I am looking for the best Pitching books/vids out there for HS coaches. Please let me know if you have found any to be great for teaching drills and how to improve arm strength.
Thanks!!
Patrick
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PatrickW,
These are the books that I regularly use (some I've had since I was in the 8th grade, others I've recently added):
Instructional:
The Act of Pitching- Dr. John Bagonzi
Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible- Nolan Ryan and Tom House
Coaching Pitchers- Joe McFarland
The Pitching Edge- Tom House
The Louisville Sluggers Complete Book of Pitching- Doug Myers and Mark Gola
Mental Aspect of Pitching:
Heads-Up Baseball- Tom Hanson Ken Ravizza
The Mental ABC's of Pitching-H.A. Dorfman
The Mental Game of Baseball Dorfman and Karl Kuehl
Hope this helps!
These are the books that I regularly use (some I've had since I was in the 8th grade, others I've recently added):
Instructional:
The Act of Pitching- Dr. John Bagonzi
Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible- Nolan Ryan and Tom House
Coaching Pitchers- Joe McFarland
The Pitching Edge- Tom House
The Louisville Sluggers Complete Book of Pitching- Doug Myers and Mark Gola
Mental Aspect of Pitching:
Heads-Up Baseball- Tom Hanson Ken Ravizza
The Mental ABC's of Pitching-H.A. Dorfman
The Mental Game of Baseball Dorfman and Karl Kuehl
Hope this helps!
Some good books Doc.
If you had to pick one I would recommend the Louisville book. It has all the progression shots of top pitchers and looks at all the styles ,pitch types food selection, correcting problems and a complete work out section. My son usually takes it with him every where he plays. I think Chapters has it for $14 and it is the best all around book I have read.
If you want a Tom House book then I'd recommend his latest, The Art and Science of Pitching. You can get it at the NPA website.
For videos, we use the following for reference in our program:
Pitching Mechanics - Jerry Weinstein (Rockies Organization)
Developing Pitches - Jerry Weinstein (Rockies Organization)
Thrive On Throwing - Alan Jaeger (Long Toss Program)
4 DVD Set - Chris Sinacori (Mariners Organization)
3 Tape Set - U of Miami (Chair Drills)
These videos have brought organization into our in-between starts workouts, focus and improvement on our mechanics, and brought our mental and fielding skills up.
Pitching Mechanics - Jerry Weinstein (Rockies Organization)
Developing Pitches - Jerry Weinstein (Rockies Organization)
Thrive On Throwing - Alan Jaeger (Long Toss Program)
4 DVD Set - Chris Sinacori (Mariners Organization)
3 Tape Set - U of Miami (Chair Drills)
These videos have brought organization into our in-between starts workouts, focus and improvement on our mechanics, and brought our mental and fielding skills up.
N Y M A N's Rotational Throwing for Numbies is a good eBook program (for some reason, his name is censored). He's also associtaed with Jerry Weinstein.
