Pitching Mechanics

[Ayo5062]

Bullshit.

[PinkmanBaseball]

@Ayo5062 Thank you for such an insightful comment. You have contributed so well to the conversation.

[mlbassassin13]

His arm slot should be more at a 90 degree angle. Because that is where you get your most power from......just a word from a pitching prospect:)

[PinkmanBaseball]

@mlbassassin13 are you referring to his throwig arm being directly over his head 90* or his shoulders being flat which will maximize the use of his legs, hips, and shoulders to turn his body to throw the ball.

[realhardheaded]

serious question. is it the m arm shape or w arm shape that puts the most stress on your arm?

[PinkmanBaseball]

@realhardheaded the M arm shape or as the analysts putit when Strasburg got hurt "the inverted W". The theory states that when the elbows are evelvated abouve the shoulders the throwing arm elbow has to drop under the shoulder to then begin moving forward.

[realhardheaded]

interesting video

[callmekitt]

i like that u even try to help some youtube posters :) nice vid, gave me some thoughts! thumps up

[xTrolldogx]

im a double A junior pitcher. my mechanics include a long stride. i gotta tell u its difficult but it has a strong delivery, i think which ever mechanics u prefer or feels comfortable, is best

[PinkmanBaseball]

We created these videos to create a conversation. Anyone who feels the need to be vulgar and inappropriate your posts wil be removed and you will not be allowed to play with tthe rest of the other boys and girls.

[jamieson933]

this is not the way to pitch ... his arm slot is way to high and will lead to shoulder injury... he must drop his arm below shoulder level while pitching

[PinkmanBaseball]

We have worked with many players in the past who have attended lessons with elbow pain. After going through the video analysis and implementing the proper drills we have been able to eliminated elbow pain on a consistent basis. If we can't help eliminate the soreness the next step is to make sure the insides of your elbow are healthy, which would mean a trip to the Orthopedic Surgeon for some x-rays or an MRI

[MrTemposss]

i cant really pitch for too long , because my elbow starts hurting can you help ?

[andres18m]

its wrong men 

[jordy65056]

which one is correct and which one is not

[GC761998]

Im 12 and can pitch about 70 from 50 feet. My problem is that I do not use my legs and go pretty much all arm. I also want to learn how to throw a good change up to go with my curveball. Can u help

[Xxsideshow22xX]

@GC761998 if you can throw 70 from 50 feet away nobodys going to hit you anyway but once you get up past little league yah your going to need a change up and change ups are effin hard to throw good

[PinkmanBaseball]

@GC761998 I am sorry for not getting back to you sooner. We work with players from age 7 to 72 all year round. I am positive we would be able to help you develop your off speed pitches better.

[Airbornerock]

Im 14, I cant hide the side of a damn barn

[TheGhillieguy101]

im a good pitcher but sometime my relise is early or late can u help

[PinkmanBaseball]

@TheGhillieguy101 .......check out where your glove side is a ball release. Typically when players are having up and down control issues their glove side tends to be pulling in towards their hip. The pulling of the glove eithe opens your shoulder/chest up to soon which forces an early release or the glove pulls your upper body down too much and causes a late release. Keep the glove side firmly in front of your chest about 8-12 inches and it will create a more consistent release point.

[Livereater00]

analysis paralysis... when you try to justify your video by exaggerating the difference of degrees in the angles of the shoulders is when i quit watching this crap video.

[JoseandGevenny]

i really like how well you coach these students. i am very interested in getting lessons. where are you located? please send me your business information. Also, if its not to much to ask. can you give me some ppointers on my latest videos tat i posted on 4/4/11. thank you

[PinkmanBaseball]

23cgraham ...it's quite the opposite. Players are learning to do more with their bodies and perform better becuase of the new information brought on by the advances of technology. Your statement of "tall and fall" obviously shows you haven't read a book or researched Tom House/Brent Strom/Rick Peterson, or the American Sports Medicine Institute. In the era of instant feedback and enhanced video analysis we are able to provide players with the tools to play the game healthier and longer.

[23cgraham]

getting 2 involved with mechanics....just throw it! 3 things to remember...stay tall and fall/stay in line/explode over the front knee without locking it......you are making boring for these kids to play!...

