how fast should i be throwing

Look dont worry about how fast your throwing. Make sure that your throwing mechanics are good and you take care of your arm. Make sure that you throw alot and the right way. Long toss in the off season as well and make sure that you dont take warm ups for granted that is a big part of practice. Just for your information a good velocity for 12 is around 60mph. But if your slower than that so what and if your faster so what. It really doesnt matter. Just keep working and have fun at the game.

thanx for ur reply. i pretty much new it didnt matter but it wuz just a test question pretty much. but thanx

Good to see a young man on here. I would like to give you some suggestions on building arm strength and an healthy arm. Put quality time into your arm. Throw every throw with a purpose just dont throw. Get in the power posistion and get the elbow up. Work at it you can develop a strong healthy arm with good mechanics. You are at an age where it is critical that you develop quality mechanics. If you dont know a coach that teaches this find one. Go to your local HS and ask someone to give you information or better yet show you the proper way to throw and train. There is great information on this site but there is no way for them to actually show you. Good luck I wish you the best

prior_fan_22...after reading your post, I would focus on english and worry about velocity later. Sorry, but someone needs to let you know now. The test for you is this...can you post from now on in english as it should be written and spelled?

Welcome to the HSBBW.

Prior Fan, Coach May gives you excellent advice, don't worry about your velocity. Take care of your arm and build its strength intelligiently. It is way more important to learn how to throw strikes consistently than it is to be able to throw hard.

And remember, most of the people on here usually are old enough to be your parents (or grandparents) so it does impress people to use proper grammar and spelling. Don't sweat it though, because my teenagers spell like you do when they can get away with it

A test question ?????????

At 12 years of age you will be throwing at the speed you body will allow you to-- at your age every kid is in a different stage of development physically as well as mentally

Welcome, glad to see that you have an interest in learning. There are a lot of great people here that you can learn from. The guys that have replied on velocity are right, don't worry so much about how fast right now as much as how mechanically sound you throw. Also focus on building arm strength it will server you later. I use a spell checker all the time have for years. I was under the impression for a long time that God put the inventor of spell check on earth just for me, . Read all you can here and if you don't understand something speak up, don't let us old guys scare you off by being grumpy some days. We are here because we like to talk baseball and will be glad to explain what we are talking about. One last thing keep in mind this is a discussion forum not the chat room so some of the phrases you can use there don't apply here. Do your best at everything you do and do what you enjoy.

Jeez, I bet this kid's been chased off!!

TRhit what I mean by a test question I'm new ,and this was my 1st question I just wanted to see how it worked

Glad to have you prior_fan. I have a son that is 11yo and he reads and enjoys these forums very much. Ask any questions that you have and we will answer them as best we can.

As far as your velocity is concerned, the responses have been very good. You should be working on mechanics and control. Do lots of long toss to strengthen your arm and the velocity will come.

All the best,
R.

prior fan, One other thing that you'll be hearing over and over as you go along is to take care of your academics. You can have the greatest fastball in your area and be an all-league player, but if you don't get the grades in the classroom, it won't matter how good you are on the field, you'll be cheating yourself. I have some very talented boys that play summer baseball with me who are being recruited by top universities, and some of them have the grades to go to these great colleges, but a few don't have the grades even though they have the ability. I can promise you that it feels pretty crummy to get recruiting letters from great schools that you won't get into becuase of grades. Please, don't let yourself become one of those guys.

If you have any questions about any of this stuff and don't want to post it for everyone, feel free to private message me anytime.