Video Reveals Why You Should Be Skeptical About Private Instruction Or Even College Camps

Developing good pitching mechanics requires getting proper feedback by reliable sources so that pitchers are able to make the needed adjustments. If pitchers get poor feedback from coaches because these coaches do not understand mechanics then pitchers will continue to pitch below their potential…and why so many are getting injured.

This video shows a high school RH pitcher at a college showcase camp. A coach is going over the video of his delivery and encouraging the pitcher to continue doing what he is doing…even pointing out what he feels is good. This coach, because of his scant knowledge of mechanics should not be giving pitching instruction.  And yet this is the type of instruction you will get at many baseball schools or clinics all over the country.  Thus why the large majority of pitchers will not improve from one season to another.

No amount of long toss or strength training could possibly help this pitcher improve his velocity. He simply needs to understand how to use his body to produce velocity instead of just his arm.

I have pointed out 8 mechanical faults written on the video itself but I ran out of room. There are more.

This pitcher’s mechanics are a good example of why nearly 60% of high school pitchers are reported to be pitching with pain.  Not only is this a very stressful delivery but it is one that is not producing any force from the body so therefor the arm has to do most of the work.

I would expect that this pitcher has had a sore arm for sometime and will continue to experience stress which could easily lead to injury and even surgery at some point.

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