In acquiring a new skill or mastering pitching mechanics there are two models defining the stages of learning you could use to develop a motor skill like the arm path of the high-velocity pitcher. This would include Fitt’s and Posner’s three-stage model and Gentile’s...
One of the biggest challenges in developing healthy elite pitchers is mastering the counter movement pitching or also called hip to shoulder separation. This occurs at front foot strike when the front foot lands. Evidence suggests that high-velocity pitchers have a...
This article will define a baseball motivational taxonomy. The one topic I spend very little energy marketing in my practice but a ton of time talking about in private training is the mental game. High amounts of self-motivation or determination is a powerful...
The lower half movements of the pitching delivery would be labeled as the legs and hips. Many pitchers are told they need better lower half movements to throw harder or to become more accurate in the strike zone but many pitchers don’t know how. The first step to...
Hitting a baseball at the highest level not only takes elite power and an optimized kinetic chain but an elite hitter reaction time and anticipation time to hit a 95mph fastball or a 90mph slider. The hitter reaction time is faster than a blink of the eye which is...