[sbkang85]

@23cgraham ummm this is a PITCHING MECHANICS video (read the title). This is not meant for kids that just play casually for fun. It''s for the serious pitchers that want to perhaps get into pro-baseball.

mechanics is everything in a sport where you have to repeat the exact same motion over and over again.

[donervin1]

Hey guy, Thanks for the warning about profanity, now maybe those immature mouthy people will either clean it up or disappear from this site.

As we who are baseball educated know, it all starts at the beginning at the rubber,

Your comment on a good athletic, centered & balanced position to start is excellent info.I also like to stress that the front hip leads the way into weight shift not the front foot which most throwers you see lead with the front foot from the rubber.

kom_ervin@yahoo.com

[TheSimpleWayToAnA]

This guy knows exactly what he is talking about...problem with everyone in here that is critcising is that most of you don't know everything there is to the entire process. Pinkman is exactly right for what he is talking about. He says, "one flaw that is common"..and if your pitching coach isn't concerned about this...or ignores it because he doesn't understand the importance of it...take your kid somewhere else...GREAT CORRECTION PINK!

[TheSimpleWayToAnA]

This guy knows exactly what he is talking about...problem with everyone in here that is critcising is that most of you don't know everything there is to the entire process. Pinkman is exactly right for what he is talking about. Are there other components to pitcher?..yes! You need another angle to see those components...is the kids back leg collapsed early...like from the very beginning?!..yes...but that is not one of the kids overall problems...GREAT CORRECTION PINK!

[xXnaziGunnerXx]

@aaronpatterson33

You obviously have no clue what your talking about. If you wanna make it far in baseball pitching wise you've gotta have posture and balance in order to throw strikes. Great video.

[PinkmanBaseball]

Ap33 thank you for your insightful comment. You must be a well respected instructor who has over 10 years experience in diagnosing biomechanics. We appreciate your contribution to the discussion.

[aaronpatterson33]

@PinkmanBaseball your a joke you want an upright posture. Your obviously a great expert in biomechanics when you don't see that the big problem with his back leg...

[aaronpatterson33]

wow this guy has no clue what hes talking about

[hocheye]

Yes the one on the left he is tilted forcing him to open up earlier and is falling to his right where as on the right he is driving more towards the plate keeping as you said a more consistent release point and his ptches will always be AT OR AROUND THE STRIKE ZONE,-great video. thank you

[Whitecapsace2597]

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[Whitecapsace2597]

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[JoshHolmesRHP]

I always hear people complain about how scouts only look at velocity... For one theres no substitutef or speed if you have it your usually better off. The deal with placement pitchers is yes they may be very effective but its way easier to tee of on 78 mph then a 98 mph power fastball. Also Power pitcher can also have good placement its not like they dont go hand in hand.

[PinkmanBaseball]

here again someone assumes from a 2 min clip you know everything about what we teach, i know Ron, we use "his" stuff, do me a favor, in a 2 min clip summarize everything he/you know about pitching. Also define athletic for me, i bet in your definition you wouldnt tell someone to take their head to 3rd base...fixing this kids posture just a little bit can help be more explosive/athletic, velocity doesnt equal wins or being a successful pitcher

[Twinkilling1026]

@PinkmanBaseball

Wow, velocity doesn't equal wins? Look at the pitchers you JUST POSTED, Halladay Low 90's, Sabathia mid 90's, Wainwright low-mid 90's, Jimenez upper 90's, Lester mid to upper 90's. You just proved my point. Fine, you can have a pitcher with a low 80's fastball, and I'll take my 95 mph flamethrower, let's see who wins more.

[PinkmanBaseball]

congratulations!!! You've broken the code, you need to throw 90 to pitch in the big leagues, how many pitchers have a fastball below 86? I'm just saying there are guys who make their living locating and changing speeds, if the MLB would put the radar gun away more "Pitchers" would be pitching and less "throwers" who cant hit the broad side of a barn would be getting cut year after year, i agree velocity helps, but that doesnt make u a better PITCHER, u still have to throw stikes and get outs

[baseballstudent]

@PinkmanBaseball Its no secret velocity helps. Its also no secret you have to throw strikes and change speeds to get people out. But you can count on one hand how many pitchers throw below 86. It is proven that the human eye can only see the ball during the last ten feet of flight of a 90mph fastball. At higher speeds there is obviously less visual time to see the ball. Also any hitter would rather face a pitcher throwing 85 then one throwing 100mph.Velocity does improves the other pitches.

