What About the Back Foot?
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
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Drop and Drive or Tall and Fall?
When it comes to pitching mechanics, you know I'm a big fan of giving young pitchers the freedom to develop their own style... But there have to be some constants,
Coaching Youth Pitchers: Installment Two
Okay, so in Part One of this series on coaching youth pitchers, I talked about the importance of the glove-arm, throwing-arm connection. And that was mainly about upper-half mechanics (getting
Coaching Youth Pitchers: Installment One
Okay, so this post kicks off what will likely become quite a lengthy series on tips for Coaching Youth Pitchers... And keep in mind, while much of this information will be
Power Yoga for Pitchers – Gwen Lawrence Interview
In previous articles, I’ve written about the importance of good mobility and stability in your pitching delivery. But one thing I haven’t mentioned before is that late in my career,
Little League Mechanics vs. Major League Mechanics
Are little league pitching mechanics the same as major league mechanics? In a previous post, I wrote about teaching pitching mechanics to Little League pitchers, and how I recommend taking a
Pitching Principle #1: Balance
You often hear pitching coaches talk to young pitchers about the importance of having good balance. And I completely agree… but not in the typical “get to a balance point”
3 Tips for Teaching Little League Pitching Mechanics
Does this sound at all familiar to you? I got an email the other day from a little league coach looking for some tips for working with very young pitchers. I
More Pitching Drills I Don’t Like: The Towel Drill
The Towel Drill: A great drill for killing rotational power I almost included the towel drill in my list of least favorite pitching drills, but decided this one needed it's own
How an Unstable Landing Foot Can Wreck Your Arm
[h5]Today I'm going to tell you how poor stability with my front foot as a young pitcher just about wrecked my pitching arm.[/h5] When I was in high school I did
Pitching Drills: Why Most Are a Complete Waste of Time (Part II)
In my last article on pitching drills I talked about how most pitching drills are not only a waste of time, but in some cases can actually be counterproductive. In
Pitching Drills: Why Most Are a Complete Waste of Time
I just did a search for "baseball pitching drills" and Google came back with 1,080,000 results. I share this to illustrate a point: there’s a lot of garbage out there