by Brent Pourciau | Jun 12, 2011 | Pitching Articles
As a pitcher, do you train for power? The more I coach and train pitchers with 3X Pitching, the more I want to spendĀ most of my time training them in the weight room with pure power lifts. All of the 6 components of the 3X Pitching mechanics are representative of a...
by Brent Pourciau | May 21, 2011 | Pitching Articles
The argument behind extreme long toss is that the pitcher will learn how to take the throwing velocity of a 300 foot flat ground throw and transfer it into a 60 foot pitch off of a mound. This is what I learned from watching an interview with Alan Jaeger, who uses...
by Brent Pourciau | Oct 31, 2010 | Pitching Articles
Why Some Pitchers Throw Harder Than Others is a big question in baseball and it is a question that seems to continue to go unanswered. Determining why some pitchers throw harder than others was the basis for a study by the American Sports Medicine Institute, the...
by Brent Pourciau | Oct 24, 2010 | Pitching Articles
The 3 Keys to Pitching Velocity fall outside of conventional wisdom. These 3 Keys to Pitching Velocity do not exist in the vocabulary of most high school and college pitching coaches. These 3 keys to Pitching Velocity are arguably the best FREE pitching advice you...
by Brent Pourciau | Oct 26, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Many Extreme Long Toss programs use what some call the "Pull Down Phase." This is because after throwing the ball 300 feet in an "Air it out" program, they then want you to pull down your delivery so you do not continue to launch the ball high as you move closer to 60...