[bojangles1223]

@PinkmanBaseball Jamie Moyer threw 78mph

[Twinkilling1026]

@PinkmanBaseball

I'm just a student of Ron Wolforth, I'm not all "buddy buddy" with him like you assume. I was open minded was studied was he was teaching. And here's your definition, Athletic (adj)-involving the use of physical skills or capabilities, as strength, agility, or stamina. It is naive to think that velocity doesn't create a better pitcher, Seaver, Ryan, Gibson, Rivera, Clemens, Randy Johnson, Cone......etc.

[PinkmanBaseball]

i never said you were "Buddy Buddy" with him, stop putting words in my mouth, stick to the facts...it appears hard for you to do becasue someone has a differeing opinion then yours and has some research to back it up... i think you'll agree balance needs to be a part of that definition since you cant do any of those in any sport without balance...i agree velocity helps but again you have to be able to locate and get outs...a lot of people throw 90+ and get cut cuz they cant get people out

[Twinkilling1026]

Please lookup how Ron Wolforth teaches pitching. He has bred over 40 professional pitchers and over 80 pitchers have hit 90 mph, and the top velocity recorded is 98. This pitching philosophy that you're teaching is not athletic or explosive. And last time i checked the Dominican Republic doesn't give a spit about posture. They wake up and throw the ball as hard as they can, they simplify it and the Dominicans have proven it works, 40% of Major Leaguers are Dominican.

[PinkmanBaseball]

as for 40% of the players being Dominican, that is great, not start a cultural battle but here are the top 25 pitchers by wins: 1.R Halladay 2.C Sabathia 3.A Wainwright 4.U Jimenez 5.J Lester 6.D Price 7.T Cahill 8.P Hughes 9.J Verlander 10.B Arroyo 11.C Buchholz 12.T Hudson 13.C Pavano 14.E Santana 15.C Carpenter 16.T Lincecum 17.D Lowe 18.B Cecil 19.J Danks 20.R Dempster 21.M Garza 22.G Gonzalez 23.M Pelfrey 24.C Wilson 25.Y Gallardo

[rocknrolldrummer1]

@Twinkilling1026 i am dominican and i disagree with you speed is important but its mainly about control and that is what this is video is trying to help with

[flakflak]

Why is it that on YouTube everybody can throw the ball 90 mph?

[89tinkerbutt]

@chitalian16 Yes you are right. Shoulder tilt will get your arm slot up higher.

[flakflak]

@89tinkerbutt It doesnt change your arm slot... your arm slot will remain the same but LOOK different. In reality you're causing more stress and artificially "raising arm slot" by tilting your body.

[raptor09342]

He is on a TILT as we say because of him droping his glove. His head is going to follow where ever his glove goes. Teach him to get that glove close to center mass watch what it will do to his shoulders

[marshalloo22]

@chitalian16 staying back and getting your hand out early and not throwing across your body is the most important thing in getting on top..This is a good video..pulling your head off the ball would be the last thing you would want to do to get on top..what do i know tho,i only learned pitching from jack lamabe

[ApprxAm]

These open forums are great, but some people's responses really kill it.

I love critical analysis, but come on with the profanity. There definitely are youngsters on this site!

[EvoDude26]

thanks for the video , really explained things nicely

[Xellon100]

OMG, you have no idea how awesome this is for an animation reference. thanks for the upload.

[PinkmanBaseball]

1st & only warning, any further post with profanity will be deleted immediately. If you would watch the video again you will see and hear that i never say "dont get on top of the baseball", which is a standard misconception in the coach speak world. The clip on the right he still has tilt and his head is "CLOSER" to the yellow line. All MLB pitchers DO HAVE shoulder tilt, but it DOES NOT take their head away from the yellow line, posture is more important than "getting on top of the ball"

[LimitedAmmoCOD]

i am a pitcher and need help with keeping my elbow of my throwing arm (right) above my shoulder

can you give me any tips or other videos to help?

thanks!

