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What Can
I Do to Make Him a Better Pitcher?
I tell you, I’ve been
getting a lot of great questions lately from all of
the BioForce Faithful Family out there.
It gives me great
inspiration to write and I have to think there are
others out there with the same or similar questions.
Keep your great questions coming.
Here are a couple of
questions I received recently….
Hi
Bill. I like very much your email's about
pitching. I do have a question, my son is 14 and
left handed, he’s 5.7 120lbs. What can I do to
make him a better pitcher, and how can I explain
the advantages of a south paw at the mound.
Thanks. Marcos M.
And another somewhat
related question from a BioForce Faithful from the
great country of Australia…
Gday
billy I have been playing ball for about 12
years 6years as a pitcher and boy do i love to
pitch but there is one thing billy that i cant
do is get a really quick break on my curve &
sliders pitch can you help me. Kind Regards, Les
F.
To be a better
pitcher and to have a sharp break to the curve ball,
you need to refine your mechanics and you need to
work on being in better baseball shape. Simply put.
Let’s look at the
curve ball-slider question.
I have to ask, why do
you need both a slider and a curve ball. What
happens is they kind of blend together and become a
slurve. I would suggest picking one of them, not
both. You probably won’t need a 4th pitch until you
reach the upper levels of professional
baseball…..say AAA. Master the breaking pitch you
have right now. I would suggest the curve. Harder to
throw, but in bigger demand. To make the pitch break
later and sharper, you need to do a few
things….assuming you have good, efficient mechanics
(as outlined in out
More Explosive, Athletic, and Powerful Pitcher
DVD).
First, you should
have a grip that will help with a sharper break.
Your thumb and middle finger needs to split the ball
in half. If it doesn’t, you’ll have a snow cone
affect, meaning the ball will look like it is
popping out of your hand or you will smother the
ball and get no break. Once you have a good solid
grip, them you need to grip the ball firm and throw
it hard.
Most kids I see grip
the ball softly on their curve and there is no snap
to it. I say grip it firm and throw the heck out of
it. Don’t baby it. If you grip it softly, then it’s
difficult to throw it hard. You’ll want to
accelerate into release. Most kids slow down into
release point. That’s a big mistake. Your curve or
slider will have a very slow break.
So, check your
mechanics, make sure you have a late release to all
your pitches. Grip it firm, throw it hard!
How about the south
paw question. Let’s look at our society. There are a
lot less left-handed people than right-handed. Some
aspects of the game favor the left-handed pitcher
over the righty like holding runners on first base.
So, what do you do
about your pitching this off season and working on
that curve ball, or working on gaining some obscene
velocity?
Take a look at our
3-Day Pitchers Boot Camp coming up October 26,
27, and 28th. A great way to evaluate your pitching
from the mechanics side, your shoulder and arm
health, the mental side of the game, and even some
insight on how you can throw harder and have a more
durable arm
Spots are limited so
sign up today!
Train like a champion
today!
P.S. Here’s the link to the 3-Day Pitchers Boot
Camp…
http://www.bioforcebaseball.com/baseball_boot_camp.shtml
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