In the throwing sequence, which phase immediately follows the Start phase?

• A. Delivery
• B. Recovery
• C. Momentum building
• D. Power position

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that throwing is a sequence where energy is built up before it’s unleashed. After the Start, the body begins generating speed through the kinetic chain, using leg drive, hip rotation, and trunk twist to accumulate momentum. This momentum-building phase is what primes the body, creating the angular and linear speed needed for the next steps. It sets up the power position, where the body is loaded and ready to unleash that stored energy into a rapid arm acceleration. Only after momentum has been built does the throw move into the delivery that transfers all that stored energy to the ball. Recovery comes after the throw finishes, once the follow-through and deceleration occur.