Christian Cantu
RHP
TopVelocity Evaluation
66
Velocity
5'8"
Height
126
Weight
AI Velocity Analysis
Machine learning prediction based on 1,535 elite athletes
Camp Velocity
66
mph
AI Prediction
64
mph
Based on physical metrics
Difference
+1.3
mph
Above prediction
Proficiency
59
%ile
Mechanics efficiency
What this means: Average mechanics - typical for athlete profile
You're throwing 1.3 mph faster than athletes with similar physical profiles — great mechanics!
You're throwing 1.3 mph faster than athletes with similar physical profiles — great mechanics!
💪 Athletic Variables to Improve
Physical metrics that directly impact velocity. Focus on these for maximum gains.
Broad Jump
+2.1 mph
Current
73.0"
3%ile
→
Goal
92.0"
33%ile
Lateral Broad Jump (Combined)
+2.0 mph
Current
135.0"
7%ile
→
Goal
150.0"
37%ile
Vertical Jump 225
+1.8 mph
Current
8.0"
1%ile
→
Goal
17.0"
31%ile
Vertical Jump
+1.8 mph
Current
19.0"
4%ile
→
Goal
24.0"
34%ile
Left Grip
+1.8 mph
Current
70.0 lbs
5%ile
→
Goal
98.0 lbs
35%ile
Right Grip
+1.8 mph
Current
80.0 lbs
8%ile
→
Goal
100.0 lbs
38%ile
10-Yard Sprint
+1.5 mph
Current
1.920s
3%ile
→
Goal
1.707s
33%ile
Weight
+1.5 mph
Current
126.0 lbs
6%ile
→
Goal
169.9 lbs
36%ile
🎯 Biomechanic Variables to Improve
Motion capture metrics from your throwing mechanics analysis.
Trunk Rotation Speed @ FFS
+1.9 mph
Current
2.0°/s
3%ile
→
Goal
755.6°/s
33%ile
Pelvis Rotation Speed @ FFS
+1.7 mph
Current
48.0°/s
2%ile
→
Goal
673.0°/s
32%ile
Trunk Flexion @ Ball Release
+1.3 mph
Current
20.0°
23%ile
→
Goal
30.0°
53%ile
Arm External Rotation @ MER
+1.2 mph
Current
9.0°
0%ile
→
Goal
184.0°
30%ile
Arm Rotation Speed @ MER
+1.1 mph
Current
-106.0°/s
1%ile
→
Goal
1,237.5°/s
31%ile
Arm External Rotation @ FFS
+1.0 mph
Current
48.0°
16%ile
→
Goal
97.0°
46%ile
Total Potential Velocity Gain:
+22.5 mph
→ Target: 90 mph
Working Toward 90 mph
You need +24.0 mph to reach your target.
Improving to 90th percentile in the metrics above can provide +22.5 mph.
Improving to 90th percentile in the metrics above can provide +22.5 mph.
1.5 mph gap remaining
This small gap can likely be closed with continued development.
This small gap can likely be closed with continued development.
