PITCHING LESSONS - HOUSTON, TX - SINCE 2001

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Video Anaylsis

We Use Video Analysis, So You Can See Immediate Results!

"If your instructor is NOT using Video Analysis, he is simply guessing as to what the problem is."

 

"Certainly Select and High School coaches are able to identify who has had Specialized Instruction."

 

"We can all agree that both older and younger players are better visual learners. Video Analysis teaches baseball skills 100% more effectively than traditional methods."

 

"Obviously, more successful players use Expert Video Analysis than any other type of training."


WITH VIDEO ANALYSIS WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE IN THE PITCHING DELIVERY AND THEN INSTRUCT THE PITCHER ON HOW TO CORRECT THEM. DYNAMIC PITCHING MECHANICS QUESTIONS YOU AND YOUR PITCHING COACH NEED TO HAVE ANSWERS FOR TO ENSURE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER'S PITCHING SUCCESS:

 


* WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITION IN THE PITCHING SEQUENCE?


* SHOULD YOU START YOUR DELIVERY WITH YOUR WEIGHT CENTERED IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR BODY?


* SHOULD YOU START YOUR DELIVERY LEADING WITH THE FRONT SHOULDER?


* HOW DO WE SHIFT OUR WEIGHT IN OUR DELIVERY?


* WHAT IS PROPER BODY ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO DELIVERING THE BASEBALL?


* WHAT KIND OF ANGLE SHOULD THE FRONT FOOT BE IN UPON LANDING TO DELIVER THE PITCH TO CREATE MAXIMUM TORQUE FORCE?


* DO WE WANT A LONG OR A SHORT STRIDE AND WHY?


* WHAT DRIVES THE BODY FORWARD PRIOR TO BALL RELEASE?


* PRIOR TO BALL RELEASE, SHOULD THE BACK FOOT BE OFF OF THE GROUND OR IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND FOR ULTIMATE VELOCITY AND CONTROL?


* SHOULD WE TURN THE BACK KNEE IN AND TOWARDS THE CATCHER PRIOR TO BALL RELEASE FOR INCREASED ACCURACY?


* WHICH PART OF YOUR BODY HELPS YOU THROW THE BALL HARDER?


* WHERE SHOULD A PITCHER BREAK HIS HANDS OUT OF THE GLOVE FOR MAXIMUM VELOCITY AND CONTROL?


* HOW SHOULD THE PITCHER TAKE THE BALL OUT OF HIS GLOVE WHEN HE SEPARATES HIS HANDS FROM THE GLOVE?


* HOW SHOULD THE PITCHERS FINGERS BE ON THE BASEBALL WHEN HE SEPARATES HIS HANDS FROM THE GLOVE?


* WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE IN A PITCHERS MECHANICS IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY AND BE ABLE TO PITCH REGULARLY AND EFFECTIVELY ENHANCING HIS ENJOYMENT?


* SHOULD OUR THROWING ARM BE FULLY EXTENDED BACK AWAY FROM OUT BODY WHEN WE TAKE THE BALL OUT OF THE GLOVE FOR MAX VELOCITY?


* WHAT POSITION SHOULD THE CHEST BE IN PRIOR TO BALL RELEASE?


* WHAT PART OF THE BODY BRINGS THE ARM TO BALL RELEASE?


* FOR FULL EFFECTIVENESS, DO WE WANT TO ROTATE OUR BODY EARLY OR LATE TO DELIVER THE PITCH? * WHAT SHOULD YOUR GLOVE AND LEAD ARM DO PRIOR TO DELIVERING THE PITCH AND AFTER DELIVERING THE PITCH?


* HOW DO WE SYNCHRONIZE OUR UPPER BODY AND LOWER BODY TO WORK IN HARMONY TO CREATE GREAT MECHANICS, RHYTHM, TIMING, AND POWER? * WHAT IS EARLY HIP ROTATION AND IS THIS GOOD OR BAD?


* DOES THE FRONT FOOT NEED TO BE POINTING UP OR DOWN AS THE PITCHER IS MOVING TOWARDS THE PLATE?


* SHOULD THE PITCHER LAND ON A STRAIGHT LEG OR A FLEXED KNEE PRIOR TO BALL RELEASE AND WHY?


* WHERE SHOULD THE PITCHER BE DIRECTING HIS HEAD, FRONT SHOULDER AND BACK SHOULDER DURING THE PITCH?


* WHAT IS THE SECRET TO AN OVERPOWERING FASTBALL?


* DO YOU WANT THE LANDING KNEE POSITIONED DIRECTLY OVER THE LANDING FOOT OR BEHIND THE LANDING FOOT AT FRONT FOOT CONTACT?


* WHEN IS THE LAST CHANCE THE PITCHER HAS BEFORE RELEASING THE BASEBALL TO CREATE VELOCITY?


* DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT WAY TO GET MAXIMUM TRUNK ROTATION AND TRUNK FLEXION?


* DOES A LEG LIFT OR BALANCE POINT INCREASE OR DECREASE VELOCITY?


* DO WE WANT TO MOVE SLOW, MEDIUM, OR FAST INTO OUR FRONT FOOT LANDING?


* IS THE THROWING HAND ON THE CURVEBALL INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE THROWING ELBOW?


* DO WE LEAD WITH THE FRONT SHOULDER OR WITH THE FRONT HIP?


* DO WE SHIFT OUR WEIGHT EARLY OR LATE IN THE PITCHING DELIVERY?


* DO YOU ROTATE OVER YOUR BACK LEG TO THROW?


* DO WE WANT TO HAVE COMPLETE LEG DRIVE OR HAVE BEND IN OUR BACK LEG AS WE GET READY TO DELIVER THE PITCH?


* WHEN WE LAND WITH OUR FRONT FOOT PRIOR TO RELEASING THE BASEBALL, DO WE LAND WITH OUR TRUNK BACK OR FORWARD?


* AS WE VIEW THE PITCHERS LANDING FROM THE FRONT ANGLE, SHOULD HIS FRONT KNEE BE RIGHT OVER HIS ANKLE, INSIDE THE ANKLE, OR OUTSIDE THE ANKLE FOR MAXIMUM STABILITY, CONTROL, AND VELOCITY?


* DO WE NEED STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN POSTURE OR ANGLED POSTURE IN OUR APPROACH TO BALL RELEASE?


* WHERE SHOULD OUR THROWING ELBOW BE IN RELATION TO OUR THROWING SHOULDER UPON THE FRONT FOOT LANDING FOR MAXIMUM HEALTH OF THE ARM, ACCURATE CONTROL, AND MAX VELOCITY?


* WHEN WE LAND WITH OUR FRONT FOOT, SHOULD OUR NOSE BE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF OUR BELLY BUTTON?


* IS THE ARM AT LANDING MOVING FORWARD OR STILL LAYING BACK?


* WHEN THE PITCHERS LEAD LEG LANDS, SHOULD HIS BODY KEEP MOVING TOWARDS HOME PLATE?


* DO WE WANT TRUNK FLEXION FORWARD AFTER BALL RELEASE?


* IS OVERPOWERING VELOCITY ABOUT GREAT ARM STRENGTH?


* DOES BODY ALIGNMENT AFFECT VELOCITY AND CONTROL?

 

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY ASPECTS OF PITCHING MECHANICS THAT CAN ONLY BE IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED WITH VIDEO ANALYSIS BECAUSE OF THE SPEED OF THE BODY MOVING TO DELIVER THE BASEBALL. REMEMBER, THE VIDEO CAMERA DOESN'T LIE.


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