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Pitching Instruction » Throwing Quality Off-Speed Pitches
At the high school and college levels (and beyond, in pro ball), the ability of a pitcher to throw a quality off-speed pitch in a fastball count is critical. Remember, if getting outs is the ultimate goal, a pitcher's ability… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Teaching Lower Body Baseball Pitching Mechanics
It's been my experience with teaching and learning baseball pitching mechanics that the upper half is much harder to change than the lower half. In other words, once a kid has established his throwing motion, it can be VERY difficult… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Backing Up Bases
When backing up third and home, get as far back behind the base as possible and then turn to see the play unfold in front of you. If there's a dugout, make sure you stop the ball whatever way you… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » 4 Essential Fielding Tips For Baseball Pitchers
Here are some common fielding situations that you may find yourself in as a baseball pitcher. Knowing what to do ahead of time can really make a difference. 1. Covering 1B - Run to line and run up line with… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » How To Develop Better Control For Baseball Pitching
One way to develop better control is to spot pitch every time you warm up. After you feel good and loose, begin the move around your pitches, as if you were pitching to a batter. Learn to use your catcher’s… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » When Facing Hitters With Long Swings And Slow Bat Speed, Don't Throw This Pitch!
I'm talking about the change up. Don't throw change ups to bad hitters who've got slow bats or long swings. That's the only pitch that they can hit. The change up is a pitch that you only want to throw… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » 7 Steps To Setting And Achieving Your Baseball Pitching Goals In 2010
"In 2010, I want to ____________________." What baseball pitching goals would you write in the blank space? Take some time to think about it: What would you like to accomplish on the pitcher's mound this year? Did you come up… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » 7 Baseball Pitching Tips For Those Who Long Toss In Cold Weather
I grew up in the Northeast where winters and cold weather can really put a hamper on one's pitching training, long tossing, off-season throwing and bullpens. For practices and general throwing, I tended to rely on 30 degrees or less,… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » 13 Baseball Warm Up Drills And Stretching Tips For Pitchers
Pitching a baseball game begins long before you even step onto the pitching mound. It is important to prepare both physically and mentally for pitching in a game. Below are some mental and physical steps you can do to prepare… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Here's What Roger Clemens Thought About Brushback Pitches, Hitting Batters And Pitching Inside
This blog was taken from a 1998 spring training post-game interview with Roger Clemens. During this game, Blue Jays shortstop Alex Gonzalez was hit in the head by a pitch from New York Yankees starter Hideki Irabu. As it would… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Mental Prep For Baseball Pitching
How does a Major League Baseball player or pitcher prepare — mentally — for a big game or a postseason series? Joe Janish, a baseball coach at OnBaseball.com, had the opportunity to discuss that topic and many others related to… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » How To Choose A Good College Baseball Program?
Here's a tip for high school baseball prospects: When thinking about which college baseball program is best, you've got to take all things into consideration: academics, quality of life, baseball coaches, teammates, strength and conditioning coach, etc., and figure out… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » How To Make The Hitter Change His Bat Speed
As you follow postseason baseball on TV this week, I want you to watch how MLB pitchers attack the strike zone with their fastball and change speeds to effectively keep hitters off-balance. Most of them have done an excellent job… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » How To Become A Pro Baseball Pitcher
Something to think about as you go about your day today: In professional baseball, pitching talent gets you there. Without it, you don't get a chance. Yet … your work ethic is what keeps you there, and it's what gets… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Baseball Rules: Understanding The Balk Rule For Pitchers
Legal pitching delivery. There are two legal pitching positions, the Windup Position and the Set Position, and either position may be used at any time. Pitchers shall take signs from the catcher while standing on the rubber. Pitchers may disengage… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Slurve Grip: How To Grip A Slurve
Also, a lot of pitchers today throw a slurve. They pitch the slider as if they are throwing a curve, and the ball comes out in a big, sweeping flat curve. I consider this pitch to be just a rather… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Slider Grip: How To Grip A Slider
The hard slider grip or short curve grip has a certain amount of lateral break and a certain amount of down break. It's a faster pitch than a curve but it's slower than a fastball, and it has a shorter… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Forkball Grip: How To Grip A Forkball
The forkball grip, also known as a splitter grip or split-finger fastball grip, is an interesting pitch. You grip a forkball by jamming the ball between your first two fingers as hard as you can and deliver it with the… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Screwball Grip: How To Grip A Screwball
The screwball grip is actually the opposite of the curveball grip in terms of snapping the wrist. Whereas I gripped and released the ball with my palm turned inward for a curveball, I turned my palm out when throwing a… [Link]
Pitching Instruction » Curveball Grip: How To Grip A Curveball
I threw a curveball with a 12 to 6 o'clock rotation. This release imparts sidespin and backspin because I maintained pressure on the ball with my middle finger while rolling it out over the top of my index finger. I… [Link]
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