-Adam

[marshalloo22]

@LimitedAmmoCOD stay back,get your hand out of the glove early and dont throw across your body..

[LimitedAmmoCOD]

i am a pitcher and need help with keeping my elbow of my throwing arm (right) above my shoulder

can you give me any tips or other videos to help?

thanks!

-Adam

[fenderrlee]

@LimitedAmmoCOD separate at your shoulder level and dont drop your hands

[blakeschmidt159]

helpful

[PokeyReeseJr]

I do believe in what your teaching in these pitching mechanics vids...also do you teach on staying tall and throwing with tilt or do you teach long stride?

[aj2c10]

what FPS camera did you use to film this?

[PinkmanBaseball]

we have a sony, not sure what model mumber but 5 years ago or longer it was production quality...i believe its 60 frames per second and the shutter speed was likely set at 1/1000...there is a great camera out know that is pretty affordable, the Casio Exilim

[ArmyAl3x]

@PinkmanBaseball

The Casio Exilim is a great camera that has a built-in feature that is slow-motion. The camera is affordable and could be used to analyze swings, throwing, etc.

Do a search for golf swing analysis.

[quadcoreQ]

awesome thnx

[SKIAKZach88]

pretty much a summary of that is...dont fall off the mound

[andwat98]

size doesnt meen much when your a pitcher your strength matters

[DiamondMaster22]

I agree w/ Pinkman. Size has nothing to do w/ pitching. It is mastering the mechanics & getting explosive momentum towards the plate. Check out leftyDM. He is legit & can back up his instruction w/ science.

[fenderrlee]

@DiamondMaster22 i dont agree with you or pinkman. anyone of you guys will say things to get business at your business to lure in smaller kids. Just do a search at all levels, college, semi pro and pro and you tell me the average ht and weight of pitchers.....enough said

[DiamondMaster22]

@fenderrlee

So according to your logic Shaquille O' Neill & Arnold would have been a definite Cy Young award winner.

[fenderrlee]

@DiamondMaster22 well, you just proved my point, first thing Arnold was a poor example because of his drug use. Shaq is a good example because he put 30-50 lbs on because he wanted to be a world champion and unbeatable which he was. Shaq couldnt have dominated without his size 75 lbs lighter.............next-go look up a random MLB team like the Tigers and look at the active pitcher roster. One out of how many pitchers under 200 lbs and how many over 6 feet?????

[fenderrlee]

@DiamondMaster22 if Shaq or someone his size had proper mechanics he would have the advantage--yes. 

[fenderrlee]

well- if you get bigger and stronger you will be able to last longer -

[steph22191]

What about the kid not getting full extension on his throwing arm?

[yankeesfnow]

Fenderrlee your really cocky, i bet you couldnt hit off any pitch a skinny kid threw.

[fenderrlee]

you're right -- I am sorry. Anyway-i guess I should have made a better point. If a pitcher wants to increase his game, he needs to increase flexibility in his legs, strength their too-esp hamstrings- build muscle mass and then things will change-confidence, durability, speed etc.

I shouldn't have said that. All of the big league pitchers I know, have worked out with and discussed pitching with tend to agree- the bigger, stronger and more durable you are the better you get.

[fenderrlee]

these are skinny kids- i would pulverize any pitch they threw-- size means something when youre a pitcher

[PinkmanBaseball]

Really....does it? Billy Wagner, Pedro Martinez, Tim Lincecum, Roy Oswalt...those guys are small skinny guys that throw hard, not that velocity is the most important thing...it has a lot more to do with mechanics and strength

[TheDrJD]

@PinkmanBaseball no who cares if you throw hard if your ineffective, wild, and flat out not good

[PinkmanBaseball]

@TheDrJD I agree, there are plenty of pitchers the are successful without high velocity...maddox, moyer, glavine, etc...and actually there was a guy in th ecollege world series that was throwing under 80 the entire game and was effective. We preach locate and get hitters off balance cuz 90% of pitchers dont have great velocity.

