Pitching Mechanics - Velocity Tips How Top Pro Builds 96-98 mph velocity

http://www.pitching.com Pitching mechanics and velocity tips. Here is a video of Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard...a 6'4" 200 lb. RH pitcher who throws 96-100 mph. This video reveals how the body produces velocity not the arm as well as the important check points that most high velocity pitchers use for developing maximum velocity. Without knowledge of how to videotape and recognize common pitching mechanical faults, it is nearly impossible to help pitchers understand how to improve their mechanics and their velocity. http://www.pitching.com

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[leftyDM]

Jow43,

No...there are no exercises. The only thing that will help increase hip and trunk rotation speed is the understanding of proper explosive mechanics and practicing those proper mechanics so that forces from your lower body are efficiently transferred to your hips and trunk.

It is all about how you start your first movement toward the plate.

Dick Mills

[leftyDM]

External rotation is a function of trunk rotation speed. No amount of J-bands or arm exercises is going to improve external shoulder rotation.

A pitcher must also have normal range of motion at the shoulder joint but it is mechanics that creates the amount of external rotation a pitcher will have.

Dick Mills

[funkyfresh0015]

I'm curious that after you show a pitcher faults in his mechanics, what do you do to fix them? It seems like the muscle memory is so strong that it'd be nearly impossible along with the pitching motion being such a fast and complicated series of movements

[klidubp2]

I am an ex- pro pitcher for the white sox org and for Fullerton. I have been reading the articles and watching videos for the past 6 months. I ending up having back surgery a year ago bc I had alot of mechanical faults he talks about. I agree with everything said about pitching and mechanics, however, I think its foolish to discourage kids from working out all together. Most players dont do enough explosive exercises, instead trying to "get big" which in turn causes alot of muscle disfunction

[jow43]

any exercises i can do to try and get my hipe to turn quicker? would certain ab workouts help this

[hydejing]

throw fast is useless compare to throw accurate, and u see the above inverted L , it will kill a lot of pitchers, with their shoulder and elbow ,

[hydejing]

my analysis 1.12 - stride (good)

1.40 (bad thing , the elbow is higher than shoulder , simply Inverted L please do not learn this )

1.42 (-good stride angle more than 100

-good elbow below shoulder

-good timing, which means vertical hand while right leg is half turn.

2.20 (good lead with elbow, and right leg scrap on the ground)

3.23 (good right hand pronate helps to reduce the pressure, last 4.56 good followthrough phase, but not in a good fielding position. Major Concern: Inverted L

[tbag16]

its ALL about external rotation, you arm can only accelerate what it can decelerate. the important part is to keep your elbow above your shoulder so it can have a chance to support the fragile ligaments in your elbow. building external rotation is possible by using exercise bands watch jaeger baseball workouts, if gaining velocity is something you desire than get a j-band and pre-hab your arm.

[Sports4me7]

If I sent a video of my pitching mechanics, would you take a look at them?

[wogdoggy]

hitting and pitching are very COMPATABLE,,send me your e mail and i'll show you a link of a hitters bottom half and a pitchers ,,u tell me which one is which..if you can pitch you can hit...see DIXON