My pitching coach has been trying to change things in my motion. I have better control when I use his way, but I throw harder my way. What should I do?
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Speed will come with time once a comfort level with the new way is established. Being accurrate is never easy-go with his way. You will in time find variations of how to throw harder with still using the same general idea.
Dtiger,
Thanks for the advice. My only problem is that I'm a freshman. I throw 80-81mph and they haven't seen me in a situation where I need to get the hitter out. When I do things my coach's way, I lose quite a bit of speed, around 6mph.
"If you can do something, it ain't boastin'."--Dizzy Dean
Thanks for the advice. My only problem is that I'm a freshman. I throw 80-81mph and they haven't seen me in a situation where I need to get the hitter out. When I do things my coach's way, I lose quite a bit of speed, around 6mph.
"If you can do something, it ain't boastin'."--Dizzy Dean
quote:Originally posted by TSP4:
My pitching coach has been trying to change things in my motion. I have better control when I use his way, but I throw harder my way. What should I do?
Control is always a good thing, and it's more important than velocity. That's what has made Greg Maddux what he is.
I doubt if you are going to get dinked for the velocity drop, since it was your coach's idea.
Also, are you a Freshman in HS or college? If HS, then 75 is still above average.
Often velocity and control will suffer when you start changing your mechanics. If you are committed to working with this pitching coach, then go with his advice. If he knows what he is doing, the velocity will return over time. May take a little while.
