Pitching Drills by Nick Abel to Improve Your Fastball

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[Gohardyoung]

I could stay here all day lmfao

[nandjinthemorning]

I'm going to be 13 when im in highschool, because my middle school is 5-7, and I am also about a year younger than everyone else (Grade 6 age 11

[B1ackMag]

4:41that is the future of baseball

[Elninobaseball]

@B1ackMag HAHAHA!!

[AngelsFan04]

@B1ackMag lol

[alkanyz]

Good explanation

[bloodrein54]

this helped me alot thanks.

I through out my arm a few weeks ago, but then when it healed I couldnt through right atall, not even play catch.

This helped me get my release point and accuracy down.

It really helped thanks

[MarsianGraffiti]

is 68-72 mph on a fastball good for a 14 year old??i notice that im falling back like he said we shouldnt at the end of the video. Now I see why ive been getting many pitches outside. So, is that speed good for a 14 year old?

[abel46764]

My name is Abel!

[arod551]

tht waz good i try tht in my game

[quadfan96]

he throws 96 now

[thg544]

Im 5'9 135 pounds and im 12 and i throw 72-76 any tips for me to throw faster?

[dchappelleshow]

@thg544 human growth hormone

[cullen17whitephenom]

@thg544 Yeah tell the truth on your age and how fast you throw...

[matt1265]

@thg544 That's not even possible.. 12 year old throwing 76? Yeah right. Maybe from a 46 foot mound.

[alittlechaos3]

@matt1265 its 76 mph no matter how far the mound is

[alittlechaos3]

@matt1265 the speed isn't determined at the plate. It's from the point of release. So the distance doesn't matter other than for the batter

[YooEssBee1]

@matt1265 yea it is a kid at my highschool whos 13 pitches 85 mph

[matt1265]

@YooEssBee1 How is he 13 in highschool?

[ibanezmanvicente8a]

@matt1265 i was 13 in high school. the whole first semester and half of 2nd semester of 9th grade i was 13....i didnt throw 85 lol but i was 13. so the age is possible idk about 85mph though

[matt1265]

@ibanezmanvicente8a Ohh, well thats really weirrd. Idk anyone that's a freshman that is 13 hahaha but alright.

[Actionyaction]

@YooEssBee1 no he doesnt

[BlueGiraffeWhale]

That last one is really good

[stcflames4]

my pitching lessons coach told me that how to do it i could only throw 50-53 mph now i throw 55-60mph and i'm really 10

[quadfan96]

nick goes to the same place as i do to get pitching lessons hes a beast

[brewmark]

The term stepping is not a word I use when instructing a pitcher. It is different terminology that allows you have break through guys.

[xoxonickjonas1122]

Omg that is not small for a 13 year old , and I'm only 12, and about 4 ft and maybe a few inches, and only weigh about 67 pounds, hahaha but I eat a lot I just have a fast metabolism and am so active

[skatingcentral]

im pretty small at short, im 13 years old 5'0 tall and 97 pounds and can only pitch around 55-58 any tips on becoming a more effective pitcher for how small i am?

[USAALLTHEWAY100]

Whatever you do, don't try and throw curve balls. For a person your age throwing curve balls, can ware at your arm, and create injuries. You should wait a few more years before throwing a curve ball. Develop a good fastball, and change up. And remember that velocity is not built with your arm, its worked from your feet up.

[quadfan96]

sure u should long toss every day for starters

[armymdgraddy]

WRONG! long toss mechanics are completely different than pitching mechanics.

[400168470]

@armymdgraddy ahh yea but it builds arm streangh

[armymdgraddy]

i didn't go far enough with my response. Long toss is useless unless you can maintain the same body mechanics as your pitch. The only difference between the throw at 60' 6" and 300' should be angle of shoulder/hip rotation and release point. This maintains your natural arm angle. And most long tossers don't perform a pull-down phase which is a MUST! If you look into the Jaeger Long Toss program it will give you an idea of what I mean.

[400168470]

UR right in sum parts and ive seen that program real good program but as u said only if they keep their form

[fjccommish]

#1, breaking a fluid motion into parts is ridiculous. #2, he's way too low, almost kneeling. Tall and fall.

[theevilsnowman10]

what team is he on now????

[quadfan96]

brooklyn cyclones

[tendeuce102]

nick knows exactly what he is talking about i learned from him and now im throwing great so he knows exactly what hes talking about so everyone should learn from this

[torie1122]

good edecation

[CalebxJanetatos21]

very good, i thought. deffinitly helpful.

[freestyle5000]

i thought it was great

[smexyblondegurl]

thats really stupid it doesnt even happen!

[brewmark]

the only problem here is...nick is making a mistake when he says step to your target. You must use the back leg to guide to the target. the front leg is just along for the ride and through resistance off the front leg comes arm speed. confusing to some I would imagine. every pitcher in order to have success must have an ability to repeat a balanced delivery down a few different avenues to execute fastball command. Abel is in tune and athletic..

[dean101792]

as true as that is, you need to step towards your target while getting push and guidance from your backleg as well. because if you think about it, you won't be very accurate if you fly open and step out to the side. It's a combination of both

[crushermark]

i dont think so...nicks right a pitcher must step right to the plate to keep closed...throwing across your body leads to a lot of shoulder problems and flying/stepping open does the same...true balance comes from alignment

[cainer38]

are u sure about that....so ur saying that if i step towars 2 base and then try and throw home that im gonna throw harder????

[quadfan96]

ur suppoused to put the weight on the front leg to get up an over ur glove

[cmoney148]

this is a great video. i actually use these drills with my high school pitchers

[drivelinemechanics]

What Nick Abel says is certainly interesting, and his track record in the minors is impressive. However, he has missed a significant amount of time due to injuries.

[quadfan96]

u must be looking at the wrong nick abel

[pitchingsolutions]

This really is an excellent "result-oriented" video.

However, until someone teaches you "how to" keep your weight "gathered" over your Back Foot, you'll forever struggle to get into Nick's superior balanced athletic position.

"Gathering", an extremely teachable "action-oreinted" movement, drives Nick's superior "reactions" - his Front Toe position at Foot Strike, his ability to stay closed and his linear rotation.

L.A. "Skip" Fast

Professional Pitching Solutions

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That was actually pretty good. If he had included in that final stabilization of the landing leg that the knee should not be moving forward after landing and that it actually begins to lock up so that it drives the lead hip back and allows the top half of the body to fly over that post leg, he would have completed a nice presentation. But he is very right, alignment is key. Any kind of sweeping of the leg, body lean, or landing closed slow the body enough to steal velocity. Nice job.

-scott