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The Pitching Academy100+ posts

What is the best pitching advice (mechanics) you feel has added the most velocity to your fastball? How much velocity do you think you got out of making the mechanical adjustment?
Thank you in advance. This will be fun hearing from everyone.

3/23/116:16 PM

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Gingerbread Man500+ posts

For my son it was more showing the back to the batter in the windup and thus more rotation. Don't know how much velocity he gained though, didn't have a gun..

Low Finish500+ posts

Three things have really helped me.

1. Move relatively quickly down the mound.
2. Drop down slightly in order to get more out of the legs.
3. Counter-rotate (show the back pocket to the hitter)

danramosd10+ posts

Loosen the grip on your 4 seem as much as possible w/ out losing control.

Keep your weight on your back leg as long as possible.

And last but probably most important... USE YOUR HIPS. Just like hitters, pitchers generate a majority of their torque from their hips.

YoungGunDadHSBaseballWeb member since 2005

My son took pitching lessons from the infamous Sidd Finch. That's all it took.

He's probably googable.

PGStaff10,000+ posts

Throw with your belly! Haven't got time to explain right now, but read "danramosd" post above.

7/2/116:55 AM

SultanofSwat10,000+ posts

A Phiten necklace will improve your speed by 15%.

7/2/118:18 AM

TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

quote:
Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
A Phiten necklace will improve your speed by 15%.

That is very funny.

TopVelocity.net10+ posts

Triple Extension and the Force Vector.
http://topvelocity.net/pitching-101/

7/4/111:03 AM

CADad5,000+ posts

Top Velocity,
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TopVelocity.net10+ posts

I appologize. Please use this video link it is on youtube which isn't my website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOM_TOkCoc

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