The changeup is one of the least sensationalized pitch in baseball, but perhaps one of the most important to develop.
This part 3 of a 3 part series on the “modern” change up. Here in part three, the goal is … Read more >
Over my career, I’ve been fortunate to work with a wide variety of baseball players. I’ve worked with everyone from youth to MLB Cy Young winners, and I’ve also worked with hundreds of healthy and injured baseball players.
I have … Read more >
When working with overhead athletes, optimal positioning and function of the shoulder complex is vital for sustained performance. Whether you’re a high school outfielder or major league pitcher optimal development and function of the serratus anterior and the deep abdominals … Read more >
In part one of this series on the changeup, we discussed the “modern changeup,” a version of the changeup that is typified by heavy sink and run that is thrown by an increasing number of successful Major Leaguers.
Here … Read more >
It seems like we are starting to see more and more injuries to the latissimus dorsi, or lat, in baseball pitchers than ever before.
20 years ago, lat injuries in baseball pitchers were fairly rare. You always had the one … Read more >
The changeup is the most historically misunderstood baseball pitch.
Despite slight differences in grip, most other pitches are thrown in the same way across pitchers.
A slider has defined spin, a mixture of bullet-spin, forward and side spin that creates … Read more >
One of the biggest challenges that a young pitchers faces comes when they have to make that jump from the Little League mound to the big mound at the next level.
The difference between pitching at 46 ft and 60 … Read more >
The latissimus dorsi muscle is important in baseball players.
The lats can be a baseball player’s best friend as well as their worst enemy at times. The lats are an expansive muscle group originating in the low back and ending … Read more >
The two most commonly reported areas of pain in baseball players are the shoulder and elbow.
However, the area in pain may not actually be causing the pain itself.
The body is a chain and weakness in one link of … Read more >
A recent study out of Wake Forest in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine looked at the perceived definition of a long toss program by pitchers, pitching coaches and athletic trainers associated with Major League Baseball. The ultimate goal was … Read more >