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Smith has made "dramatic improvements" to his throwing motion, according to HC Jim Harbaugh. Part of those strides can be attributed to Smith's visit to motion specialist Tom House over a month ago. "Alex was using his head where he'd have a late posture change to get his release point accurate," House, a former major league pitcher, said Friday in a phone interview.
Reported by the San Jose Mercury News
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Smith's previous shoulders injuries, House believes, caused him to compensate for a lack of strength, and Smith would move his head to the left as his arm accelerated. Smith spent a week under House's tutelage at USC with fellow quarterbacks Carson Palmer, Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. Using 3-D video and slowing it down to a 1,000 frames a second, the quarterbacks would take two-step drops so House could analyze weak links in their motions. Harbaugh was pleased Smith worked on his mechanical issues through House's video and other methods. In the past four weeks of offseason drills on the 49ers fields, Smith has continued to work on his throwing motion, along with his footwork and ball position. "I'm finally able to take advantage of this time and go after some things mechanically and fundamentally that I've been doing or things I've adapted that aren't good," Smith said Thursday.
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