The reality is, not until you get to professional baseball will ball movement start to become an important factor and at this level you will actually have coaches who will coach this with pitch grips. I really believe that changing mechanics to enhance ball movement is not a healthy approach for a pitcher. A great example was John Smoltz, at the end of his career the Atlanta, Braves made him a closer and also dropped his arm angle to a side arm position, so he could get a more natural run on the ball. This was effective at first, then he was put on the DL with bone spurs in his elbow. I believe he cut his career short when he made this mechanical adjustment for ball movement.

In my career, I never met a scout at any level who said all they are looking for is a pitcher who can throw strikes and has natural run on the ball. During my last recruiting visit, for one of the pitchers I have been working with, the first thing the coach asked was, how hard does he throw. He then told us that he wasn’t interested in anyone that was mid 80′s or less. We were expecting this and this pitcher did well and was offered a great scholarship because of his velocity.

The Road to Pitching Velocity

The best road that a young pitcher can take, in his career, is the road towards his top velocity. This means your main focus your entire career is to develop and maintain a high velocity fastball. Ever other pitch should work to complement the fastball. If a young pitcher will take this road and never go off path, his chances of making it to the top level, is a lot greater. For example, I was watching an MLB game this past season and the announcer pulled some stats on Bartolo Colon. He said that Colon averages 85% fastballs each game. Here is a veteran pitcher in Major League Baseball, he has made it to the top level and he is still throwing fastballs 85% of the time. So if you are a young pitcher playing high school baseball and you are throwing 45% or 65% fastballs then what are the chances you will be a Bartolo Colon or a hard thrower one day? Not good! Oh, by the way, the MLB only drafts hard throwers!

If you decide to go down the road to pitching velocity then you must make time for an off-season. You need an off-season to start a velocity program like the 3X Pitching Velocity program, if you want to increase velocity. Trying to use an off-season program to increase velocity in-season will have little effect. This is why increasing velocity can be such a big challenge, you not only have to work hard through the program but you also have to make at least a 16 week commitment, 5 days a week, 2-3 hours a day. So stop going from in-season to in-season and take the time to develop a high velocity fastball in the off-season.

Location, Location, Location

Before you even start thinking about movement, after you have established a good fastball, you  must master pitch location first. This means learn to place your dominate fastball on the corners of the plate. Your fastball can work as an off-speed pitch just by moving it inside and outside of the strike-zone. An inside fastball on the hands of a batter adds 5 mph in perceived velocity to the hitters eye. An outside fastball is just the opposite. This means just throwing the ball inside and outside to the hitter, will throw his timing off and you haven’t even changed your pitch. If you can master painting the corners with your dominate fastball then you could possibly take this strategy all the way to pro ball. Just imagine what scouts will think when they have a kid throwing upper 80′s or low 90′s and all he needs is his fastball to dominate the game. This is a major plus for all scouts!

Now comes the Movement

You don’t have to throw “Side Arm” or “Submarine” to have ball movement. Greg Maddux was the master at ball movement and he did it with an almost over the top release point. The key to his ball movement was pitch grips. Once you have established your fastball and you are throwing it 85% of the time or more, inside and outside, then now you can start to work with ball movement. This doesn’t mean everyone must have the same arm slot. I believe your bone and muscular structure will establish your natural arm slot. All it means is your ball movement must come from your pitch grips. Pitch grips should be a simple process of finger placement and wrist release point. The rest is up to you to spend the time working with the feeling of the pitch, until you can get some good movement out of it.

I highly recommend that you do not spend much time at all with ball movement, until you are heading way done the road to pitching velocity. If you are a young pitcher and you are getting hit around a lot in travel ball or high school baseball then make time for an off-season and develop a fastball.

Now that he is back, Tom House is claiming that he did some research on the new ArmourBite™ and he found that it will add 1-2 mph to your fastball when using the plastic mouth piece. This is the info coming from the home page of his National Pitching Association website.

National Pitching Associtation ArmourBite Claim

New Mouthpiece Improves Velocity!

Yep you read that right. Our research team at RDRBI lead by Tom House did some testing with the ArmourBite® to see if it could improve velocity. It works!

Because I have a lot of respect for Tom House and Under Armour®, I had to purchase the ArmourBite™. I will put together a full review of my performance after I use it for at least a month. Tom House is not the only one making the claims. Under Armour® is saying it will increase strength up to 20%, Increase Endurance up to 25% with Less Lactate Acid build up (This is confusing because research has shown that Lactate Acid is good for performance!), and improved reaction time up to 12% faster. This all makes me want to be so skeptical but Major Dena Garner, PhD at the Citadel said she felt the same before she did the research which has proven Under Armour®’s claims. Under Armour® is known for producing or support legitimate sports technology, so I am very close to being a believer but ultimately I need more research and to experience it myself.

