by Brent Pourciau | Jan 18, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Ultimately, your pitching coach is your boss. If you piss him off, there is a good chance you may be out of a job. The problem is if he is a BAD pitching coach, he could jeopardize your career. It has happened many times before. The key is to keep the coach happy,...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 14, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Using the overload underload approach to train a young pitcher's arm increase arm speed is the right concept but the wrong approach when using weighted baseballs on a young pitcher. The problem is with using weighted baseballs on a young pitcher, who more than likely...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 13, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Pitchers long tossing is praised by many and shot down by few. I have heard the likes of Alan Jaeger preaching pitchers long tossing as the secret to velocity and the likes of Dick Mill's trying to prove scientifically why you should never do it again. I have...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 9, 2009 | Pitching Articles
This article is for every athlete out there who are having pitching shoulder problems. I am an athlete, who overcame a career ending rotator cuff tear in college, to pitch again and make it to minor league ball. I was told I would never pitch as hard as I did before...
by Brent Pourciau | Dec 31, 2008 | Pitching Articles
"Scap Loading" is the pinching of the shoulder blades or scapula during hip to shoulder separation. It is an important factor to velocity. Notice the picture here of Greg Maddux "Scap Loading". The question is, is "Scap Loading" a reaction to the stride or is it a...
