i am posting this video of my son Nicolas for analysis. having watched some of Brent's training videos and speaking over a couple of emails, this is the resultant pitching technique. he has much more power and control, but i am worried about the strong posting of the left landing leg. should he have a bent knee to absorb the energy or allow his leg to straighten up?

thanks,

Ross J Johnson

here is an updated video. it was cold today so he did a little "couch pitching". he likes to throw a dryer ball into the crack of the couch. i think he likes the loud whosh it makes when he throws.

he has worked hard to get that arm lag under control. i'm not sure about a couple of things on this video:

1) is it still an arm lag or just a straight arm drop with very closed choulders now. the other day we spent an hour just on arm lag issues. he has to concentrate to stop it.

2) is he crouching during the stride? i worry about him having his butt too far out to fire his hips and chest correctly.

3) is he getting maximum momentum? i'm thinking not. too me, this looks too much like his last season pitching. it's really hard to relearn everything and not revert back to the old "feel" i guess.

he threw a ton of hard strikes the other day, so i feel good about that. the only soreness he is feeling the next day is in his butt, legs, and stomach. i feel pretty good about that also. let me know what you think.

thanks,

Ross J Johnson

here is the latest. he is throwing with a lot of power and control now.

i'm guessing that he is slowing down to try to get more accuracy. he was throwing a lot of strikes that day, much more than usual.