The reason for my skepticism is because this device and these claims remind me of those plastic bands that everyone wears around their wrist because they also claim to increase strength and balance which I think is a joke. The more research I have done on this mouth piece though, the more I believe it may be worth its weight in gold. Supposedly, this mouth piece prevents the mouth from clenching during high intensity performance which this clenching causes a lot of performance issues. BiteTech who is the inventor of this technology, which Under Armour® is selling, says:

Clenching the jaw triggers the production and release of a cascade of hormones, including cortisol, the stress hormone. Performance Mouthwear prevents teeth clenching and relieves pressure on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). By preventing the excessive production of hormones, the body is able to unlock its full potential.

They are also saying that the clenching effects breathing as well which leads to fatigue. This reminds me of those nose bands that the football players wear to help them with breathing during performance which is also worth its weight in gold. If the ArmourBite™ does prevent this excessive dump of cortisol into the system and support better breathing then maybe they can make these claims. The cortisol issue is important because research shows that testosterone is reduced when cortisol is present.

The more I learn about this mouth piece, the more I can’t wait to get it in the mail. This also gets me more excited because now you have a well respected pitching coach admitting that increasing strength will benefit velocity. This would mean he would have to make the same claims about a program like the 3X Pitching Velocity Program which uses the same approach to increasing velocity. It used the Fusion System which is by far the best strength and conditioning program on the web. I will not make my claims before I do my own tests but I would recommend using the ArmourBite™ with the 3X Pitching Velocity Program because if it does what it claims, it will enhance the programs ability to develop speed and strength around the 3X Pitching Velocity Mechanics which will help you reach your velocity goals even faster!

For more info on the product select the image below and search “ArmourBite”.

ArmourBite at UnderArmour.com

I learned quickly when I was at my first MLB tryout Camp at 16, the scout actually told us we had 6 pitches to hit 90 or we where going home early. Let’s just say I went home really early that day but it was an eye opening experience. I learned a lot about the cynicism of professional baseball. When I found myself at my next MLB tryout Camp I was now prepared for the day. I will never forget though my 3rd MLB tryout Camp. I was like 22 at the time, which makes you feel old at these tryouts and I had made friends with another guy who was my age as well. When we started warming up for the bull pens, he started bragging about his curveball to me. I just listened and then I started bragging about my fastball. I made the commit that today we better feel 90 or we will be heading home early! He looked at me and said that he doesn’t throw hard but he has that great curveball he was talking about. I then asked him if he was serious, if he realized what he was setting himself up for! I learned quickly that he had no clue. He was just like me at my first tryout. I told him the reality of these tryouts. He said I can’t break 82, so I have to show them my curverball. I said look pal, if you go up there and throw anything but a hard fastball, you are better off just turning right around and heading home. I told him if you do not hit 90 in your first few pitches, you are done. He stood strong and said that isn’t what he had to offer as a pitcher. I then wished him good luck! He stepped on the mound and throw his first pitch, it was a curveball and the scout dropped the gun and asked him what the hell was he doing. My friend told him that he was throwing his best pitch. The scout said, you better throw that thing straight and hard if you want to be around in the afternoon. This means he would have made the first cut and then played in the afternoon, with all the other guys who made the first cut. 6 pitches later the scout was asking him to leave.

It was my turn now and I was ready. I had been through 3 of these camps before and I knew what I needed to do. I threw my first pitch as hard as I possibly could and then I did it again. In 2 pitches I hit 91 and 92, and the scout told me to shut it down and get ready for the afternoon. I had finally made it and all because I knew what they were looking for, which was velocity. Velocity is king and I was playing the game. This is why ever person who finds this site must purchase the 3X Pitching Velocity Program. It will train you to pump gas and lead you to the 90mph club. Then you can walk into an MLB tryout Camp with confidence that you are going to turn some heads, like I did! The day that you hear a scout tell you that you are 90+ and you are coming back for the afternoon, you will do a back flip.

