2.2 seconds to now an average of 2.2 seconds with a best of 2.0 seconds. This time is measured from the time the ball hits her mitt behind the plate, she gets the ball into her throwing hand, makes the throw and the ball hits the mitt at second.  
This is an awesome piece of training equipment.
Mike B.

1/2/05
A small testimonial for you: Our daughter, (now 19), started having problems with her shoulder about 6-8 months before your windmill was available. She is very muscular in the shoulder/back area and has problems with keeping her shoulder muscles loose -- especially in the winter. Rubber band exercises would kind of work, but the exercise regimen took too long. We bought one of your windmills, and it has made all the difference in the world for her shoulder. No more popping, tightness or soreness!! She started college last fall and will most likely take her windmill back to school with her for the upcoming softball season.

Thanks, again!

Pam F.

2/5/04
Doug, we bought your windmill a couple of months ago and our 12 year old daughter is using it regularly. She has been pitching for a year and a half and we have already seen more pick up in speed since we started using the windmill than we did the first year.
One unexpected side effect has been in her gymnastics, where it appears the windmill helps with some of those skills as well!
Her pitching coach is Bill Dryden and he really swears by the windmill.
Thanks,
Jan

9/22/03
Last November (2002) I purchased my first Finch Windmill for the High School softball team in Ohio. I then sat down with our pitching staff and got a commitment from five out of my six pitchers to work out with the machine at least five days a week. We were only able to pitch three days a week because of limited gym space. I'm extremely happy with the results gained in what I consider a short time. All pitchers increased significantly in speed. One freshman pitcher went from 48mph to 54mph with occasional bursts of 56. Another freshman went from 50mph to 54mph. A sophomore who was pitching around 52mph was able to hit 59mph with bursts of 62-63 mph. Two Juniors who averaged 54-55 were able to consistently throw around 58 to 59mph with one hitting as high as 62 on several occasions. With such positive results I'm happy to give your product a "big "endorsement. I'll probably be ordering another Finch Windmill sometime soon. Thanks for all your advice and tips in our phone conversations. Your product is great and has made a significant contribution to our program. By the way, our JV squad went 23 and 2 and the varsity took 1st place in our division 20-7.
Sincerely,
Steve

"If there were an award given for the effectiveness and efficiency of an invention, the Finch Windmill would be the recipient. It is the most innovative device developed in the last five years which genuinely benefits softball training."
Bill Redmer, Publisher
Women's Fastpitch World

"I have seen not only great results from pitchers who use the Finch Windmill, two of my position players have increased their throwing velocity 6-10 MPH and one of the girls who previously had arm trouble no longer has any pain when she throws."

"In this time of $250.00 bats and $200.00 gloves, the Finch Windmill is a worthwhile investment for all athletes who take their throwing skills seriously."
Gary Haning
Orange County Batbusters 18U Gold

"The thing I like best about the machine is that a pitcher can simulate 120 "pitches" in a matter of minutes without the stress of ball release."
FastPitch World Magazine, July 1993

"All joints consist of bones, muscle and connective tissue (cartilage, tendons, ligaments and framework of tissue in which muscle cells reside). Studies have revealed that connective tissues will actually remodel to conform to stresses that are put upon them.

This means that regular use of the Finch Windmill will not only strengthen and educate muscles of the torso and shoulder girdle, but will actually cause the shoulder to remold the joint structure to more readily accommodate the stresses of the overhand throw and underhand windmill pitching motion. This results in improved mechanics, more potential speed and less susceptibility to injury to the shoulder joint. I would recommend the Finch Windmill for any athlete, especially the softball or baseball player."
Dr. Dennis M. Romero
18 years chiropractic practice, specializing in sports injuries
16 years team doctor for Monterey High School Football Team (1998 Central Coast Section, Div. III Champions)
Father of windmill pitcher

"In the six months since we have installed the Finch Windmill, we have noted marked improvement in arm/wrists strength and speed on almost all of the 150 girls who use the Windmill regularly."
Mike Smith, Mike Smith Pitching Academy
ISC/ASA Major Division Pitcher

"I also have had my 14 yrs old daughter, Ali, using the Finch Windmill since I purchased it in November. Her speed has increased from49 mph to 55 mph in just 6 weeks. The exerciser is so simple she uses it completely on her own and my six yrs old, Jeff, has been using the Finch Windmill with my daughter's help. Remarkably, his speed has improved from 31 mph to 38 mph in just 4 weeks. Jeff's bowling has also increased from 44 average to 63. He is able to throw the bowling ball with much more authority."
John Peltz
Roselle Girl's Program Director
Manager, Roselle Rockers

"The Finch Windmill is an excellent tool for improving skills. Both the windmill pitch and the overhand throw can be improved through proper use of the Windmill. ...Being able to vary the tension throughout the entire motion can strengthen the upper body while giving resistance to the exact muscular movement which should result in more velocity. Using the Windmill [for both sides of your body] is a technique that can enhance [your overall] performance."
Margo Jonker
Head Softball Coach
Central Michigan University

"The Finch Windmill has become a very important training tool for all our Junior High and High School pitchers. I highly recommend the Windmill to all of my pitching students to not only improve their strength and endurance but also to emphasize proper repetition of the arm circle and shoulder rotation."
Denny Throneburg
Casey-Westfield,IL JH and HS Softball Coach (8 time State Champions)
Nationally Recognized Pitching Instructor and Clinician

"Forget all the statistics, forget all the percentages, when it happens to YOU it's a 100%."
Leonard Doughty

The Finch Windmill is a well-constructed, well-designed piece of equipment. I believe the Finch Windmill to be the best of all the devices available that are used to train the shoulder muscles used in the windmill pitching motion. While weighted balls may appear to offer similar benefits, they have the disadvantage of adding centrifugal forces to the shoulder joint, which increase the risk of rotator cuff injury. The Finch Windmill applies forces, which only oppose the rotational pulling forces of the pitching motion, thus minimizing the risk of training injury.

For the same reasons, the Windmill is also a very useful device for training the muscles used in the "over the top" overhand throwing motion. The arm motion utilized in this throwing technique is closely mimicked by the Finch Windmill which, as in the pitching motion, allows the muscles to be trained with slightly increased resistance in the same coordinated movement.

Power, a function of speed and strength, is of prime importance in pitching and throwing. The Finch Windmill allows for high-speed training with increased resistance and an ultimate increase in power, all under controlled conditions.
It would also appear that the Finch Windmill would be an excellent device to use with patients rehabilitating from shoulder problems. With its' infinitely variable resistance, it could be used for both strengthening, even at very low levels, and increasing range of motion.

Bill Daub
Exercise Physiologist
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada