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Alan Jaeger vs TopVelocity.net

I have been pretty tough on Alan Jaeger’s approach to pitching on this site. Just recently, another well know pitching coach Paul Reddick reached out to me,with the suggestion that I should have a man to man talk with Alan Jaeger in hopes that we could get on better terms. I decided to take Paul’s advice because Paul has been in this business for a while and he is a good person. What I learned was that Alan Jaeger is also a good person and after our conversation we have agreed to disagree when it comes to the best approach to pitching. I have decided to dedicate this article to Alan Jaeger for being such a good sport with my competitive nature.

In the rest of this article, I am going to post Alan Jaeger’s approach to pitching and the Top Velocity approach. I hope that you will read them both. This is a great opportunity for you to learn both perspectives. What you will learn is that these are two totally different approaches to pitching and this will ultimately help you develop your own. Read more

3D Doppler Radar Launches 3X Pitching

This may be the first sign of the beginning of a new era for baseball. A Danish company called Trackman has planted some 3D Doppler Radar’s in Major League parks across the country and the data is revolutionary. They can scientifically produce data that shows why two 90 MPH pitchers are not the same. Why one may be seen as having a “Sneaky” fastball when the other is throwing the exact same velocity. This is because this new technology uses distance and speed to measure velocity, instead of only using speed. Therefore, someone throwing 90 mph with a release point that is 53 feet away from the hitter is throwing harder, as perceived by the hitters eye, than the pitcher with the same velocity throwing the ball 55 feet away. Trackman has determined that the average release point from the rubber for an MLB pitcher is 5.10 feet but some of the “Sneaky” fastball pitchers are reaching release point distances of 7 feet or more. The ESPN Sports Science video about Chapman, which I cover in one of my previous articles, made this same discovery but Trackman is calculating this information on the fly. Based on their data one foot past the average 5.10 feet equals about 2 mph in increase perceived velocity. Trackman feels that this 3D Doppler Radar will eventually make the radar gun, as we know it today, the thing of the past. This is because their data gives an organization a lot more scientific data to evaluate talent than the traditional radar gun. This 3D Radar can also record spin rate of all pitches. Pitchers with higher spin rates have higher strikeout percentages. Read more

Jim “The Rookie” Morris Pitching Secrets Interview

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Jim “The Rookie” Morris Pitching Analysis

Jim Morris and Aroldis Chapman Pitching Analysis

I put together a pitching analysis of Jim “The Rookie” Morris for those who would like to see his mechanics compared to the Cuban defector Chapman who is also a hard throwing lefty. If you do not know who Jim Morris is then you need to see one of the best baseball movies of all time, “The Rookie.” It is a true story about a man at 35 years old throwing 98 mph in a Major League Tryout after losing a bet to his high school baseball team that he was coaching. He was then signed by the Devil Rays and played three years in big league ball. It is more than just an amazing story, it is an inspiration to any pitcher who has the goal or dream to play Major League ball one day.

Today Jim is a motivational speaker and teaches how to accomplish your goals and create success.For more info please visit his website here Jim “The Rookie” Morris.

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