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Once again, more new information that proves 3X Pitching to be not just revolutionary but a must learn approach to pitching velocity. Explosive Triple Extension is the only way a pitcher is going to increase stride distance and stride speed effectively to stand out with this new 3D Doppler Radar technology. The average stride length to pitch release is 5.10 feet and this is because these pitchers are not achieving complete 3X or Triple Extension before front foot strike. They are also not performing 3X explosively enough to finish with the maximum amount of forward trunk tilt at ball release, to allow the pitcher to finish out over the front foot, which puts his release point closer to the plate. The 3X Pitching Approach is the only way a pitcher will be able to increase their stride distance from the plate, along with their release point.

I have received a lot of interest lately, from newbies to 3X Pitching, who want to learn how to get more extension at pitch release. This could have a lot to do with the buzz around this technology. I first tell them that the WORST thing they can do to shorten their release point distance is to pull down or even reach forward at ball release. I then open their eyes to the 3X Pitching approach of stride length and stride speed through triple extension with hip to shoulder separation and the light goes on! They learn quickly that there is no other way to develop more velocity and that “Sneaky” fastball than with the 3X Pitching Velocity Program. The data that will begin to flow from this 3D Doppler Radar will change the game and will also be the launching pad that mainstreams 3X Pitching.

This information was first brought to my attention in another great article by Tom Verducci with Sports Illustrated. I highly recommend that you read his article about this revolutionary technology. He covers it more in depth and lists pitchers who score higher on the 3D Doppler Radar. Here is the entire article.

When I developed the revolutionary approach to pitching velocity called 3X Pitching, I first analyzed some of the hardest throwers in the game to try and discover their secrets. I wasn’t as interested in their training programs because most of these hard throwers, I felt, had superior genetics. I knew that if I could learn what they were doing mechanically, which was causing them to throw so hard, I could then try to emulate these mechanics through training my body to move like theirs. I believed that this was a good strategy for success. I soon learned that this was true.

The mechanical components that I pulled out of these hard throwing delivers are a main part to the 3X Pitching Velocity Program. The program lists all of these components and covers them in detail. More important than uncovering these velocity components was discovering the key component which was the foundation. This one component, if not performed correctly, would prevent all of the other components to be performed correctly as well. This was the case because these hard throwers were using the entire kinetic chain to generate their power and their velocity was initiated in the very start of the kinetic sequence. This component that I discovered was Triple Extension or what I call 3X. The day I discovered this key component I could not believe how effective it was and how clueless the rest of baseball was, to completely miss it. Even today I am shocked that I am the only pitching voice coaching it.

The problem with most velocity enhancement programs is that they focus on the mechanics more than the training or the training more than the mechanics. They must go hand in hand. The mechanics must be used as a measurement for the effectiveness of the training program and the means to the end. If not then you are training blind and going no where fast. The 3X Pitching Velocity Program is a multi-faceted approach to pitching velocity that believes a more powerful athletic pitcher will more effectively develop high velocity mechanics than the average pitcher. This is why this program produces results and makes it possible for all young pitchers to add 5-10 mph to their velocity.

What is 3X Pitching?

3X Pitching is a proven scientific approach to pitching velocity that has helped hundreds, just like you, reach their velocity goals. Yes, you can purchase the entire program here but the 3X Pitching Velocity Camps take it to a whole new level.

This is not your typical pitching camp. It is revolutionary and it will blow your mind and shock your system! The 3X Pitching Velocity Camps will start you on your path towards becoming an elite athlete/pitcher. You have only ONE career, ONE chance to grab hold of your goals and dreams, don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Regret will hit you harder than any major loss in your pitching career! REGISTER FOR THE 3X PITCHING VELOCITY CAMP TODAY AND YOU WILL GO HOME WITH MORE VELOCITY, I PROMISE!

Steps to REGISTER?

• Read and pick your date from the Pitching Camps.
• Check the age requirements.
• Read the Pitching Camp Itinerary.
• Read the Pitching Camp Checklist.
• Register for the Baseball Pitching Camp by making your purchase below.
• Book your flight and hotel. Hotel recommendations below. (You will have a shuttle for transportation to a from the hotel and facilities)
• Get Ready for a career changing event!

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Dates

• December 27th-29th, 2011
• January 4th-6th, 2012

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Times

• 3-8pm Day 1
• 9pm-5pm Day 2
• 9am-2pm Day 3

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Age Requirements

• 13 and UP!
• Some type of strength training experience.

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Itinerary

(The camp will last 4-5 hours per day)

• Baseball Pitching Camp Introduction (Receive your official copy of the Ace Pitcher Handbook)
• 3X Pitching 101 (We will cover 3X Pitching Mechanics, Strength and Conditioning, Recovery, Nutrition and more new and cutting edge information.)
• Questions and Answers
• Pitching Video Analysis (You will be filmed and analyzed)
• Athletic Profile Evaluation (You will be tested in several areas of athletic ability)
• 3X Velocity System (Training begins – All three days)
• Fusion System (All three days)
• Closing Day comments and more!

