QB's elbows

I am assuming you mean passing stance.

Elbows, are level below the ball. Tent the fingers even with the back shoulder and make a triangle with your forearms, elbows level. Now, drop the right forearm down, leaving the left one in place, and put that arm on the bottom line of the imaginary triangle you just made. The tips of the fingers on the right hand should be pointing at the inside of the left elbow, with the forearm running parallel to the ground across the bottom of the chest. Now the left elbow should be one hand's length from the tip of your middle finger on your right hand. If the elbow is too close the wrists will curl, if the elbow is too far away, they are fanned too far increasing the chances that the ball separation will be too low, and the throw elbow will elevate too fast in the back.

Essentially you want the elbows flared slightly to create hair trigger in the medial delt of the throwing arm. We need to engage the rotation of the shoulder as fast as possible, and the mildly sustained tension on the middle(medial) delt focuses that explosion. If the shoulder is relaxed too much, the QB can have a tendency to get lazy and windup more than usual. We want a short stroke and this mild tension helps. The front elbow flare controls the speed at which the front elbow will clear, acting as a lever to release energy in the turn. The faster is clears, the faster energy is released, and slower, etc. The fingers tented with the apex at the clavicle insures you don't weaken the move, by taking the ball too high prepass. Speed of release is in the throw elbow's rotation, not the ball movement. Being in a slightly lower position allows the wrist to load properly, and encourages the stroke of the throwing arm to pickup the momentum of the turn more effectively.

Sorry to go on, but I think it is important to communicate reasonable "whys" for what we do, so it isn't just opinions or parroting what I heard someone say. Thanks for your patience, I hope that helps.

Coach Slack