TopVelocity Ranking
Based on the TopVelocity Evaluation System
Current Rank
Unranked
Youth Level 3
2/16 metrics
Youth Level 2
3/16 metrics
📊 Performance Scores (Percentile)
43
Mobility
8
Shoulder
20
Power
26
Balance
25
Mechanics
24
Overall
Anthropometric
3 metrics measured
12
Overall
68.0 in
in
Body Height
13th Percentile
Elite (90th):
75.0 in
Difference:
-7.0 in
126 lbs
lbs
Body Weight
5th Percentile
Elite (90th):
216 lbs
Difference:
-90 lbs
68.0 in
in
Wing Span
17th Percentile
Elite (90th):
76.0 in
Difference:
-8.0 in
Mobility
23 metrics measured
43
Overall
5 °
°
Right Dorsiflexion
5th Percentile
Elite (90th):
19 °
Difference:
-14 °
10 °
°
Left Dorsiflexion
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
18 °
Difference:
-8 °
60 °
°
Right Plantar Flexion
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
75 °
Difference:
-15 °
60 °
°
Left Plantar Flexion
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
75 °
Difference:
-15 °
40 °
°
Right Hip Internal Rotation
90th Percentile
Elite (90th):
40 °
Difference:
✓ Elite
30 °
°
Left Hip Internal Rotation
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
40 °
Difference:
-10 °
30 °
°
Right Hip External Rotation
10th Percentile
Elite (90th):
54 °
Difference:
-24 °
50 °
°
Left Hip External Rotation
90th Percentile
Elite (90th):
50 °
Difference:
✓ Elite
20 °
°
Right Hip Extension
62th Percentile
Elite (90th):
25 °
Difference:
-5 °
18 °
°
Left Hip Extension
40th Percentile
Elite (90th):
25 °
Difference:
-7 °
55 °
°
Right Hip Flexion
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
95 °
Difference:
-40 °
72 °
°
Left Hip Flexion
23th Percentile
Elite (90th):
95 °
Difference:
-23 °
40 °
°
Right Hip Abduction
25th Percentile
Elite (90th):
51 °
Difference:
-11 °
45 °
°
Left Hip Abduction
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
52 °
Difference:
-7 °
20 °
°
Right Shoulder Internal Rotation
3th Percentile
Elite (90th):
70 °
Difference:
-50 °
30 °
°
Left Shoulder Internal Rotation
7th Percentile
Elite (90th):
80 °
Difference:
-50 °
110 °
°
Right Shoulder External Rotation
75th Percentile
Elite (90th):
120 °
Difference:
-10 °
100 °
°
Left Shoulder External Rotation
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
115 °
Difference:
-15 °
25 °
°
Right Shoulder Horizontal Abduction
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
35 °
Difference:
-10 °
22 °
°
Left Shoulder Horizontal Abduction
25th Percentile
Elite (90th):
35 °
Difference:
-13 °
50 °
°
Trunk Extension
90th Percentile
Elite (90th):
50 °
Difference:
✓ Elite
60 °
°
Right Trunk Rotation
50th Percentile
Elite (90th):
75 °
Difference:
-15 °
55 °
°
Left Trunk Rotation
37th Percentile
Elite (90th):
70 °
Difference:
-15 °
Strength & Power
11 metrics measured
20
Overall
19.0 in
in
Vertical Jump
7th Percentile
Elite (90th):
30.0 in
Difference:
-11.0 in
8.0 in
in
Vertical Jump 225lbs
3th Percentile
Elite (90th):
24.3 in
Difference:
-16.3 in
73 in
in
Broad Jump
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
108 in
Difference:
-35 in
65 in
in
Right Lateral Broad Jump
6th Percentile
Elite (90th):
86 in
Difference:
-21 in
70 in
in
Left Lateral Broad Jump
17th Percentile
Elite (90th):
86 in
Difference:
-16 in
1.920 s
s
10 Yard Sprint
6th Percentile
Elite (90th):
1.880 s
Difference:
+0.040 s
370 lbs
lbs
Total Body Strength
33th Percentile
Elite (90th):
600 lbs
Difference:
-230 lbs
80 lbs
lbs
Right Grip Strength
10th Percentile
Elite (90th):
130 lbs
Difference:
-50 lbs
70 lbs
lbs
Left Grip Strength
7th Percentile
Elite (90th):
130 lbs
Difference:
-60 lbs
756 W
W
Right Rotational Power
69th Percentile
Elite (90th):
973 W
Difference:
-217 W
607 W
W
Left Rotational Power
53th Percentile
Elite (90th):
909 W
Difference:
-302 W
Balance
6 metrics measured
26
Overall
23 in
in
Right Y-Balance 1
25th Percentile
Elite (90th):
36 in
Difference:
-13 in
26 in
in
Right Y-Balance 2
7th Percentile
Elite (90th):
47 in
Difference:
-21 in
23 in
in
Right Y-Balance 3
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
46 in
Difference:
-23 in
24 in
in
Left Y-Balance 1
33th Percentile
Elite (90th):
37 in
Difference:
-13 in
32 in
in
Left Y-Balance 2
39th Percentile
