• Body Weight : Customized Training and Mechanics Series

    Body Weight, the last of the physical attributes that make up this profiling system can be used to help customize training and mechanics. I didn’t put body weight at the end because it’s not important.  In fact, I think it’s one of the most vital components of an athlete’s profile when it comes to throwing…

  • Over-Speed: Customized Training and Mechanics Series – Long Toss

    In the last article about Over-Speed training, I alluded to something I call a “Throwfile” and how it could be used to help gain more insight into athlete’s physical needs. My “Throwfile”, as it stands today, is made up of two assessments using long toss and weighted balls.  Today I’m just going to focus on…

  • Over-Speed: Customized Training and Mechanics Series

    The athletic attribute of “over-speed” wasn’t even on the original profile that I first created over 3 years ago but I think it’s important enough to add it in.  So here we go!!  Check out the new and improved graphics. It’s not that important where I put it on my profile but it is important…

  • Do Radar Guns Help Us Throw Harder?? Scientific Research Says “Yes!!”

    Do Radar Guns Help Us Throw Harder?? Scientific Research Says “Yes!!”

    Here’s an article that falls under the category of “studies you should know about”.  In the past, I’ve written a bunch of these and in essence, is the foundation of this website.  Check out a couple of them like this one about how long distance running inhibits power or this one about 3 mechanical factors…

  • Different Arm Slots = Different Mechanics???

    Categorizing pitchers based on their arm slots is easy.  You can see it with your naked eye and the language within baseball already exists. But is the arm slot the only mechanical difference between these types of deliveries?  And if they are different doesn’t this mean that we as coaches should have some cues and…