I'm just glad coaches stopped messing with what side of the rubber guys pitch from. could have avoided more headaches than I can count if mine in college had just let me do what I did, and not move me to 3rd base side because "it creates angles." That and arbitrarily trying to drop guys arm slots "just to see what happens." Went from highly effective on the first base side of the rubber with low to mid 90s armside run to throwing across my body and suddenly having control problems when I never did before college. The new wave of college and high school pitchers will benefit significantly from the new blood in coaching and philosophies, and I'm here for it. Guys on the bump have to trust their stuff and feel confident in what they are doing... pitching is already hard enough without any type of self-doubt.
As a pitcher in high school I obsessed about mechanics but missed the unifying principle of rhythm and tempo. Your references to the kinetic chain are very insightful. My question is how do you teach these elements. As I coached my kids, I started with emphasizing weight shift and taught them to throw by shuffling their feet sideways glove towards the target and throwing arm back - scarecrow position. I was amazed at how their arms find a natural path because of the weight transfer from the shuffle. I’m going to try and instill “the drift” starting from a stretch position, but then how to feel the drive, and the role of the glove hand and the rest of the kinetic chain. Thanks for the lesson!
I love "athletic" drills that get the body moving and up tempo. It allows kids to find those fluid patterns that you don't get from coaching to static positions!
I love listening to your explanation of the pitching motions and movements. You are a great orator my friend! Thank you for the videos, I really enjoy them!
Awesome break down! I do think he knows how to pitch way more efficiently than 99% of pitchers.... i mean who else do you see that’s 5’8 pitching 95+mph? Not many.... i can only think of 1 other that’s the same or similar height eric pardinho.
He uses his big muscles very effectively. That shift during the windup is very critical. I remember Nolan Ryan had a big shift during his windup. For a little guy he sure can load his body very well. Alot of power. The more I watch Strohman he looks alot like Nolan Ryan pitching mechanics. Same leg works, stride the same. Just amazing.
Amazing video! Being a lover of baseball (not a pitcher) I am helping coach my son's team. Your explanations and walk through of pitching mechanics really helped me to identify the "why" for each motion. Mind blown! I feel I just got years of info in just over an hour. Thank you.
I noticed I have a pushing arm and I think the problem is what you talked about @47:35 how would I increase posterior tilt, etc to improve my layback to around 180 degrees?
yo i appreciate the free info and i know u gotta sell something to be a business but would it possible for you to share that mechanical checklist with us?
Hi, I play baseball and I'm a pitcher and I want you to please make the videos in Spanish. Let's have a lot of Latinos who play your videos. Please do that.
I have back of shoulder pain, the wings and back of neck hurts after pitching for first time in a while. What do you think it is? And is it bad? I’m getting better but I wanted to know if it’s a common pain and if I can prevent it
Difficult to answer over the internet - I'd get your mechanics assessed by a qualified coach and if it persists see a therapist or doc who specializes in throwers.
@@treadathletics yeah coach said cause I’m throwing right now the muscles that I never used are getting extended more now and that was the pain. I’m better now. :) man it hurt for like 2 days! My whole body was sore haha. I’m it of shape too haha
Impressive evertime I see you I wonder why you're not in the majors you young. Admiration and can you plz do pedro martinez it's allot to learn and mariano rivera they had a super clean velocity and two of the best all time thanks God bless and keep up the good 👍 work shearing information that are very good to understand.
1:00:17 so why does verlander seem to hyperextend his front leg then you have tom seaver whose front leg was @ 90º when landing and his hips rotated fully, his leg never extended???
It's because in the grand scheme of things, the pawback mechanism is a minor effect. My best guess is it's worth 1-3 mph over a front leg like Beuhler, Colon or Seaver who stabilize both front-to-back and laterally but don't get much pawback. The main thing to avoid is further sinking into a soft front knee even further after landing.
Your gonna work pretty much the exact same as someone that is shorter than you or taller than you. If you can replicate what Stroman is doing at 6 feet its not like your gonna throw any slower
