Pitching Mechanics - How pitchers can improve velocity and control and reduce arm injuries

http://www.pitching.com Using a simple camcorder to do your own video analysis may be the biggest secret to boosting pitching velocity and to improve overall pitching performance while reducing arm injuries.
Discover how easy it is to learn how to videotape your son's pitching mechanics so he can improve his pitching velocity and control while reducing the risk of a pitching arm injury.
Without videotaping it is impossible to recognize mechanical faults that reduce pitching velocity or add stress to the arm.
Coaches or experienced instructors who are not videotaping are just guessing. The advantage to learning how to videotape is you can compare one game to another or one practice bullpen to another or a pitcher from one month to the next. Videotaping is used my only a handful of coaches or instructors because most are not well versed in pitching mechanics.
For more information check out my Explosive Pitching instructional DVD's on how any parent or coach can learn how to videotape their own son.
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[marshalloo22]

@watchandbamused just look up big leaguers warming up n watch all their mechanics..most take ball out with glove in front of chest/stomach..if you stay back and thumb to thigh,ball to sky you should be able to get on top with good velo n DH plain..imho

[watchandbamused]

@gwapo210 what do u mean by that? :o

[gwapo210]

@watchandbamused you can use the gravity for more speed :)

[BRENDENGADRY]

so stupid

[watchandbamused]

At what point do you lift your arm exactly?

[89tinkerbutt]

His elbow is to low when his front foot hits the ground.

[GETitYAdig42]

of keeping the top half closed and directional as long as possible, the seperation between your lower half and top half creates torque and is vital to throwing hard. hips have to open first, then the top half can be pulled through quicker

[GETitYAdig42]

man, volquez generates some serious late power and velo. And as someone who has been pitching for a very long time i can tell you this guy for the most part really does know what he's talking about. no one can throw 94 with their arm, your body has to generate it and when the foot hits, thats when the energy has to be efficiently transfered to the arm. and the later you can do it, the more time you have to generate power. one thing this guy neglected to mention though is the importance

[musicman44100]

All the suggestions about taking a large stride,not leaning back, and holding the ball longer are great and will be sure to improve velocity and even control. The low elbow comment is very debatable, a low elbow may limit velocity(by a very small margin if at all) while significantly reducing stress on the arm. So, keeping your elbow high, an unnatural motion may give you an mph or so for what cost??? After one season Volquez needed Tommy John surgery.

[forkball1968]

@bigjohn1995 this guy knows EXACTLY what he's talking about.. It's subtle, but there is a difference. And if you are out of position at position #1, then #2, and #3 and everything else thereafter will be off too.