Elite (90th):
46 in
Difference:
-14 in
33 in
in
Left Y-Balance 3
43th Percentile
Elite (90th):
47 in
Difference:
-14 in
Shoulder Strength
4 metrics measured
8
Overall
167 °
°
Right Shoulder Flexion
8th Percentile
Elite (90th):
209 °
Difference:
-42 °
22 lbs
lbs
Right Shoulder Internal Rotation Strength
7th Percentile
Elite (90th):
55 lbs
Difference:
-33 lbs
21 lbs
lbs
Right Shoulder External Rotation Strength
10th Percentile
Elite (90th):
49 lbs
Difference:
-28 lbs
15 lbs
lbs
Scaption Right Back
5th Percentile
Elite (90th):
36 lbs
Difference:
-21 lbs
Mechanics
15 metrics measured
25
Overall
-19 °
°
Hip Shoulder Separation Before Leg Drive
0th Percentile
Elite (90th):
21 °
Difference:
-40 °
18 °
°
Trunk Flexion Before Leg Drive
13th Percentile
Elite (90th):
32 °
Difference:
-14 °
35 °
°
Drive Knee Extension Before Leg Drive
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
70 °
Difference:
-35 °
98 °
°
Left Knee Flexion Front Foot Strike
98th Percentile
Elite (90th):
58 °
Difference:
✓ Elite
48 °
°
Dominate Arm External Rotation Front Foot Strike
20th Percentile
Elite (90th):
97 °
Difference:
-49 °
-61 °
°
Dominate Arm Shoulder Abduction Front Foot Strike
2th Percentile
Elite (90th):
45 °
Difference:
-106 °
48 °/s
°/s
Pelvis Rotation Speed Front Foot Strike
5th Percentile
Elite (90th):
673 °/s
Difference:
-625 °/s
2 °/s
°/s
Trunk Rotation Speed Front Foot Strike
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
756 °/s
Difference:
-754 °/s
9 °
°
Dominate Arm External Rotation Maximum External Rotation
1th Percentile
Elite (90th):
184 °
Difference:
-175 °
-20 °
°
Dominate Arm Shoulder Abduction Maximum External Rotation
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
9 °
Difference:
-29 °
-106 °/s
°/s
Dominate Arm External Rotation Speed Maximum External Rotation
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
1238 °/s
Difference:
-1344 °/s
20 °
°
Trunk Flexion Ball Release
23th Percentile
Elite (90th):
42 °
Difference:
-22 °
84 °
°
Dominate Arm Shoulder Abduction Ball Release
7th Percentile
Elite (90th):
105 °
Difference:
-21 °
9 °
°
Dominate Arm Shoulder Horizontal Abduction Ball Release
95th Percentile
Elite (90th):
-2 °
Difference:
✓ Elite
80 °
°
Dominate Arm Extension Ball Release
93th Percentile
Elite (90th):
70 °
Difference:
✓ Elite
Pitch Metrics
4 metrics measured
26
Overall
8 in
in
Vertical Break
5th Percentile
Elite (90th):
20 in
Difference:
-12 in
13 in
in
Horizontal Break
85th Percentile
Elite (90th):
14 in
Difference:
-1 in
1331 rpm
rpm
Total Spin
4th Percentile
Elite (90th):
2178 rpm
Difference:
-847 rpm
66 mph
mph
Total Velocity
8th Percentile
Elite (90th):
86 mph
Difference:
-20 mph
🎯
Brent Pourciau's Analysis
Road to 90
Personalized roadmap for Christian Cantu
The Overview
Alright Christian, here's your Road to 90. You're currently sitting at 66 mph, which means you need about 24.0 mph to hit your target of 90. You're early in your development journey at the 24th percentile. At this stage, almost everything you work on will help — mobility, strength, power, and motor control all move the needle.
What The AI Analysis Tells Me
Christian, let me break this down for you. You're sitting at 66 mph right now, and our AI model — which has analyzed over 800 elite athletes — predicted 64.7 mph based on your physical metrics. You're actually beating that prediction by 1.3 mph. That means your mechanics are doing their job. You're not leaving velocity on the table from inefficiency.
Your mechanics efficiency is at the 59th percentile — that's solid, right around average for our database. You're neither leaving a ton on the table nor maximizing everything. This is a good sign because it means improvements in BOTH your physical profile AND your mechanics will translate to velocity.
Your Biggest Opportunities
Based on the AI analysis, here are your biggest opportunities to add velocity:
Broad Jump
+2.1 mph
Current: 73.0" (3th %ile)
→
Target: 92.0" (33th %ile)
Why it matters: Your broad jump is one of the best predictors of pitching velocity because it measures your ability to produce horizontal force — exactly what you need off the mound.