[TheDrJD]

@PinkmanBaseball glavine isn;t retired i thought he was he and moyer are like in there 40s so its not a surrprse that they lost some speed on there pitchs but moyer is still good enough to go 5 or 6 strong when healty i don't know about glavine becuase i have not sen hime pitch in a while i don't have a lot of velocity but i can over power batters

[JoshHolmesRHP]

@PinkmanBaseball torque

[ksingh29]

what about guys like edward ramirez? he was 6'2 149 lbs when he became a pro

[rgagne14]

@fenderrlee u probably suck donkey dick

[fenderrlee]

@rgagne14 is that so GAGGING DEEP gagne

[marshalloo22]

@fenderrlee you could be 3 ft tall if you hit you spots and change speeds they would cut you up

[kidkappa04]

Roy Halladay is without question the best pitcher in baseball.

[soccerboy0396]

does anyone know what software this is?

[PinkmanBaseball]

the software is called JC Video, we have been using it for years, it is a great product...you can get a personal version for around $100

[soccerboy0396]

@PinkmanBaseball thanks

[royal44100]

CC Sabathia

[kidkappa04]

@royal44100 Hell no...please...When has he ever had to be clutch!?? Ever?? the yankees cruised to the ws last year and cc had nothing to do with it. anybody could win with that offence. they didn't even lose until the world series round. every game was a blowout. Halladay is a much better pitcher then Sabathia. Carbs and calories is to fat. porkys gonna have a heart attack on the mound

[royal44100]

Really? ALl I know is that he pitched while on three days rest in one series. He's always make great efforts and brings back great results. Halladay is good but he's definitely not the best at all. If Johan Santana can get healthy again and be like before then he wins. He was clearly the best one.

[kidkappa04]

@royal44100 ohhh bullshit...Halladay smokes everybody. EVERYBODY! He continuely dominated the AL East every single time out. Boston, New York, Tampa.....Carved UP ALWAYS! he owned the toughest division in baseball for so long nobody can touch him. Halladay always logs more innings then fat ass sabathia. this year when he wins the world series he'll toss on three days rest too. multiple times. even linecum is better then santana and greinke

[royal44100]

Lincecum's not really that good. You must have been born yesterday if you say they are better than Johan Santana.

[kidkappa04]

@royal44100 tim linecums not that good.... well that shows me what you know aboiut baseball. were done.

[byemaxii]

i agree 100 %

[springfield7100]

to delay shoulder rotation. you throw with your entire body and your arm is along for the ride. go watch a major league pitcher in slow motion and mark where his glove is at foot strike and if he pulls his glove back towards his body, you will see his glove move backwards. you wont see it! his glove will stay stabalized in the same spot or even track slightly forward.

[springfield7100]

if your shoulders are tilted to much, that will cause your head to tilt off of the line between ur stride knee and head. for every inch your head is off of that line with your stride knee, you lose 2 inches on your release point. just from looking at the pitcher, he probably increased his release point by 8-10 inches.

also, you dont pull your glove back to your body-this causes your shoulders to rotate too soon and you will end up using too much arm. you take your chest to your glove.

[springfield7100]

messed up on my last comment. those 3 specific pitchers that i named all land on their heel as do many other major league pitchers. what part of your foot you land on is not a teaching point.

[springfield7100]

it doesn't matter if you land on your heel or ball of foot-it's whatever is natural for that specific pitching. greg maddox, johan santana, and roy oswalt are just 3 of tons of major leaguers who land of the ball of their foot. to see for yourself, go check out right view pro.

[RMePro]

There's always going to be arguements on which mechanic are right, so if you don't like it don't do it.

[yankeefan312]

both of these motions are flawed. It is not good to pull off to your glove side like that. Staying straight on you momentum line towards the plate will allow for stronger use of your core muscles, and also help to throw the ball straighter.

[theprothrow]

As Mr. Pinkman stated, good poster throughout your pitching motion is key in maintaining a consistent release point. In the video on the left there are a couple things that caused this pitchers inefficiencies.

1) You'll notice his his stride is less direct to his target. Instead of getting his lift leg up and down he swings open his front leg causing his hips to fly open before toe touch. This also causes him to land on his heel.

[theprothrow]

2) His glove side opens very quickly to compensate for his hips already being fired and his head follows the path of his glove giving him an undesired shoulder tilt.

3) Look at the slight differences where the ball is being released in relationship with the target. You can see that his ball is behind him in the video on the left where as the ball is more out in front on the other shot. It is very difficult to get inside on right handers when you are not more out in front with your fastball.

