Tyler Thigpen can throw the football 67 yards while standing flat footed! Thats my thigga!


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...nfl&id=2861446

True for the most part. Blame that on not being able to play year round. Back in the late 80's played in a Legion wooden bat tourney in NE, that including myself, had 6 teams out of 8 with a guy that hit 90 on the gun. I do think its more common now to have guys throwing in the 90's than it was 10 or 15 yrs ago.


As for a football, probably about 50 yards. Being able to throw a good slider makes for having a tight spiral. Most people should be able to throw 30 yds. Its the distance between bases in baseball... for god's sake.

A good strong throwing shoulder/arm is something your born with or not...you can only "teach/train" so much, the rest is god-given. You can't teach someone to throw it 50 yards if it's just not in them. That being said, I used to throw a baseball in the upper 70's (nothing special) and could only throw a football 35-40 yards at best.

I already admitted I can only heave it 30 yards. But I do understand how to throw with my legs. It's not rocket science.

Regardless...you either have the "hose" or you don't. If a guy has decent mechanics and can only throw a football 30 yards you can probably only teach him to throw it another 5 yards or so IMO, you can't teach him to throw it 50-60yards. You hear of some big league baseball players improving their mechanics and getting another 5-10 mph on their fastball but it was already in the upper 80's or so before that.

This thread reminds me of one I had several years ago about golf. At the time, not one pro golfer averaged 300 yds off the tee. But this site had 25-30 who could do it. Some of them with range balls.

I found my strength in my mid 20's when I played right field in slow pitch softball. I'm left handed and I could throw a runner out going from first to third base better than anybody in our county. I could throw a laser to third base because of the angle and being left handed, but I was just normal throwing to home plate. Now I concentrate on getting speed and turn on my bowling ball and I can still get a lot of zip on it when I want to. When it comes to throwing a football I could probably reach 50 yards with a good warmup. Your shoulder is definitely where the distance comes from.

Could be your grip. Instead of putting your fingertips on the laces, try putting your thumb on it. Helps for guys with smaller hands.

Very true... On August 14th... I was throwing them about 50Yards...

My technique is pretty good, plus it depends on the football, and feeling it out, so that it will spin properly.

Not all footballs are created equally.

LOL, no kidding. As soon as I saw the results of the poll I laughed. Most guys who think they are driving the ball 300 yds. have never really measured it out accurately. You have noticed that we also have some of the baddest men on the planet on this board when you read some of the "fight" threads. My arm was above average for a mid-level softballer at best, when it came to throwing footballs I left it to someone else.

That being said... I can't hit a golfball for shit.

I play some qb and get away with throwing 40 yards.. Mind you on a good day i can throw between 45-50..

From my experience it comes down to technique and the speed of which you can move your arm.. Skinny guys can often throw far because they dont have much mass to carry, hence a faster thus further throw...

:clap::clap::clap:

Yeah, an unusual percentage of guys here also seem to go anywhere from 6'2 240 to 6'5 260.

Yep. first liar doesn't have a chance.

I'm going to guess I'm in the 30 yard range. The sad thing is that I think my wife when she was younger was in the 40 yard range, my BiL where catching balls from her, with us taking turns and both of our arms were worn out before hers.

Skip - My longest drive to date is 266 yards, but I only started last year.

reading that ->


55+
Blankey, CCU2000, DJJasonp, doomy3, dtforever, KnowMo2724, listopencil, Sofa King, Tylerthigpen!1!, Valiant, ZootedGranny

... may've changed my life. ROFLROFLROFLROFLROFL

I tested it tonight at practice....57-58 yds (3rd try.) FTR, with absolutely NO accuracy whatsoever though.

I won a state championship in high school (which I can prove) and I doubt I ever hit a 300 yard drive.

I can't hit my driver for shit. Matter a fact, I took it out of my bag last year.

I can, however, hit my 3 wood a fair piece, though. Last weekend I drove the green on a short par 4 290 yard hole with the 3 wood. I can consistently knock my 3 wood about 255-260 yards.

I have no idea how far I can throw a FB anymore (probably less than 40 yards).

It is interesting how many people hit their 3 as long as they hit their driver, and normally more accurately. I think I can only can hit mine about 220 on the long side though.

Generally speaking, I probably should be hitting my 3 around 235-240 yds, but I have a big swing (which also leads to a big hook at times). When I hit it on the screws, it really moves. For some reason, my 3 wood just works for me - while my driver just doesn't.

