Yesterday we had Dave, a college lefty, visit us from the Pittsburgh area. He is ready to go into his sophomore year of a big D1 college in the East and wants to gain one of the starting spots. However, his velocity was holding him back. He is now throwing 85-87 mph. Of course an…
What You Can Learn By Watching The MLB All Star Game Pitchers
Tonight is the All Star game. Guess what I will be doing? Not just watching but videotaping every single pitcher. I will be going over many of the pitchers using video over the next few weeks. What Should You Be Watching For? 1. Hand break – Where are they breaking their hands? 2. Lead leg…
The Bottom Line to Faster Pitching Improvements
Tonight Trevor Bauer pitches against San Diego. He is exciting to watch. Watch how quickly he moves down the mound at the hitters. You should all be copying that. But you must have good well-timed mechanics, otherwise you may hurt your arm. The Long Toss Debate Whenever I post anything about long toss I always…
Tim Lincecum – What Has Reduced His Performance?
I watched Tim Lincecum last night against the A’s. He started out very poorly with no command and it was soon 3-0. But he got it together and gave up no more runs through 6 innings. Even so, his E.R.A. is still about 6 with a 2-8 record. Apparently, he had to perform well last…
Efficient Pitching Mechanics Produce More Velocity With Less Stress
The key to maximizing pitching velocity is to maintain efficient pitching mechanics with fewer irrelevant actions. This video shows Pedro Martinez in 2000 when he struck out 17 at-bat players against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His fastball velocity then was anywhere from 95-98 mph. Pedro was listed then at 5’10” and 170 pounds, almost…
How Long Toss Kills Velocity, Wastes Time And Reduces Performance
I find it amazing how many people, including coaches, instructors and pitchers, continue to believe that long toss has value other than as an off-season full body conditioning tool. It simply is not an arm strengthener and definitely does not improve pitching velocity. It also doesn’t do anything to help improve pitching mechanics or reduce…
Giants’ Brian Wilson’s Elbow Injury: From Poor Lower Body Mechanics?
Brian Wilson is now down with his second elbow injury. His first injury was Tommy John surgery in 2003. That should have provided an indication that there must be something in his mechanics that should be looked at and adjusted. Now, in 2012, he has injured his elbow again because of the same poor pitching…
Former Red Sox Pitcher Kicks Off Crusade Against Pitching Arm Injuries
Former Red Sox Pitcher Kicks Off Crusade Against Pitching Arm Injuries To Commemorate Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary Celebration on April 20th
Improve Pitching Mechanics and Velocity While Reducing Injury Risk
Proper pitching mechanics will improve pitching velocity and control while reducing the cause of arm injuries. I think most intelligent baseball parents understand that. Unfortunately, parents leave the teaching of pitching mechanics to their son’s instructor or the coach. And yet, in other health issues of their children who takes responsibility? The parents do, of…
Is Travel or Select Baseball Reducing Long Term Pitching Development?
It seems today that most parents are getting their kids involved in travel or select baseball. Why? Because most parents unknowingly believe that playing more games is the key to improvement. Playing lots of games is normally the promise when choosing a select or travel baseball team.
Many parents are paying dearly for watching their kids from 9-13 play anywhere from 2-3 or as much as 5-6 games on a weekend. After all what better way to spend your time than watching your son play the game that you and he enjoys.
The question begs – does travel or select baseball provide the improvement tools for playing at the high school or college level…which is the hope for most parents?
Top Pitching Prospect – How to Get His Velocity From 85mph to 90 Plus
The video above is of a top 17 year old pitching prospect from Panama City, Panama who is coming to see us for a lesson on March 17th to help improve his pitching mechanics so he can throw with improved pitching velocity, better control and less stress to his arm.
He is very athletic, has excellent back leg action with no collapsing and MLB back leg drive into a long stride that gets him very close to the hitter. Plus he has nice loose arm arm.
However, he has some adjustments he needs to make in order to maximize his velocity and his overall pitching performance.
Poor Posture Kills Pitching Velocity For Many Amateur Pitchers
Many pitchers, whether Little League, high school or college, reduce their pitching velocity because of both poor posture and a poor starting position. Here is a college pitcher who posted video to our membership area in order to get feedback. His velocity had hit 91mph during the fall, but has gone down and he can…
6 Things Affecting Your Son’s Pitching Right Now
This is a post from our Member’s Forums, where a father posted video of his 15-year-old son looking for some feedback. Although his son has improved his velocity from 79-82 over the past two months, his arm is still sore. The feedback I gave him helped to not only improve his velocity even more but,…
Why Is Justin Verlander’s Pitching Velocity 5 MPH Faster Than Josh Beckett’s?
Most pitchers want to improve their pitching velocity. That even includes some major league pitchers. Red Sox Josh Beckett can reach 9 mph or above but it seems he is now more in the 92-94 mph range. He is listed at 6’5″ and 225 pounds, so there is plenty of strength behind him. The Detroit…
Lincecum vs Vogelsong: Pitching Velocity And Mechanics Compared
Here is a side-by-side video comparison between Giants teammates Tim Lincecum and Ryan Vogelsong. Both of these players are E.R.A. leaders in the National League. Their pitching velocity is similar right now both being in the 92-94 mph range. Lincecum is listed at 5’11” and 165 pounds, while Vogelsong is 6’4″ and weighs in at…
Kyle Lobstein’s Mechanical Faults Are Killing His Velocity
Kyle Lobstein was a 2009 second round pick for the Rays. He came out of a Flagstaff high school in Arizona. Although he is having success at the minor league level, his pitching velocity has not improved since high school. I will explain why in a minute. Lobstein is 6’3” and 200 pounds. He is…
How Small 10-Year-Old Went From Mediocre Velocity to Throwing Bullets
I normally watch in horror as most Little League pitchers try their hardest to generate above average velocity by using their throwing arms instead of their bodies. This will show up as moving very slow and controlled, resulting in a short stride with the throwing arm coming through much too early. The quickest way for…
The Aroldis Chapman X-Factor: Maximize Pitching Velocity To 106 MPH
Most Little League, high school and college pitchers want to improve their pitching velocity. However, the large majority are wasting their time practicing actions that will not help because they have been taught that velocity comes from strength. The fact is that pitching velocity is the result of developing good, well-rounded pitching mechanics. When I…
Chris Young Hurt Again: Are Past Coaches the Cause of His Problems?
If pitchers want to improve pitching velocity, they must find the hidden faults in their pitching mechanics that reduce force production. If they want to reduce stress to their arm, they must find the mechanical fault in their pitching that prevents their body from producing more force so their arms do less work. Mets’ pitcher…
Pitchers Boost Strikeouts with Mechanics, Stride Length and Extension
Most pitchers want to improve their mechanics and gain more pitching velocity. Why? Because we know hitters will have less time to react if the ball exits faster from their hand and gets to them faster. We also know that if the pitcher can land at 100% of his height and flex his trunk forward,…