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...
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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...
Tips for Learning to Lead with Loaded Hips
So in my post not long ago about Masahiro Tanaka’s loaded hips, I mentioned a follow-up Video Lesson I would be putting together for you… this is that post. As a...
Masahiro Tanaka Knows Lower Half Pitching Mechanics
Looking at Masahiro Tanaka’s pitching mechanics, one of the things that really jumps out is how well he gets his lower half into his pitching delivery. You’ll see...
On Developing Your Own Style
There’s a common approach taken by a lot of youth pitching coaches when it comes to teaching the basics of good pitching mechanics. I call it the “pitching by steps” approach....
Your Arm Slot and Throwing a Good Curveball
In a tip of the hat to this year’s Cy Young winners, I thought it would be fun to look at some things we can learn from how each of these pitchers throw their...
Pitching Stuff You Should Read
So, it’s been one of those crazy weeks… Ever feel like you’re being pulled in 1,000 different directions? So rather than scramble and hurry together a new...
Missing High? Look to Your Front Side
I’ve talked before about how when it comes to throwing strikes, one of things that can get you into trouble is thinking too much about your mechanics (for more on that read...
Motion Analysis for Fixing Mechanical Flaws
Okay, so in my last post I discussed what I consider some misrepresentations out there when it comes to coaches selling parents and pitchers on the importance of “good...
Matt Harvey’s Injury: “Safe” Pitching Mechanics Is a Lie
If you follow baseball at all (and if you found this site, my guess is you do), you’ve by now heard the awful news about Mets phenom Matt Haryey (if you haven’t, here’s a...
The Mysterious Case of Chris Archer’s Stride
So I happened to catch some of a Rays/Yankees game a couple weeks ago, and it was my first glimpse of a rising young star… Chris Archer. He pitched a 2 hit shutout. Have...
Curveball Release & Pronation (High Speed Video)
One of the biggest mistakes I see pitchers make when learning to throw the curveball is thinking they need to twist or snap their wrist to get the right spin. This is bad on a...