by Brent Pourciau | Jul 19, 2012 | Pitching Articles
Thanks to Coach Robo, who recently brought my attention to a brand new case study on the Top Velocity forums, which actually tested the correlations of lower body power to throwing velocity. The case study was performed outside of the United States of America which...
by Brent Pourciau | Jun 1, 2012 | Pitching Articles
The conventional pitching coach will spend most of his time working with a pitcher's body positions, like torso alignment or arm angle, instead of his speeds. Pitching velocity is influenced more by the speeds of the body movements than its Kinematics. Kinematics are...
by Brent Pourciau | May 18, 2012 | Pitcher Velocity Training Articles
To significantly increase a pitcher's velocity he must NOT use just use one tool, drill, exercise or lift but all of the above, in a well designed program, over a good amount of time, for the body to adapt and condition itself into a high velocity pitcher. These...
by Brent Pourciau | May 10, 2012 | Pitching Articles
The moment of front foot strike in the power pitching delivery is critical, this is when power is converted into torque. The more power a pitcher can generate at front foot strike then the more potential to generate high amounts of torque in the elastic muscles of the...
by Brent Pourciau | Apr 5, 2012 | Pitching Articles
The majority of pitchers who commit to the 3X Pitching Velocity program initially struggle with the new motor coordination of triple extension and especially the critical ankle kick. The reason is because low velocity pitchers do not use this component effectively as...