Most youthful pitchers nowadays don’t have much of an off season because the popularity of travel teams along with the mix of prep, summer and fall leagues. This has created an increase in elbow and shoulder injuries at a young age for pitchers who sadly are not giving themselves an off season to recover and [...]
August 15th, 2011 •
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These 10 velocity tips for pitchers will give you the velocity that you have always dreamed of. You will discover numerous posts on the web titled something such as this article, but a majority of of them are useless, as they focus mainly on upper body mechanics as the only ways to developing velocity. Any [...]
July 10th, 2011 •
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Tim Lincecum is fun to watch not only because he throws gas but because he does this at 5’11 170 lbs. What makes him able to do this is athletic ability. This means that he is an amazing athlete. As much as I hate to say it, genetics is a powerful component to your success [...]
April 4th, 2010 •
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If you are wondering who this picture is of here. It is of Dave Draveky, he was a starting pitcher for the Giants back in the 80′s. He was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his throwing arm bicep during his career. His Doctor removed part of his bicep and froze his humorous bone to [...]
February 28th, 2010 •
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Have you asked yourself any of these questions in your career? Am I satisfied with my pitching velocity? Have I tapped into my full Pitching potential? What secrets of the game are my coaches not teaching me to make it to the next level? How many times must I injury my arm or myself until [...]
October 13th, 2009 •
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