Okay, LOOOoooong overdue... Finally back with Step 3 for building your own velocity program... This is very often the #1 Missing Ingredient in a pitcher's development... And this, in my opinion, is mainly for
They say baseball is a game of failure… And tough to argue with that. There’s a great expression in baseball cirlces: “There’s two kinds of ballplayers: Those who have been humbled by
Okay, so mixing it up a little with today's post. I get asked a lot about pitching mechanics... "Where should the front foot land in relation to the back foot?" "What's the
So this is something I see a lot... Pitchers and coaches using perfectly good drills... but performing them in a way that only further ingrains bad habits. Making the pitcher stiff, overly linear,
Okay, so let’s pick up where we left off… Step TWO in my no-nonsense, step-by-step guide to building your personal “velocity program.” So in Step ONE, we addressed the importance of getting
I get asked this question a lot. Looking through my email inbox, seems everyone (pitchers, parents, coaches) wants to know the secrets to increasing velocity. “How do I help my pitcher,
Listen close... What I'm about to tell you is very important. Learning to throw harder with better command is EASY. Yup. It's true, and I'll stand behind that. Now I'm NOT talking about
Pitch counts... Do they matter? Absolutely. And as a general rule, I'd say following the PitchSmart guidelines are a good start. But they're just that. A start. Because (like anything) you have to factor in the
Wow... didn't expect THAT to happen... Yesterday I sent you a short "Coaching Youth Pitchers" survey... Here's a snippet from that email in case you missed it: With the goal of giving you some
Rule #1 for pitching success this season: [h1]Stay HEALTHY[/h1] There's no more helpless feeling than sitting the bench with a sore (or injured) arm. Believe me, I know this all too well. And
Okay, let's get right to it... At times, pitching can seem EXTREMELY complicated, challenging and downright confusing. But it doesn't have to be... There's a popular acronym that really applies here, especially
There’s a great scene in Bull Durham where Annie gives Nuke Laloosh (best baseball movie names ever?) some perplexing advice… Annie: “I want you to breathe through your eyelids.” Nuke: “My eyelids???” Annie: