Basic Pitching Mechanics for Young Pitchers
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Published 2011-12-14
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks for the video. It seems my son (13yr old) has a good arm and I am trying to teach him the basics to pitching. His team has no good pitchers and he has a chance to pitch for them. This is a good start for teaching him.
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Day 5 will be a good flatground working on all your pitches. Day 6 Bullpen. It is important tho to listen to your body and your arm. If there is something going on in your shoulder or elbow take a few days of rest and then start out slow again just playing catch.
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Yea I know everyone has their own style and philosophy on what is important when it comes to pitching/hitting. I just tried to give everyone an example of what worked well for me in the past and to make it easy to follow
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Thanks for this video helped me out a lot
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Poggy (or whatever your name is ^^) you've really nailed. Pointing out the most important thing in baseball pitching (proper way to use the legs and the core to remove stress on the arm and throw harder).
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it's hilarious, you can never find a pitching video....NOT MATTER HOW GOOD....without at least 1 dislike......it's crazy..... btw...good job on this video...thank you
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As long as it is pointing between third and the catcher you are fine, this is an indicator that your hip is still closed. Right after contact it will begin to rotate towards the catcher. Everyone is a little different here however some are pointing more towards the catcher and others more towards third. I personally like to have that plant foot closed as long as possible because it keeps me more directional towards the plate.
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Most likely you are struggling with accuracy because your front shoulder is flying out. When I have someone doing this i like to stand behind them right where their plant foot is to help prevent you from flying out. By standing there if the pitcher pulls their shoulder they will hit the person standing behind you. this will help keep you in line the whole time. Another cause for this is because you do not get into a proper throwing position before you deliver the pitch so your body has to adjust
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thank you
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great video. perfect to show a kid who is just starin out. thanks for posting
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I will work on it although it is very similar to the windup. The stretch is basically you starting from the load position with everything else the same. I will put up a short video soon explaining.
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Thank you so much. I'm a 14 year old shortstop with a strong arm. I have been wanting to become a pitcher for a while. I watched this video the day before practice. When I got to practice I started throwing and used what you said and was named starter for my team. I am very uncomfortable from the stretch. Can you please make a video for that. It would help. Thank you.
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Excellent instruction. I have a question though. After arm separation, when the plant foot strikes the ground, should it be pointing to the catcher or third base? I see that eventually the foot points towards home but I'm just not sure when it would occur or if pointing the foot too early would open up the hips too soon. Perhaps this is just a product of not seeing it full speed. Thank you, Sir.
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i thought you did a very nice job- easy to follow and demonstrate to developing pitchers
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thanks man this really helped me
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I can see where momentum could lead to more velocity but I also see a lot of young kids starting out using a lot of momentum the wrong way. What i mean is they do not get it going towards the plate or target because they often fall off towards the first or third baseline before delivery which is decreasing their accuracy and if you cant throw strikes it doesnt matter how hard you throw. I can see both sides of the argument but i think the reason most people get tommy John is because ---> cont
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Thank you very much.
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inverted "W" (some call it inverted "L") is more efficient and decreases load on the elbow and shoulders? Since when? Strasburg, Carpenter, Wainwright, Prior, Brandon Webb, BJ Ryan, Anthony Reyes to name a few all had some form of inverted "w" or "L" and they all have had at least one tommy john. Cliff Lee, Cain, Halladay, Maddux, King Felix, Verlander, randy johnson all have some form of power "T" in their delivery similar to the one shown in this video. All top 220 innings consistently.
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You want to throw often to build up arm strength but pitching everyday will constantly break down your muscles you do need a break. I would suggest a throwing program where you can throw a bullpen every five days or so. Throwing a bullpen/pitching every day will most likely result in injury because your body wont be able to take it. I would suggest throwing your bullpen on day 1. day 2 and 3 light catch working on any offspeed you may throw. Day 4. Throw some longtoss. Cont ---->
