by Brent Pourciau | Jun 11, 2012 | Pitching Articles
There are many studies that define the difference in the kinematics of high-velocity pitchers to low-velocity pitchers but few of these studies mention the timing of the movements. When timing is used as a measurement of movements and how this timing affects the...
by Brent Pourciau | May 2, 2011 | Pitching Articles
A Pitchers stride length is becoming more of a popular pitching component because of the data coming from the analysis of hard throwers. This data has been collected through video analysis and through the latest radar technology by Trackman. If you have not heard...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 27, 2010 | Pitching Articles
The topic of Triple Extension Pitching or 3X in the pitching delivery is getting more attention. I first brought the teachings of triple extension from Olympic Lifting into the pitching world when I launched TopVelocity.net. I continue to believe that Triple...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 9, 2010 | Pitching Articles
We have all heard about the importance of momentum in pitching but do we really know what it means and how it works? Pitching velocity is a product of momentum and rotational torque. I believe that top velocity is achieved when both momentum and rotational torque...
by Brent Pourciau | Jun 18, 2009 | References
Stodden DF, Fleisig GS, McLean SP, Lyman SL, Andrews JR. Relationship of pelvis and upper torso kinematics to pitched baseball velocity. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 17(2):164-172, 2001. Matsuo T, Escamilla RF, Fleisig GS, Barrentine SW, Andrews JF. Comparison of...