[theprothrow]

Great video! You made some nice adjustments on this player. Thanks for sharing.

[19goalkeeper]

why does shoulder angle matter? the only thing it matters is if you keep that angle consistent

[SimpleStuff31]

It matters because it increases control

[QQmoa]

pitcher wearing a outfielder's shirt nuff said

[Gilb604]

so bend my back?

[santoak47]

ICHIRO!!! 51!!!!!!

[WMSmith09]

I went to Pinkman!

[coolkids2500]

lmfaoo did he say balls

[markymarkbb]

was this recorded on VHS or is he outside

[RJR0BINS]

yeah my pitching coach says do NOT bend your back knee which is a bunch of bs go look at MLB tapes 98% bend their knees when they throw

[Spittfire127]

your pitching coach is a tall and fall guy there aree two styles of pitching in generalization. 1) drop and drive, you bend your back knee and drive off of it to gain power 2) tall and fall, you stay upright, dont bend your back knee and take a very short step to gain more of a whip action to your arm. it really all depends on what you have grown up doing and certain styles work for certain people.

[quadfan96]

no ur coach is right u could keep ur back knee straight but u cant cave it in

[rw5791]

it's a question of when the back knee bends.Your coach was saying fall first before you bend the knee.Watch lincecum.Nobody does it better.

[ciaschi18]

i think it depends who you are...This may work or it wont

[stpauls0student]

ssefs v

[g4orce14]

same here roofman im 14 i could only pitch about 2-3 good innings then my arm felt like flubber

[theAMISHelectRICIANS]

yea me too

[Shadowstep6278]

This is true, but the stance you teach them is harder for a pick off move. And the other stance, the pitcher is more relaxed, being quicker off the rubber. Also, I tried this stance and I feel to tense. Just being relaxed on the rubber seems the best for me.

Just my two cents. Please reply IF I am wrong or if you want to correct me somewhere.

[hydejing]

but perfect pitcher like maddux

his head is very close to yellow line how do you explain that??

[hydejing]

very good analyse!!!!!!

[guitars1776]

this huy knows what he is talking about. sure all pitchers throw differently but to be consistent some things need to be the same. like if ur shoulders are tilted a lot like the pitcher in the left frame, then it is going to make ur release point higher and then u are going to leave the ball up. so rotating ur shoulders instead of tilting them is going to give u a lower and more consistent pitch.

[roofman19]

Ya I definitely have that problem. I've been working on it. I always pull my elbow down instead of extending it out and now I have tendonitis. :(

[jstew1322]

dude that is not true at all man.. first for everyone its different and also if you have ur upper body more like the frame on the left it allows ur hips and core section to open up faster rather than hunched over....simple test to prove this...sit in a office chair with no arm rests...hold ur hands up out in front with posture like the video on the left and you will be able to turn and touch ur left or right arm to the back whereas the toehr way you will not be able to...simple. ur wrong bud

[PinkmanBaseball]

I'm not sure i get your analogy but I certainly don't want any pitcher sitting in a chair and am pretty sure I'm not suggesting that...if you look at frame 0:57 you will see in the clip on the left his body is way too tilted, the clip on the right he is tilted but his head is still over his front knee, which is where most every pitcher in the big leagues is at ball release, kids can be different but there are some things that need to be consistent from pitcher to pitcher

[tim191219]

No, his shoulders are not too tilted. Plenty of major leaguers throw with similiar shoulder tilt. The only way to throw from an overhand arm slot is to tilt your shoulders. A pitcher should throw with what arm slot is natural to him, and if that is natural then he should stick with it. Im sick of pitching coaches making shit up.

[PinkmanBaseball]

plenty of big league pitchers throw w/ shoulder tilt, they also throw with their head over their front knee, if you look at 1:30 you'll see his head position is much better and he still has tilt making sure he is in control and balanced...not making $h!t up as you so eloquently put it, i have done a large amount of research and watched countless hours of video and besides if a player is throwing naturally and failing it doesn't do much good now does it?

