by Brent Pourciau | Jun 19, 2012 | Pitcher Velocity Training Articles
So who is afraid of the bench press? Don't be scared! There has been for years a lot of controversy around the bench press for pitchers. The conventional pitching coach describes the lift as a guaranteed career ending device, "It will destroy your rotator cuff or make...
by Brent Pourciau | Jun 14, 2012 | Pitching Articles
Throwing a fastball 90 mph is what every pitcher wants but only a rare few can do it. Some who can do it also want the ability to do every pitch. The problem is most pitchers have very little understanding of the requirements for throwing a fastball 90 mph. This...
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 | Jun 4, 2012 | Pitching Articles
When most pitchers first learn high velocity pitching mechanics, like with the revolutionary approach called 3X Pitching, they quickly discover the importance of range of motion. Harder throwers can create more range of motion between the hips and shoulder and also in...
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...
