Smokky
You never want to get desperate !!! NEVER !!!!
Especially at your age---lots of time to get better and improve velocity--matter of fact Mother Nature will take care of lot of that for you as your body grows and matures
I am just going to work on my power mechanics. i guess i will gain velocity. i'm 6'0 150. I am pretty skinny.
Smokky1
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE MADE IN THE OFF-SEASON!
Especially pitchers!
We had a kid on my sons HS team 6'2 150-160 lbs. He came in as a freshman throwing 65 and left as a senior thorwing 75. He had great mechanics.
I don't say this to scare you, but to warn you.
He was told what he needed to do to increase his speed, he chose not to listen and never got any faster.
My son came in as a freshman throwing about 70-72 and now as a senior has peaked at 88. But he works is butt off in the off season.
You probably will be told to lift weights do some sort of running and long toss. Listen to what the coaches tell you!
More importantly, do what the coaches tell you to do!
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE MADE IN THE OFF-SEASON!
Especially pitchers!
We had a kid on my sons HS team 6'2 150-160 lbs. He came in as a freshman throwing 65 and left as a senior thorwing 75. He had great mechanics.
I don't say this to scare you, but to warn you.
He was told what he needed to do to increase his speed, he chose not to listen and never got any faster.
My son came in as a freshman throwing about 70-72 and now as a senior has peaked at 88. But he works is butt off in the off season.
You probably will be told to lift weights do some sort of running and long toss. Listen to what the coaches tell you!
More importantly, do what the coaches tell you to do!
Guys, over the past few years anyone who has a viewpoint from Dick Mills has been attacked--personally, not on the basis of his/her ideas. Read Webball.com and past Collegiate Baseball editions. I have found Ron Wolforth has changed his training techniques dramatically over the past few years because he has openly and honestly questioned long-held training beliefs. For example, a few years ago Ron was against weighted balls and believed in the old "pause at the top/power position" mechanics.
I was introduced to Ron's Athletic Pitching program by a local Division 3 manager/minor league manager who had then just attended a Pitching Coaches Seminar in Seattle, Wash. This manager used Ron's system and last year was the Collegiate Division 3 coach of the year, developed a pitcher @ 97-98 who was subsequently drafted my Montreal (pitcher is 5'9"), and has a number of 90+ pitchers on his team.
My son, just turned 15, threw barely 70 when at age 14. Working with Ron's system, the Collegiate coach, and attending one of Ron's Pitching Boot camps, my son is throwing 83-84.
Ron's system is not solely about strength. Yes, he quite honestly states that to throw at high velocity you need to have the intention to throw hard, must prepare the body for the stresses on throwing hard, but also, the pitcher must have the freedom and develop the athleticism and confidence to fail in the short term i.o.t. succeed in the long-term.
Furthermore, both my son and I learned more about "mechanics" from Ron's boot camp through Ron, Brent Strom and Reese Smith than any other forum we have been exposed.
By the way, the current Collegiate Coach of the year--the guy from Vanderbilt, and Washington's Ken Knutson are among the users of Ron's system.
Finally, Ron's greatest strength is his own acknowledgement that he doesn't know everything. He's constantly experimenting and discarding what doesn't seem to work and replacing with does a better job in preparing pitchers
Bottom line guys--get off the fence and try Ron's program.
I was introduced to Ron's Athletic Pitching program by a local Division 3 manager/minor league manager who had then just attended a Pitching Coaches Seminar in Seattle, Wash. This manager used Ron's system and last year was the Collegiate Division 3 coach of the year, developed a pitcher @ 97-98 who was subsequently drafted my Montreal (pitcher is 5'9"), and has a number of 90+ pitchers on his team.
My son, just turned 15, threw barely 70 when at age 14. Working with Ron's system, the Collegiate coach, and attending one of Ron's Pitching Boot camps, my son is throwing 83-84.
Ron's system is not solely about strength. Yes, he quite honestly states that to throw at high velocity you need to have the intention to throw hard, must prepare the body for the stresses on throwing hard, but also, the pitcher must have the freedom and develop the athleticism and confidence to fail in the short term i.o.t. succeed in the long-term.
Furthermore, both my son and I learned more about "mechanics" from Ron's boot camp through Ron, Brent Strom and Reese Smith than any other forum we have been exposed.
By the way, the current Collegiate Coach of the year--the guy from Vanderbilt, and Washington's Ken Knutson are among the users of Ron's system.
Finally, Ron's greatest strength is his own acknowledgement that he doesn't know everything. He's constantly experimenting and discarding what doesn't seem to work and replacing with does a better job in preparing pitchers
Bottom line guys--get off the fence and try Ron's program.
i wan't to get the ron wolforth program but don't i need to buy alote of the weighted balls,tubbing,and other stuff in order to use the program?? I'm talking about the athelic progam.