3 Baseball Pitches That Don't Hurt Your Arm! [SAFE PITCHES FOR KIDS] 

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You only have one arm… unless you are Pat Venditte

If not mistaken these are or were Greg Maddox’s weapons which he in my opinion allowed him to become the worlds greatest pitcher ! Because it gave him control which was accurate and longevity which is a rarity in the position of pitchers . And shows what hard work and practice can accomplish with anything you want to do in life ! A real baseball hero and legend . Watched him most of my youth and still amazed at his humble attitude which carried any team he was on

I coach 13u through 10u baseball. I love your videos and I hope you keep them coming. Thanks so much!

Dang, he said “We don’t want your elbow hurting, your shoulder hurting”. That’s exactly what hurts for me.

Nice to hear. Im 25 now and have long retired from little league ball lmao. I used a 2 seam and sinker in my arsonal because as I experimented with different pitches they always seemed the most natural to me. Nice to know all these years I wasn't throwing anything that hurt my arm.

I have only two type of ball Fastball Slider I just whant to learn some new trow's. Thanks your chanel is great!

what is the difference between pitching control, accuracy, and command?

Recently injured lefty pitcher and your drills, and pitches video really do help me get back into my motion.

I throw: Cutter Sinker Curve Slider Knuckle Curve Knuckleball Power Curve Splitter (rarely used though) 2-Seamer (rarely used)

1. Curve 2. 4 seam Fastball 3. Circle change and I'm 14

I got Two Seam Sinker 12-6 Curve Splitter Slider (needs practice)

1. 2 seam 2. Cutter 3. Change up 4. I very rarely throw my curveball

Thx for the help with the 2-seamer, really needed to add that to my arsenal

Thanks for the video… going to try to work in some of these with my 10-year-old

Thanks man this is really going to help

I throw a 12-6 curve which is basically like throwing a football and for the first 2-3 months my pitching instructor made me throw an empty pet milk can to get the topspin on it

I throw 1 4 seam 2 Change up/ palmball 3 Curve

I throw a cutter,star changeup, two seam fastball , and 4 seam fastball

Hi John I hope you remember me Please do a video to throw a cutter THANKS

Hey coach 2nd baseman here, I really want to play shortstop and my location is just right but sometimes I have difficulty getting the throw in time help?

Good info, thanks👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks bro this is very useful and hopefully will work thanks

Really dug the video man! I'm the Dad and "I" "the dad" learned something! Great one!

Just subscribed. I graduated HS last year and looking to gain more knowledge on the game because I've started coaching. This channel has definitely helped with breaking down pitching strategies. Anyway, I throw a 2 seam, slider, changeup.

Thanks for the video. I'm 9 and throw 2 and 4 seam. I throw 3/4 arm slot and will work on sinker and circle change up this off season.

Thank you for sharing the tip on pronating your arm as you throw and release. As a youth I permanently damaged my arm trying to throw curve balls in little league. When I throw now as an adult if I pronate when I throw my arm actually feels good.

Sinker and change up are screwball variations? I don’t think I have ever heard them described as such myself but they appear to be and when I throw them they also feel like they are. The movement is also very similar from what I can gather.

I have a 2 steam a cutter a slider and a change up although the slider needs work

Hojala la explicación fuera en español, muchas gracias saludos.

Im 13 and hitting mid 70’s with my fastball. My primary pitches are a 4 seam fastball, slider, and sinker. I’ll occasionally throw a knuckle ball to throw off the hitter.

Search NOONER HITS... good stuff

and i play pitcher my pitchers are 12-6 curveball slider changeup 4 seam fastball and sinker but im not in the youth league so it will not hurt me as much as them just so u dont get worried thanx for da vid

Thanks coach!!

i have 4 seam,splitter/palmball, 2 seam,knuckleball,and cutter/slider

I messed my shoulder up when i was younger cause i wanted to throw every pitch there was and now i cant even throw a baseball without hurting

I'm 13 and I throw a Circle change, fastball, and cutter. What is a better and safer pitch as a lefty, curve or slider.

