by Brent Pourciau | Apr 1, 2017 | Pitching Articles
There is a major misconception in baseball that believes the opposite of a most recent case study that found Pro Pitchers Stress Arm Less than Youth Pitchers. We also have a case study that shows the internal rotation speeds of the shoulder slow down from the college...
by Brent Pourciau | Jun 8, 2013 | Pitching Articles
We all want to learn how to increase ball speed when pitching while reducing the chance of injury. Longevity in this game is as important as having one good year. The goal of any pitching velocity program should be to increase ball speed while reducing the chance of...
by Brent Pourciau | Apr 18, 2011 | Pitching Articles
Adding 5 MPH to your fastball can be a tough challenge if you do not know what you are doing. You definitely will not accomplish this using conventional wisdom. Old school approaches like extreme long toss, weighted balls or speed chains may get you close but the...
by Brent Pourciau | Apr 16, 2011 | Pitching Articles
Most gimmicks on the internet, that claim to increase pitching velocity or just enhance pitching performance, mainly focus on the upper kinetic chain like the arm. This would include gimmicks like the latest "Speed Chains" and the old school "Weighted balls." They all...
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...