I went two handed a long time ago, but I can pull off a good one hand on occasion. I would have loved to clock my first serve when it was really on, twas nasty fast.

I still like to slice, but my bigger problem is getting my hands around fast enough and I end up pushing to the right. I'm getting better at it, but its taking time, and I don't get to play enough to really improve it.

Average NFL QB: 60 yards

Average CP Poster: 55 yards.

Expected something different?

LOL!

reminds me of a poll I saw on sports nation on ESPN.......51% of Americans said they thought they could hit a homerun in a major league park with an aluminum bat.........bullshit

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Because you're a ****ing moron?

I know how to throw a football.

Heres another question... How far can you kick a field goal? My record is 45 yards. Made it with plenty of room to spare. But I havent kicked it better than that yet. Im not much of a kicker.

Why can't he throw it 45??? I guess I am not seeing something.. Most people I play football with can all throw over 45 yards..

LOL, I actually went out and made sure I could do it.. Got close to 65, but my arm kills me on those.. edit that was me running also, accuracy is not good at all throwing that deep..

Chiefsplanet has lost a total of 10 pounds now from people going outside and trying to throw the ball as far as they can. gochiefs might be the next todd haley.

I could probably toss the rock 40 yards, maybe. Once would be it, arm would probably dislocate.

I seriously don't understand the people questioning this. 55 yards isn't a problem at all.

Maybe we should have a throw-off at the Planet bash. :D

I don't either, there are 3-4 guys from flag football on here that can chuck it that far.. Do they do it during the games?? No because their accuracy sucks.. Hell if you go past 35-40 yards my accuracy is horrible.. I can throw it further I just don't because it would be pick 6 or out of bounds..

Wutamess is good though that far and more.. Phil is not to shabby either..

Maybe I am just jaded by meeting the actual athletic or active people on the board??

Go for it.

How many times have you actually thrown the ball?? It might be a steeper learning curve if you did not grow up playing football..

I need to try to make it one of these times when you guys play. I play in a couple leagues in BS, one indoor 5 on 5 and an outdoor 7 on 7 league. I've never been able to make it to the CP games though.

I wish I could join the stuff CP does outside of the board...Living in Colorado makes that extremely difficult. It would be fun to play some flag football with some of you guys. Just to see what you got.

I played plenty of flag football...I used to play flag football every weekend with my Jemimah's Witnesses buddies. ROFL

They are a blast, great group of guys that just like to have fun.. They played a lot of games out at mission south in kansas.. Which I hate driving in Kansas.. Wish they would go back to Raytown, there is a Popeye's right down the street.. Love their spicy chicken..

We will start playing tackle football here in a few weeks in the northland.. My friends have been practicing at Macken park, they take it way to serious and get tired of getting beat by the Iraqi team..

Were you QB though??

There are like 6+ of you in Denver.. Maybe you could hook up and challenge the dirty donk fans..

Not often, but I learned how to throw a football.

Apparently not.

You're saying everyone who knows how to throw a football can throw it 50 yards?

Bullshit.

No, everyone who knows how to throw a football can throw it more than 90 feet.

I suggested you change your grip since you have small hands.

I think he means most people he knows can throw it over 30..

Let me get this straight:

I can throw a tight spiral, but I don't know how to throw a football?

That doesn't make much sense to me.

Playing football with your buddies is sad?

Buzz is buzzed.

Yes, it wouldnt make sense to you. Throwing a spiral is a wrist thing... getting distance on it ... is a hip/lower body thing. Highly doubtful you would ever be athletic enough to combine the 2.

How the hell do you even know how athletic I am?

36575.99994 Millimeters.

Are you?

Athletic enough to move my lower body and my upper body at the same time. Jeez.

BTW, I am guessing, no... you arent ......

Materbating, doesnt make you athletic.

ROFL

If I were you, I would have replaced Jeez with Gawd or gosh darnit. It would have been slightly less gay.

...Wait, GoChiefs is a happy go-lucky kind of guy?

This thread is just like junior high. God dammit.

I'm guessing those were bad memories for you.

I got through junior high by being the most annoying kid in school.

This explains much about you. :D

wow.... never would have guessed.

It was either that or become emo.

and you chose that?

I think the answer to this question is clear.

It's absolutely hilarious how many people throw it 55+. That cracks me up. I'll bet if all 10,000 users from this website showed up and threw a football we wouldn't see 14 who could throw more than 55 yards.

They all have nine-inch wangs, too.

I said 40, but admit that's pushing it.