4 Seam Curveball Sinker/ Change (same level of effectiveness)

I'm 16 and through a good accurate fastball ( 4 seam ) and over the summer learned a good curve ball, I'm the starting catcher on my team but next year I want to pitch more thx for the help in the vids

I got 4 seam fastball 2 seam fastball(Mine sucks) Sinker(This sucks too) Cutter Circle change (sometimes I change it to a regular change up) Slider (I have a lucky grip that doesn’t hurt my arm bye bring the ball inwards) 12-6 curveball (sometimes I throw a regular curveball certain games depends on the other teams batter) All my pitches are well worked out and I got a lot of aim except for my 2 seam fastball rarely used

I was a division 1 pitcher ages ago for UAB. Which is The University of Alabama at Birmingham. On the circle change grip. I have average sized hands. So I gripped my change like a circle change. I just made a C with my index and the thumb and they were just resting on the inside of the ball. I don’t squeeze the index or the thumb at all. With that pitch, for me I basically gripped the ball with just enough pressure so not to drop the ball. The middle , ring and pinkie is where the juice is. As I released it I wanted it to come off the ring and pinkie . It moves like a sinker except the grip is what slows down the pitch. I threw it as hard as I did my fastball. Around 90%. It ran in and down to a right hander. It was around 6 to 8 mph slower than my 4 seem that I only threw when The count was 0-2 or 1-2 and I was trying to miss high and screaming. If they didn’t bite, normally I would throw a sinker from a little lower arm slot so I got a ton of run in and down very late. That and a very slow spiked curve were probably my best pitches. I just didn’t have quite enough consistent velo on my fastball to get drafted.

I'm thirteen and I'll be a freshman this coming year. Do you have any tips for pitching as a JV baseball player? My best pitches are 1. 4 seam fastball 2. 2 seam fastball/sinker 3. Learning to throw a curveball

Great videos John.

My arsenal is: 4-seam fastball 2-seam fastball Slider Change up Pitches I’m working on: Knuckleball Forkball

Hey! If you want a good middle school curveball that's NOT as taxing on your arm, throw a knuckle curve. It sounds stupid but it actually gets more spin with almost a fastball type release rather than a normal curveball

fastballs are harder on your arm than curveballs if you are throwing them right, I have been throwing curveballs since I was 10 and my arm is fine because i am throwing them correct. Plus, nowadays if you don't have a breaking ball U GET ROCKED

Great information

This really helped. Thanks

I watched one your videos and I'm a kid and I was practicing and after throwing one my arm was sore

Great info thanks!

This help a lot

I am 12 and have a 4 seam. Circle change. 12-6 curve. And a Mariano Rivera cutter lol

Hi coach! If you wouldn't mind, can you please make a video on how to adapt from little to big diamond? If it's not too much trouble, this would be great! Thank you!!! By the way, great video and thanks for making videos!

Hey gopro i throw a 4 seam ,circle change curve and i am working on a sinker.I am thirteen years old.

My arsenal is a 4 pitch In order from best to worst 1. Slider 2.Curveball 3.2 seam 4. Circle change

Hey john , I throw a fastball , 2seam ,circle change , and slider. Any advance advice ? Also I am 12 years old

Im 11 years old. 1. Curveball 2. 4 seam fastball 3. 2 seam fastball (still working on it) Pitch Variety: Approvimately 65% Four Seam Fastball. Approximately 30% Curveball Approximately 5% Two Seam Fastball (Just recently started throwing it in games 6 months ago.

Thanks coach

i appreciate this video so much!

Two seam (main) Four Seam Curve Advice?

My son is 7. He plays on a pitching machine right now but loves pitching in the backyard. What age should he start trying to throw change ups and sinkers?

Thank you for this!

Wondering what you would suggest for bullpen work for 10-12 year old players during the offseason.

my 7 year old kid gets upset when kids hit him. i keep telling him he gets hit because he is throwing strikes right down the middle all the time and its not a bad thing. i try to reinforce that he needs to learn batters in his rec league. most kids will swing on stuff in the dirt and away pitches. hes getting the idea that placement on batters is a learned skill and regardless where a kid sets up in the box is not his concern. speed with control is good, speed without it is a walk. when he gets movement on his pitches these kids are in trouble. great video.

