How far can you throw a football?
 

The other thread got me thinking about this. A few months ago I went out to the local HS football field to see how far I could throw a football. I have well-muscled shoulders but I couldn't get it over 30 yards.

Are NFL quarterbacks just born with the ability to throw a ball 50-60 yards (this is about as far as I remember anyone on the NFL quarterback challenge throwing a football), or do I just have shitty mechanics or something?

How far can you throw a football?

if the coach woulda put me in, we woulda won state, no doubt about it..

i bet you i could throw a football over those mountains.

http://www2.nwanews.com/blogs/slopho...uncle-rico.jpg

Further than Chad Pennington

Zipped or floated?

I can throw a 20 yard zipped ball, and a 50 yard floater.

Just tested this the other day. 30 Yards.

I have scar tissue all in my shoulder though, hurts like hell to throw a ball.

I can throw it 20 yards with my left, which I'm getting better at. No Pain.

kyle boller could sit on his knees and chuck it 85 yards across the field to the oppostie sideline which calculated usinig the quadratic fromual and other highly scientific methods he could throw a pass 192 yards.

In HS, I had no problem getting 50+ yards. But myself and the backup were treated like pitchers, and had specific throwing workouts to strengthen our arms.

If I tried to do that now, I'd dislocate my shoulder.

Old age sucks.

See, I tried both. Neither went over 30. Maybe I don't understand the mechanics of floating a ball. I can throw it at a different angle but it still only goes 30 yards. :mad:

But with less accuracy. :evil:

I bet Tyler thigpen can throw it 90 yards off his back foot....too bad it'll be off by 90 yards too.. :-/

lol:clap: love that movie. i was never able to throw a football very far. course i haven't tried in years. i always played RB and LB

Some of us think Kyle Boller for nothing was a better option than Cassel for a high Second and three times the cash.

Technique > strength

In fact the term "Arm Strength" is almost a complete misnomer, it has almost nothing to do with strength of your arm at all.

:deevee:

Kyle Boller is ****ing awesome. (Only with one of the best defenses in the league.)