Torrey Smith is in love with the offseason changes Colin Kaepernick has made with his left arm. Which is strange because Kaepernick is right-handed.
The Sacramento Bee reported on the altered mechanics the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback made during his time in Phoenix with quarterback guru Dennis Gile and two-time NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.
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The Bee talked about two significant changes, but it's the one about Kaepernick's non-throwing arm that gives Smith cause to celebrate.
"A second alteration involved his left arm, which Gile said swung too far from his body when he threw," the publication reported. "He's now keeping that arm in, which helps keep his shoulders level, his upper body relaxed and his delivery more compact. Gile said the quarterback could stand to be more consistent with the left arm, but has made strides in that area.
"It's also helped his accuracy. Gile said Kaepernick made the biggest gains with his deep passes. That has to be good news for wideouts like Torrey Smith and Jerome Simpson, who were brought in this offseason to add firepower to a deep passing attack that had been lightly utilized in previous seasons."
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The other change dealt with Kaepernick widening his base to help give him a more compact release, Gile told the newspaper.
Kaepernick's feet were too close together -- "real tall on his tippy toes," Gile said - so the stride that he took to deliver the ball was too long, which naturally elongated his release. He spent the offseason practicing with his feet an inch outside his shoulders and hips and bending his knees more.
"His step is smaller and he's generating power from his feet, which also reduces the need to wind up and elongate his motion," the Bee reported.
All that remains is to see how his new form diminishes the struggles he had last season.
"When we talk about San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick, we mostly discuss his weaknesses, the parts of his game he needs to improve," Bleacher Report reported, "like his touch, or his accuracy, or his anticipation, or his throwing motion, or his footwork, or his ability to read defenses or his ability to go through progressions."
Gile told the Bee that Kaepernick will return to Phoenix in early July to continue working on his new mechanics.
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