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Baseball Pitch Grips – A Comprehensive Guide

Pitch Grips

Baseball pitch grips are a big part of throwing a baseball. Every pitcher has a unique way of holding and gripping every pitch in his arsenal. Since the size of the baseball is “a given”, success with different pitches and baseball pitch grips can be attributable to many things, including hand size, finger size, finger pressure, finger placement, depth of the hold, hand / finger dexterity and most importantly comfort. In this article we are going to review the eight major pitch types, each with its own distinct baseball pitch grip and movement pattern: Continue reading “Baseball Pitch Grips — A Comprehensive Guide”

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3 Great Mobility Drills and Stretches for Baseball Catchers

Catcher mobility drills

Catchers are the unsung heroes in regards to duties on the baseball field.  But I think it’s really important that if they want to continue being at the top of their game, they need to remain mobile in an ungodly uncomfortable position.  For catchers, a large degree of importance needs to be placed on:

    1. Ankle stability / mobility
    2. T-spine mobility
    3. Hip mobility

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Warm-up Routine for 10-12 Year Old Baseball Players

Building good habits from a young age will pay big dividends over time as young athletes get older.  This is especially true when it comes to taking care of their bodies.  The following warm-up routine is appropriate for pitchers and position players, between the ages of 10 and 12 years old and it includes:

    1. Arm Care / Band Work (5 min)
    2. Multi-Planar Movement Prep (5-10 min)
    3. Long Toss (10 min)

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Lower Half Pitching Mechanics: Drive / Rotate – Simplified (Part 3 of 4)

Use your legs. Use your lower half. Sounds great but, “what the heck does it mean”? Coaches often cue this as if it’s one single thing. In reality, a proper use of the lower half has 4 different but connected and sequential components. In Part 3 of this 4 part series on lower half pitching mechanics, we’ll take a closer look and break down what I refer to as the Drive / Rotate phase.

    • Part 1 – Drift
    • Part 2 – Load
    • Part 3 – Drive / Rotate
    • Part 4 – Block

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Lower Half Pitching Mechanics: The Load – Simplified (Part 2 of 4)

Use your legs. Use your lower half. Sounds great but, “what the heck does it mean”? Coaches often cue this as if it’s one single thing. In reality, a proper use of the lower half has 4 different but connected and sequential components. In Part 2 of this 4 part series on lower half pitching mechanics, we’ll take a closer look and break down what I refer to as the Load phase.

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Lower Half Pitching Mechanics: The Drift – Simplified (Part 1 of 4)

lower half pitching

Use your legs. Use your lower half. Sounds great but, “what the heck does it mean”? Coaches often cue this as if it’s one single thing. In reality, a proper use of the lower half has 4 different but connected and sequential components. In this 4 part series on lower half pitching mechanics, we’ll take a closer look and break down what I consider to be the 4 big plyers we need on the road to an efficient lower half:

Let’s kick off Part 1 of this series with component #1 – Drift. Continue reading “Lower Half Pitching Mechanics: The Drift — Simplified (Part 1 of 4)”