by Brent Pourciau | Oct 26, 2014 | MLB Analysis
One of the hardest pitchers in the MLB and also one of the youngest is pitcher Yordano Ventura for the Kansas City Royals. He has made a big impact in the Major Leagues with his incredible pitching velocity reaching triple digits. He has been a phenom ever sense he...
by Brent Pourciau | Sep 27, 2014 | Pitching Articles
Tendonitis in the elbow or shoulder from pitching is an extremely common problem in baseball. If you do not learn what is causing the problem, it could become chronic and end your pitching career. This was my diagnoses at 18 years old, even after rotator cuff surgery....
by Brent Pourciau | Sep 24, 2014 | Pitching Tips
The biggest challenge of pitching off of the mound is working down the mound or "down hill." The decline of the mound is from a 10 inch slop. This creates a vector issue for the pitcher. If a pitcher does not learn the importance of aligning the force vector of the...
by Brent Pourciau | Sep 22, 2014 | Pitching Tips
This is the first episode of the @TopVelocity #PitchingTips show. In this episode I cover how to handle the failure of the game, early trunk rotation, low arm cocking, early hip rotation and the lift leg progression. If you would like to ask a question for the show...
by Brent Pourciau | Sep 21, 2014 | Pitcher Velocity Training Articles, Pitching Articles
Enough of listening to the theory and opinion of those conventional pitching coaches who preach that Olympic Lifting is bad or doesn't work for baseball players or pitchers in general. Let's see if they are speaking the truth or just speaking out of their butts. In...