How we fix it: The Stride Excelerator is perfect for this — it trains the exact horizontal force production pattern you use in your delivery. Combine that with plyometrics, bounds, and the TopVelocity Sled for resisted stride work.
Lateral Broad Jump
+2.0 mph
Current: 135.0" (7th %ile)
→
Target: 150.0" (37th %ile)
Why it matters: This measures your lateral power — critical because pitching involves a massive lateral push off the rubber before you rotate.
How we fix it: The Stride Excelerator trains this lateral drive pattern specifically. Combine it with lateral bounds and the TopVelocity Sled for lateral resisted work.
Vertical Jump 225
+1.8 mph
Current: 8.0" (1th %ile)
→
Target: 17.0" (31th %ile)
Why it matters: This metric has a direct correlation to pitching velocity based on our data from over 800 athletes.
How we fix it: The 3X Pitching Velocity Program includes specific protocols to target this. Combined with the TopVelocity training devices, you'll see improvement quickly.
These three priorities alone = +5.9 mph potential
The Mechanical Side
The AI also identified some mechanical variables from your motion capture data. There's about +8.2 mph worth of mechanical improvements available. These are things like trunk rotation speed, pelvis rotation, and arm timing — exactly what the 3X Pitching Velocity Program is designed to fix. The Trunk Excelerator specifically trains that rotational sequencing, and the Stride Excelerator grooves the lower half mechanics. This is where the real velocity unlocks.
Can You Hit Your Target?
Let me be honest with you — getting to 90 mph is a big goal. The improvements I've outlined give you about +22.5 mph, which would put you around 88 mph. That's a great interim target. The remaining 1.5 mph gap can be closed through consistent training, mechanical refinement, and maturation. It's going to take time and work, but it's doable.
My Recommendation
Based on everything I'm seeing here, here's what I recommend: The 3X Pitching Velocity Program is exactly what you need. This isn't just a throwing program — it's a complete system that addresses mechanics, strength, power, and motor learning all in one. You've got some physical development to do, and the 3X Program includes the strength and power protocols to build that foundation while you're learning elite mechanics. To accelerate your results, I highly recommend using the TopVelocity training devices that are built into the program: The Trunk Excelerator teaches you to generate and transfer rotational power through your core — this is where velocity lives. The Stride Excelerator builds explosive leg drive and proper stride mechanics, which is the foundation of the 3X approach. The Impulse Ground Force Trainer develops your ability to create force into the ground, and the TopVelocity Sled builds the specific strength patterns you need for a powerful delivery. These aren't gimmicks — they're tools designed to train the exact movement patterns that separate high-velocity pitchers from everyone else. Combine them with the 3X Program and you'll see results faster than training alone.
Your Top Physical Priorities
The two biggest physical drivers for you right now are broad jump and Left Grip Strength. Together, these account for about 3.0 mph of your velocity gap.
Broad Jump +1.9 mph
Current
73 in
Percentile
5th
Target
102 in
To Gain
+29 in
Left Grip Strength +1 mph
Current
70 lbs
Percentile
8th
Target
113.8 lbs
To Gain
+43.8 lbs
Supporting Work
After that, it's about the supporting package: left ankle dorsiflexion (mobility), vertical jump, Left Lateral Broad Jump (power/stability), Body Height. These aren't the headline levers, but they raise the floor and make your mechanics easier to execute.
Mechanical Focus
Mechanically, the key focus is Dominate Arm External Rotation Maximum External Rotation and Pelvis Rotation Speed Front Foot Strike. Most of the energy to the ball comes through the trunk, so trunk acceleration and sequencing are the big rocks to move.
Dominate Arm External Rotation Maximum External Rotation +1.9 mph
Current Percentile
2th
Your Action Plan
Movement Cues:
"Shin down, leverage, drive — use the ground."
Training Priorities:
Build Mass
Calorie surplus + structured strength phases. Mass equals gas — you need more raw material.
Explosive Power
Jump training (box jumps, bounds) + Olympic lift progressions (cleans, hang cleans). Train fast to be fast.
Mobility & Stability
Daily mobility work (hips, ankles, t-spine) + longer holds. Add single-leg stability for pelvic control.
Achievement Milestones
Evaluated
Ranked
80+ MPH
85+ MPH
90+ Club
Pro Level