Tag: Baseball
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Want a Jump in Velocity? Focus on Peak Power
If you want to use the vertical jump to assess your pitcher’s athletic ability, it’s more important to look at how much power they can produce rather than just jump height. This distinction between relative and absolute power was the focus of this study that I’m going to break down. Click here to see the…
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Biomechanical differences between “Good” and “Bad” fastballs. In-game data with SEC pitchers
Anyone who’s pitched knows the feeling: some days, the fastball is blazing, coming out hot and on point. Other days, no matter what you do, it feels like your heater has turned lukewarm. Despite your best efforts to adjust, those sluggish mechanics can creep in, leaving you scratching your head. Coaches and teammates often chime…
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“Good Mechanics” Checklist
In part 1, we explored the concept of what exactly are “good mechanics” according to some clinical experts. Check it out here. Their goal was to help create some standard guidelines and a common language that clinicians, the health care professionals that take care of our pitchers, can follow in hopes of reducing the number…
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What Are Good Pitching Mechanics?
What Are Good Pitching Mechanics? This question is one of the most crucial and frequently asked by players and parents alike. Ask 10 different baseball experts, and you’ll probably get 10 different answers—if not more. However, standardizing an answer was the goal of a 2023 journal article published in The Journal of Sports Health titled,…
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Does throwing with a radar gun help you throw harder? Short article with tons of great info
This article falls under “studies you should know about,” a cornerstone of this website. For example, check out how long-distance running inhibits power or the 3 mechanical factors that positively influence velocity. For many coaches, this might be in the “I Already Knew That” category. If so, here’s the scientific proof. If not, keep reading.…
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