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Checklist

(Please bring the following)

1. Glove
2. Turfs and Cleats
3. Athletic attire
4. Note Pad if needed.
5. Please have a Doctor give you a release for high intensity training. (You do not need to bring a release to the camp.)

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Headquarters

Guerilla Baseball Academy
4019 Lasalle St
Mandeville, LA 70471

Phone:985-377-9249

*45 Minutes from New Orleans

3X Pitching Velocity Camp Hotel Recommendations

(These are the only Hotels that the shuttle will be servicing)

• Courtyard New Orleans Covington/Mandeville – 101 Northpark Blvd. · Covington, Louisiana 70433 – Website
• Residence Inn New Orleans Covington/North Shore – 101 Park Place Boulevard · Covington, Louisiana 70433 – Website
• Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Covington, LA – 130 Holiday Boulevard, Covington LA 70433 – Website
• BEST WESTERN Northpark Inn – 625 N Highway 190, Covington, Louisiana 70433-8961 – Website
• Super 8 Covington – 120 Holiday Blvd I-12 and Hwy 190 Exit 63 B Covington, LA 70433 – Website

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New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Dec – $499
(This registers you for either camp!)

New Orleans 3X Pitching Velocity Camp Jan – $499
(This registers you for either camp!)

Why you need a FREE Video Pitching Analysis TODAY

1. You can’t see what you are doing wrong in your delivery.
2. You do not have the education of explosive total body pitching mechanics.
3. You are not getting any better mechanically.
4. You do not have much time left in your career to make changes.
5. You do not have the money to pay for a professional pitching analysis like this.
6. Your mechanics maybe causing serious injury to your arm.
7. You may have 2-3mph or more in your body but your poor mechanics are holding you back.
8. You need a fresh new eye to look at your delivery.
9. You want to get better.
10. You want to learn what it takes to throw 90.
11. You need something to jump start your career!
12. You know this is exactly what you need and it is FREE!

I have put together hundreds of pitching analysis that has helped hundreds increase velocity, improve precision and efficiency and gain confidence. You can join this group today by sending me your link to your video for your FREE pitching analysis. View all pitching analysis here.

What you will get in a FREE Video Pitching Analysis

* First you need to shoot footage of yourself in a perspective that doesn’t distort your mechanics, an example would be a complete side view from first or third base, then you need to post the link to your video here or send it to me by going to the CONTACT US link above.

1. Your pitching delivery will be put next to footage of a pitcher with good mechanics that you can emulate to help you make the necessary adjustments.
2. I will then document a complete evaluation of your delivery and point out your weaknesses and strengths.
3. Last of all I will give you direction on how you can correct your issues through drills, exercises and lifts.

Why is this Pitching Analysis better than any other professional Pitching Analysis?

The answer to this question is simply. I do not coach using conventional wisdom. I have developed a revolutionary approach to pitching which is growing more popular everyday. I have several high schools, colleges and baseball academies using my 3X Pitching Velocity Program. To learn more about this program and my approach to pitching, select the 3X Pitching Velocity Program.

Why should you stay away from coaches who use conventional wisdom?

This is important because the game is very mechanical as you know and most baseball mechanics are occurring in the game at speeds that the human eye can not capture. This is why conventional wisdom plagues the game. Conventional wisdom is a broad public understanding of the game. The problem with it in baseball is that the understanding of the mechanics of the game have changed completely in the past 10-15 years due to digital science. The ability to use high speed cameras and motion capture to slow down the mechanics of the game opened our eyes to what was actually occurring. We then learned that the game was being taught incorrectly in many areas. Conventional wisdom still echoes threw the mouth of coaches who have not educated themselves on the new science of the game. Conventional wisdom will eventually evolve to the new science of the game but it will take some time for this evolution to occur. So during your career you must search for coaches who have educated themselves outside of conventional wisdom or you too will be taught inaccurate mechanics of the game, which can be determinantal to your career.

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Offspeed Pitches:

• Curveball
• Slurveball
• Circle Change
• Forkball
• Knuckleball
• Gyroball
• The “Volken”

I am not saying that these pitches are junk or a waste of time, because many great pitchers have used them. What I am saying is this is always last resort. Especially when you are young. You should expect your velocity to improve all the way into your 20′s. If you have plateaued, then you need a velocity enhancement program like 3X Pitching and the Ace Pitcher Handbook before you need to learn another pitch. Also learning these offspeed pitches have proven to decrease velocity, because if not thrown correctly,  it can add more wear and tear to the arm and it also can change your mechanics. I have seen in my career guys loss a few miles per hour because they fell in love with a Forkball, or a Curveball. I am not saying this is the case for everyone but it is the case for most young pitchers.

