Walk into almost any baseball facility and you’ll see the same thing: Bands. Jaeger routines. Weighted balls. Arm care circuits. More bands. None of those things are inherently bad. But the problem is most pitchers chasing velocity are obsessing over the wrong body part. The arm doesn’t create most of your velocity. It transfers it. Over the last 15 years, research on this topic has become increasingly clear. Hard throwers are typically better force producers, better movers, and more...

Most pitchers are taught grips. Very few are taught whether they’re actually ready to throw them. The kick change is a perfect example. Some pitchers dominate with it. Others feel awkward, lose command, or even start to feel discomfort in their elbow. The Kick Change is taking your traditional / normal change up grip, and 'simply' pulling up the middle finger. So what’s the difference? It’s not the pitch. It’s whether the athlete has the finger strength to support it. When most people hear...

In the world of pitching development, we often get caught up in weight training, velocity, spin rate, etc. A pitchers mental performance is arguably more important than all of that! Performance anxiety is one of the most common struggles pitchers face — and it’s rarely talked about. That tight chest before a big start…The racing thoughts when you fall behind in the count…The pressure to be perfect in front of scouts, coaches, or teammates… If you’ve ever felt that, you are not broken. You...