[beastmodeonthefield]

most important thing for young pitchers is to literally pigeon toe your back foot so you weight goes forward. cuz most young kids have that foot open and spin off the ball and this causes severe arm trouble, i.e. pedro

[bigemul]

For learning posture, it's great. I'm belgian and baseball in belgium is to bad. Good video for improve.

[chupalambestaki]

Nonsense! Pitchers all have different posture, because anatomies are different. The question is consistency with core strength to carry-out a pitchers genetic signature. And give me a break...analyzing a pitcher's mechanics from FLAT GROUND(?), that's like analyzing a swing while the batter stands on a chair...not the same. I would stay away from someone that does not know this. Stride foot lands sooner, release is sooner and stride is shorter...too much to ignore.

[paulbeckmeyer]

this guy isn't even throwing off of a mound. there is a huge difference between flat ground mechanics and mound mechanics. this guy needs to elevate himself about 10 inches before he does anything about his mechanics.

[bobgnote1]

Whoever lets right-handed batters see this is making really, really sure we all learn to throw something fast, something evasive, something Timmmay!

[austinaggie22]

Give me 20 minutes with this kid and he could knock the flys off a bulls ass from 60'6"

[austinaggie22]

he is cutting across his body with his stride causing him to over compensate with his release point to hit the desired target. Very hard to do he is also flying open with his front side. posture is the least of this kids worries

[farmsid]

Posture... can change your release point??? It can but what if you were consistent with that posture and got the right release point. This guy is trying to make everyone a robot...when in fact look at the big leagues...I am not saying big leaguers have perfect mechanics! What i am saying is that if you are consistent with any posture you can get the desired results. Obviously, Chad Bradford and K-ROD have different postures but they are consistent...consist with what you created!!!!!!!!

[PinkmanBaseball]

Not robots, effective. If your "consistent" posture is affecting your release point it doesn't do much good, I will agree people like Lincecum are unique, but 14 year olds seldom possess the strength and muscle memory to repeat that delivery. A lot of pitchers in the bigs, like hitters do different things yet at the point of contact or release point they are in a very similar position

[farmsid]

For anyone watching this video. Note to self can throwing off a flat ground be the same as on a pitching mound??? Never. So the person talking in this video is representing posture and release off of a flat mound. So, never if you can practice on a flat mound because the difference is great!!!

He is right about one thing---release point, releasing ball in front of front foot is the key to accuracy and velocity...

[txmarlin1]

i really dont got any idea what your talkin about...you got all theses angles and lines and stuff...just go to the root of problem...he didnt take his head to the catcher so he fell off to the side....and you might want to shorten his stride up...needs to be b/w 5 or 6 heel to toe steps from the rubber when throwing on the mound....he is overstriding on the flat mound throw which also made him fall off

[PinkmanBaseball]

Being that the head is the heaviest thing in your body, if your head is over your heels there is a good chance it will not go the direction you want it to. True he is not taking his head to the plate, this is usually caused by poor posture. His stride is also affected by the posture issue, his stride is too long for the posture he has. Fix one thing you fix many, hope you "got" the idea.

[PitchingAcademy]

Good analysis of this young pitcher!

[tootall4tube]

Great video! You are absolutely right, the change in posture allowed for this lefty to have a much better release point.

[mxpxmx3x]

Great video! I wish I was a left hander.

[Chisox911]

balls or their toes lol

[1fear1the1night1]

balls OF their toes...

[idiotmanhead]

this guy is a dumbass. It's BETTER to have shoulder tilt, because it raises your release point, causing the ball to have a downward action. Others say getting the elbow above the shoulder will do the same, but they forget to tell you that it will cause you to have shoulder problems.

[pevskid99]

ur an idiot john pinkman is one of the premier pitching coaches in the US hes produced hundreds of college pitchers he knows what hes talking about

[jshpitcher9]

two things. he's having trouble throwing high and outside is because he's closed off. his plant heel should be landing in line or outside his heel on the rubber. staying closed off can lead to back injury. also, his arm is ok, but it doesn't move in a continuous circle. he short-arms the pitch. have him extend a little more, but not to the point where his arm locks.

[moejo2424]

The reason why his head is tilted more is because his glove came accross his body instead of into his body. When the leg reaches it's highest point you want a straight line from the head to the heal.The knee being bent before you start your motion is meaningless.