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Not saying it's invalid but more accurate
Last year when Pickens was hitting those high numbers an SI reporter was very skeptical on social media and caused a mini firestorm which brought up said technology.
The UT media team was upset because the reporter was accusing that it was home cooking and the home gun was faster then elsewhere when Pickens was tracked throwing 77 and 78 on similar systems at Texas, UGA and OU on the road.
** Edited by VTsportscaster at 3/3/2026, 9:03:25 AM
Thread Replies (11)
Just saw an article about Tenn's K Pickens throwing 78.2 mph in a game, ...
-- gdot
Mar 02, 2026 at 07:48 PM ET
gdot
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03/02/26 07:48 PM ET
That was the first and then hit 79.4 in Supers
-- VTsportscaster
Mar 02, 2026 at 11:39 PM ET
VTsportscaster
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03/02/26 11:39 PM ET
Understand that there is really no absolute standard for clocking . . .
-- MidloHokie
Mar 02, 2026 at 10:44 PM ET
MidloHokie
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03/02/26 10:44 PM ET
Both of Pickens pitches were measured by Yackertech
-- VTsportscaster
Mar 02, 2026 at 11:37 PM ET
VTsportscaster
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03/02/26 11:37 PM ET
Yep. So comparing Picken's numbers to those measured other ways is invalid.
-- MidloHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 06:33 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/03/26 06:33 AM ET
Not saying it's invalid but more accurate
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-- VTsportscaster
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:00 AM ET
VTsportscaster
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03/03/26 09:00 AM ET
How fast was Bahl clocked in that game?**
-- MidloHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 06:34 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/03/26 06:34 AM ET
Honestly we weren't paying attention to Bahl's #s
-- VTsportscaster
Mar 03, 2026 at 08:54 AM ET
VTsportscaster
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03/03/26 08:54 AM ET
That's a great question for comparisons sake. Not sure on answer though**
-- VT_AD
Mar 03, 2026 at 08:52 AM ET
VT_AD
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03/03/26 08:52 AM ET
Mazz said she'd been clocked in low to mid 70s
-- TomTurkey
Mar 02, 2026 at 08:18 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/02/26 08:18 PM ET
I am sure that's right. Control is worth more than speed. Same with golf.
-- nkhooch
Mar 02, 2026 at 09:56 PM ET
nkhooch
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03/02/26 09:56 PM ET