Many pitching coaches teach young players to either stay “tall and fall” or push as hard off the mound as they can when delivering a pitch to home plate. Is one method more optimal than the other?
If you want … Read more >
Many times, when analyzing video of our young pitchers, I’ll come across what I call trunk tilt at foot strike.
It’s quite common in younger throwers and is characterized by an excessive lean towards your glove side.
The head becomes … Read more >
As I become more involved with strength and speed training with baseball players it is increasingly obvious that the 60-yard dash is a bad metric to use to test “true baseball speed.”
I put “true baseball speed” in quotes because … Read more >
Developing a strong back is important for baseball players.
In the past I have talked about some general tips to use in order to grow a strong and big upper back. I have also given you some of my favorite … Read more >