Dick Mills' Video Pitching Critiques

I regularly run across videos of pitchers at all levels whose mechanics reduce velocity and control and increase the risk of injury…even major leaguers. I break down their techniques to help you understand where they could improve. Also many pitchers, because of poor coaching waste over 50% of their practice time on activities that do not work and have actually proven by research to be dangerous. 

Video Analysis Of 15 Year Old High School Pitcher Throwing 85 mph

by Dick Mills on February 16, 2010

Here is a video of a 15 year old high school sophomore whose pitching velocity is already 85 mph.  We did a a Video Analysis of his pitching mechanics about three weeks ago.  So his father decided he wanted to help him maximize his potential and insure that he would not get injured. This 15 year old turned out to make our "top… watch the video.

Long Toss For Improving Pitching Performance - Many Questions Remain Unanswered

by Dick Mills on February 08, 2010

There are many questions about the value of long toss to improving pitching performance, pitching velocity, arm strength, pitching mechanics or for reducing the risk of injury. So many questions still remain to be answered but the main is - is long toss a good training workout to help pitchers improve. I find the long toss discussion somewhat frustrating as… watch the video.

Video Analysis Of Pitching Mechanics Helps Pitcher Go From 82 mph to 90 mph plus

by Dick Mills on January 26, 2010

A video analysis of a pitcher's mechanics is the key to finding which mechanical faults are reducing velocity and adding stress a pitcher's arm. This video show a college pitcher who we did a video analysis for in 2008 and in 2009 he was finally hitting 90 mph and ended up conference pitcher of the year. However, you can see… watch the video.

Common Mechanical Fault Reduces Velocity And Adds Stress To The Arm - Poor Weight Shift

by Dick Mills on January 18, 2010

The are many faults within a pitcher's mechanics that reduce velocity and add stress to the arm.  Poor lower body mechanics is how most force production is reduced by most Little League, high school and college pitchers.  When the lower body is not used efficiently then the pitcher's arm must do more of the work in delivering the ball. This… watch the video.

Tim Lincecum’s Mechanical Flaws That Most Pitchers Should Not Copy

by Dick Mills on January 15, 2010

What if Giants' RH pitcher Tim Lincecum, like many other major league pitches, could actually be more consistent with their pitching velocity and control while reducing the risk of injury by improving their pitching mechanics? By being more efficient with their movements. Just because pitchers like Tim Lincecum pitch at a high level does not mean they could not improve by taking certain… watch the video.

Tim Lincecum’s Father Has Some Good Advice About Pitching Mechanics

by Dick Mills on January 12, 2010

Tim Lincecum's father Chris is responsible for teaching Tim his mechanics that allow him to use his entire body to produce over-powering pitching velocity...not just his arm.  As Chris and Tim say all the time - the arm is just a whip.  They are right. But today few coaches understand pitching mechanics and how pitching velocity is produced.  If they did… watch the video.

How Bench Pressing Can Ruin A Pitcher’s Shoulder

by Dick Mills on January 04, 2010

Conditioning the baseball pitcher for power and explosiveness does not require much time at all in the weight room.  In fact, after some general strength is built over 4-5 weeks, there is no need to go back to the weight room.  General strength is only required to condition the body to do explosive exercises such as lower body plyometrics, upper… watch the video.

Merry Christmas

by Dick Mills on December 23, 2009

Merry  Christmas to you and your family. Be safe, Dick, Ginny and Ryan Mills (and Mac and Sam) watch the video.

Why Incorrect Pitching Mechanics Practice Routines Reduce Velocity

by Dick Mills on December 18, 2009

If pitchers want to improve overall pitching performance including pitching mechanics,  pitching velocity as well as control then they must practice correctly.  Practicing improper pitching mechanics reduces velocity and will increase the risk of injury. This is why using video analysis is so important for improving pitching mechanics as well as pitching velocity. It allows the pitcher to look at the video… watch the video.

How Red Sox Pitcher Josh Beckett Could Improve His Pitching Velocity 3-5 MPH

by Dick Mills on December 15, 2009

This video comparing Red Sox Daniel Bard's velocity to Josh Becketts' reveals why videotaping as well as understanding mechanics is so important. When you fully understand that it is the body that produces velocity and not arm strength then more pitchers would be able to maximize their pitching velocity. Remember..."pitchers are made in the off-season."   What are you doing right now… watch the video.

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