My philosophy is, you should take a fastball change-up, or fastball cutter or slider combo, as far into your career as you can, before you add a third pitch. Those who have average to below average velocity in your current level, should use the fastball change-up combo. Those of you who have above average velocity at your level of play, should use the fastball cutter or slider combo. This is because when you throw hard, you should stay hard, and when you throw slow, you should change your speeds more often. The reason hard throwers will do better with staying hard, is because a lot of hard throwers make the mistake of going soft when the hitter is still trying to catch up with their velocity. Therefore going soft with a change-up would put the timing of the pitch with the timing of the hitters swing, even if there is a good difference in velocity. This is a very common mistake among young pitchers. I don’t know how many times I have seen, with a young pitcher, when he has just thrown two hard fastballs past a hitter and then he comes with a change-up, which is now timed perfectly with the hitters swing. This is why you need a hard cutter, or slider, to finish the hitter off. Stay hard and let it break just a bit, or just stay hard and get it off the plate inside or out.

The other problem with pitchers who opt for ball movement, when their velocity isn’t fooling hitters, is those who decide to change arm angles. I would say the same about this approach as the more pitches approach. Use this option late in your career, not early, because if you use it early, it could set you up for failure at a young age.

“You will not find a velocity enhancement program this effective on the web. It has helped hundreds of pitchers gain up to 10 MPH and more, from high school to the professional levels. Don’t be that guy who passes these proven velocity secrets by and after your career is already over, regretting that you didn’t purchase this velocity enhancement program in the first place! You have a short window in your career to attract scouts and move up levels of the game. The Ace Pitcher Handbook will give you everything you need to gain the velocity that scouts are looking for. I WENT FROM 84 – 94MPH WITH THIS PROGRAM!”
Brent Pourciau

This will be the best $197 you have ever spent in your pitching career! It is a no brainer!

ACT NOW and purchase the 3X Pitching Velocity Program which is THE guide to 3X Pitching. This handbook is sweeping the web because it is producing results and because it uses the brand new – cutting edge approach to pitching called 3X. That means it is giving out VELOCITY to anyone who is determined to reach their VELOCITY GOALS. This isn’t a quick fix program or a take this pill and pump 90+ infomercial. This is a legit program developed by legit trainers and professionals in the game of baseball.

Included with the 3X Pitching approach is the Fusion System. This is one of the top Bigger, Stronger, Faster Strength and Conditioning programs out on the web today. It was developed by USA Weightlifting certified Sports Performance Coach Brent Pourciau along with the  3X Velocity mechanics, drills and more. Brent Pourciau overcame career ending rotator cuff surgery to pitch professionally and reach his velocity goal of 94 MPH after doctors told him he would never pitch again. That is right, this program is the real thing!!! The only question is are you the real thing and are you ready to take it to a whole new level of performance? Nolan Ryan once said,

“Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!”

THIS PROGRAM ISN’T FOR SLACKERS. IT ISN’T FOR KIDS. IT IS FOR GROWN MEN. THE ACE PITCHER HANDBOOK WITH THE 3X APPROACH IS EXTREMELY INTENSE BECAUSE IT PRODUCES RESULTS.

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I would recommend that whomever is doing the chart, should also bring a radar gun if you have one. They should also record your velocity on every pitch as well. This is  a good indication of when a pitcher is getting tired. This is because you will notice a significant drop in velocity at this point. It is also important to see the difference in velocity between your fastball and off speed pitches. If the difference is very small then this is a good indication of how well the pitcher will perform on that day. A small difference in pitch velocity will make it easier for hitters to adjust to your pitches.

It is very common in college and pro ball for the team to chart statistics, but in high school and under, you do not see this a lot. If you are a pitcher and having a hard time finding someone to chart your pitches then I would recommend that you first ask your friends and family who like to go to your games or find one of the team moms who always goes to the game and then ask her. You will be glad you did!

Below is a chart for recording pitch counts and more and also a chart for recording velocity. Select the chart to download the pdf file. You can then print out the pdf file.

These charts are FREE to download and use. If you post these charts on your site, I would ask that you put a link back to this page as the source ( www.TopVelocity.net ).

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