An Extremely Common Drive-Through Problem

By Carly | September 16, 2013 |

I know I’ve been talking about drive-throughs a lot lately, but I’m finding that the drive-through is the area where MOST windmill pitchers—even otherwise very accomplished pitchers—are almost universally lacking. Not only will a weak drive through rob you of speed, but it can also cause a chain reaction of countless other mechanical problems. There is a particular concept related to the drive-through that I think a lot of pitchers struggle with, and that’s what we’re going to discuss today.

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Slow Motion Change-up Animations

By Carly | September 2, 2013 |

Are you struggling with your change up? One of the most common problems with change-up performance is poor hand position. Poor hand position can lead to a number of undesirable results, but particularly if your change-up is too fast, this is the post for you. We’ll take a closer look at two of the most popular change-up styles and analyze how the hand position around the circle differs from the fastball.

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Slow-Motion Pitcher Animations

By Carly | August 12, 2013 |

Videos are a great training aid for learning skills, but sometimes it’s helpful to be able to look at at a looping animation. For your reference, I’ve compiled some slow-motion looping animated GIFs of a few pitchers that we feel exemplify excellent pitching mechanics.

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