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Most Common Pitch Movement Issues We’ve Observed… And the Fixes

By Mike Lembo (BS, RPP Pitching Coordinator)

Having observed hundreds of pitchers on our Rapsodo Pitching camera during the past several years, it’s fair to say that there are a few tendencies that most high school and collegiate pitchers exhibit. While every pitcher is different with their skillset, we generally tend to observe similar opportunities for improvement in pitch movement.

In this first of three articles… Continue reading “Most Common Pitch Movement Issues We’ve Observed… And the Fixes”

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Pitch Design with Seton Hall’s O’Neill… How to Turn Good into Great

By Michael Lembo (BS, Pitching Coordinator at RPP)

Pitch development is a big part of the overall training culture here at RPP. Once athletes have developed a good base of body awareness in the weight room as well as throwing volume it’s time to steer the focus on getting guys out. In other words, getting pitches to move while throwing strikes.

Seton Hall’s Brennan O’Neill came to us this July, during the summer unlike anything any of us have ever experienced before.  However, even with a shortened period of time we managed to get a lot done. Continue reading “Pitch Design with Seton Hall’s O’Neill… How to Turn Good into Great”

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Baseball Spin Axis, Spin Rate, etc., What Are You Going to Do About it?

By Bahram Shirazi (BSEE, MBA, Co-owner RPP)

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Note: This article was published in Inside Pitch Magazine (Official Magazine of ABCA, July/August 2019 issue).

We’ve all heard it, “pitching wins games”.  Well, some pitchers are about to win a lot more games. For eons, pitching coaches have talked about mechanics, command and control.  Then came velocity and threw out all the old adages and wrecked the house.  Today, it seems like everyone wants velo first, and then everything else as well.  I am here to say that things are about to change again!  The advent of equipment like the Rapsodo Pitching camera and all the talk about spin axis and spin rate is changing the game and doing it fast. Continue reading “Baseball Spin Axis, Spin Rate, etc., What Are You Going to Do About it?”

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Summer Throwing Program; A Look at Pitch Design

By Bahram Shirazi (BSEE, MBA, Co-Owner RPP)

Our Summer Throwing Program has many components, including pitch design.  For pitchers looking for more than just velo, we incorporate a Pitch Design component in the program to help improve their overall movement pattern.  The program not only teaches you the science and data analytics that go into pitch design but also how to implement it on the mound. Continue reading “Summer Throwing Program; A Look at Pitch Design”

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Pitch Design and Development… The Pursuit of Abnormal Movement

By Bahram Shirazi (BSEE, MBA, Co-Owner RPP)

The article below is from a righty pitcher’s viewpoint.

A while back we wrote about a topic titled “What is Relative Movement? And Why is it Important?” (click here). This article looks to further refine that concept, and it’s a topic that all high-level pitchers should consider at all levels of the game.

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How We Assess Baseball Pitch Movement w/ New Tech?

By Bahram Shirazi (BSEE, MBA, Co-Owner RPP)

Note: All reference to ball pitch movement in this article are from a righty pitcher’s viewpoint.  If you’re a lefty just flip the charts over (side-to-side).

The introduction of new tech like Rapsodo cameras is changing the landscape for pitchers at all levels. Until recently, most pitchers would focus on their pitching mechanics and strength training.  Now, technology is bringing a whole new realm to pitching at the point of release and we have a third leg on the stool that can’t be ignored:

    • Pitching Mechanics
    • Strength and Conditioning
    • Point of Release

Continue reading “How We Assess Baseball Pitch Movement w/ New Tech?”