I throw 2 seem fast ball circle change slurvs and sinker

I'm 48 and just trying to learn some pitches to help my daughter practice batting. Any advice?

Thx this helped alot

Grt info! Thanks!

I got 4 seam curveball slurve and sinker

I'm a right handed sophomore pitcher that mainly throw fastballs because I get pain in the lower part of my bicep that would last days. How can I avoid getting this pain? So that I'm able to have the ability to throw more useful pitches.

I throw a sinker, curve and circle change, i'll maybe throw a 4 seamer for a strike out pitch but that might be 3 or 4 times a game

1. 4 seam fastball 2. 2 seam fastball 3. 1 seam sinker 4. Practicing on more pitches like change up or breaking balls.

Doesn't that slight twist of angle on that two seam release have the ball spin in a manner that won't let it break arm side?

i have an 11 yr old pitcher with smaller hands but throws fairly fast, wanting him to start working on a sinker. any recommendations for kids with smaller hands

thx for the tips

My fingers aren’t big enough to throw a circle change up so I throw a 3 finger change and it works just as well on batters! Yesterday I guy broke his bat on my change up because he was swinging for the fast ball

Hi, I am 52 and don't play any longer. Well maybe a little softball. My son is just 7 and at some point later in life we will work on these. Info is great. I am new to your page so I don't know if you answered these questions before. That rotation that you are teaching for the sinker, isn't that the same rotation for the screwball? And how do you feel about teaching kids a knuckle bal?l

I'm 12 years old and play in little league majors, the pitches I throw are the Four Seam, a One Seam Sinker that's safe for my arm, and a Change up.

I can only throw a 4 seam fastball and a curve ball (I think it's a 12-6?)

John, thank you for this video. I coach at the 10U level, and find it disturbing how some coaches at this age are teaching kids to throw sliders and curves. I had success this season teaching our pitchers to throw these three pitches along with your cutter from another video with great success. I do see that you teach the change with the pinky down alongside which some of the boys struggle with, so I let them keep their pinky on top next to the ring finger. Does the placement of the pinky help control the pitch better?

I can throw a curve slider cutter pretty comfortably but a sinker or two seam makes my shoulder hurt

Can you please make a video that you are teaching the easiest breaking balls to practice for kids

You may already have a video like this but my son is going on nine it has fairly good mechanics for just starting out Bud could benefit from a video that shows each step of pitching mechanics. Especially those parts the mechanics to head to velocity. Thanks. Brad. Sons name is Aubrey.

I’m 12 I throw a curve,knuckle curve,changeup,2seam,4seam. I’m working this offseason on a slider,sinker,cutter

Thank u I am are best pit now

When I test some different grips. Using your sinker grip with some space between my palm and the ball I have more deep movement than lateral movement, but I grip it on the seams it goes with a lot more side movement. That could be worth to use in a game??

I use a 2 seam fastball dead fish slider and curve

1.2 seam 2. Circle change 3.slider Once in a while a splitter

I got 1. 2 seam 2. Sinker 3. Cutter 4. Changeup 5. Slider (still working on it)

John, I have a 4-seam, 2-seam, cutter, and changeup, but my changeup is maybe 2-3 mph slower then my fastball any help on this

I throw a fastball,splitter slider change up 4seam 12-6 curve

My kid is almost 11 and he threw the adjusted velocity rate of 104.5 mph if he was a grown adult. Any tips to help him keep that going, like certain stretches, exercises etc...

Im 14 and I throw a curve, two seam, 4 seam and a change up

I play travel baseball for the Tennessee Fury

How would I throw the sinker as a left hander?

Im 13 and I can pitch 70 MPH. Is that good?

Can you do a video on how to control the 12 to 6 curve, mine drops a lot but it Is hard to control

I'm 11 and I throw a four seam,two seam and a slider as well as a sinker which I learned from another one of ur vids

coach can u make a video about how to stop balls and and catching tip for me im a catche plz and thnk u and im in travel baseball

What is the difference between a two seam and a screw ball ?