How To Throw A 2 Seam Like The 🐐 Greg Maddux ⚾️ 

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I was playing middle school ball during the early/mid 90's. The Braves had the best pitching staff ive ever witnessed. Greg was an absolute SURGEON.

You can tell people how to throw like maddux but not many people can. He’s a legend

Hey coach. Here's some quick random info from a fan. I'm 37 yrs old. From New Jersey. Born and raised. I pitched in high school. I was kinda nice. I was a nasty lefty. Could've went to Rutgers if I didn't get in trouble... My point is .... every single night... Me and my 11 year old son watch every one of your videos. We discuss your videos while we walk to the baseball field from our apartment. Not many good coaches around anymore. My son loves your videos. Thanks from New Jersey

Grew up a huge braves fan as a kid in Savannah ga. Maddox will always be my favorite. He can’t be replicated

Excellent video. I miss mad dog. He's one of the guys I grew up watching.

What always amazed me about Maddux was his location/accuracy with that much movement. He had that disgusting, late movement, and it’s to the catcher’s mitt. It looks like it’s going to hit a LH batter, and the last ten feet, it snaps down and left-to-right (from a pitcher’s perspective), and lands perfectly in the webbing of the catchers mitt. Over and over again.

Repeatable consistent pitches. Excellent advice. If you do that you can make the all important "small adjustments" my kid and I would talk about while we did the long weeks and months of preseason warm-up.

Rivera's cutter and Pedro's change up

Coach, I used to throw the 2 seamer the exact same way you described as Maddox did(college pitching coach taught me). Only thing I can add is that with my thumb I tried to pull the ball to create more movement. As a lefty I had natural movement but by pulling that bottom seam I got a lot more down and in movement to lefty batters and a lot of induced ground balls from right handed batters. Just wanted to add some info for others to try.

I was waiting for a two seam vid like this

Man your videos are awesome. I wish I had this info when I was playing

I have been throwing this pitch since I was like 10 years old but never knew what it was and never thought it was an actual pitch but I hold the ball a little bit different but thanks bc I have been thinkin I came up with it for 5 years😂👍🏼

Braves fan here so glad I got to see the BRAVES in their dominant run with Maddox Smoltz and Glavine , so fun to watch.

Great stuff.

You’re a beast man. Thank you for this video. Any way you can continue to interview pros or ex pros on arm motion for 2 seam movement? I would love to see high speed camera shots of some pros throwing the two seam

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Fascinating video, and thank you for sharing your vast expertise with younger players. Perhaps, could you explain the differences in training, techniques, and psychology between starters and relief pitchers. Secondly, can you discuss the optimum foods and drinks you consumed before pitching to achieve best efforts. Keep those videos coming right into the viewers strike zone of keen interest. Cheers!!!!

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I'm amazed that...how u hold the ball in relation to the stitching matters so much

Good information, appreciate it.

Hey coach John can you please do a video on Pedro Martinez's 12-6 Curve ball. I personally like it but I can never get the same type of movement that Pedro had.

Bro left elbowed his son and the kid was fine 😭😭😭😭😭

That’s an amazing story about watching him pitch. Making guys look silly while throw 80mph 🔥

Good video on one of my favorite pitchers of there time. All I had was TBS Braves on TV. Is your son a lefty too. For young pitchers like middle school and up. How much time should you spend with the catcher and talk situations and pitch types.

Great video! I loved watching Maddux pitch! My son is 13 and just played his last year of little league and small field. He's moving up to middle school big field and 60'6" mound. He's very tall for his age (5'11" and still growing!) and has always been a dominant pitcher with his fastball. He can locate it well and he throws hard. As a result, he hasn't had to throw much off speed stuff or breaking ball. Do you have any tips on what we should be working on over the winter to prepare him for the longer distance, and what breaking pitches he should be working on? Those middle school batters will hit a 70mph fastball a lot easier from 60 feet than they did last season at 46!

Watching from Spain, thanks for these great videos.

Strong work coach💪👍

So the Maddux comeback 2 seam was a basically a sinker? **What movement do you get when you throw a 2 seam across the seams? Like perpendicular instead of parallel??** I would be infinitely grateful if you could answer. PLEASE. Love the channel dude. I direct people here when trying to help teach them about pitching.

I watched TBS and they would zoom in before the pitch and his fingers were spread apart on top of the seams or on the outer part of the seams.

so my fast ball moves like his but on a good pitch it cuts a few inches toward a righty batter and has a normal drop could that be because my arm is 3/4 angle up or could it be my release?

100% filth breaks at 58ft.... great video.....

Hey coach, do you think you could do a video on how to get more torque as a submarine pitcher or even workouts to improve it? Because obviously as a submarine pitcher you have to generate your velocity somehow and I’ve found torque is a major factor in velocity. Thanks!

Any advice on how to improve turning your thumb to the ground?... I have a little depth but the cut is not impressive on my 2 seam.

In your opinion, what are good pitches to throw with a low 3/4 arm slot? Not sidearm, but closer to that than over the top.

Hey John could you give me some advice on how to throw a breaking ball because i've just started training as a pitcher in my baseball team and i really want to impress so that they would know that i'm already ahead of my fellow candidates to become a pitcher in my baseball team thank's

woah lefty

Hey coach I have a slider right? But over the winter it loses it's break and becomes a spinning pitch. I tried it a few days ago and it just moved like a slow cutter. In the summer i was doing something different and it was just nasty. I need to know what to think when im getting my grip and releasing. I keep forgetting how I do it exactly than rediscovering it. I need something i can repeatedly think when I lose that grip or that motion.

Can you describe finger pressure on the 2 seam

Hey coach, I’ve been working a lot to build on my repertoire this off season and i’ve developed a nice fading circle change and i’m still trying to perfect a cutter and slider to add to my 4-seam and nasty curveball. But, I’ve tried to experiment with a 2 seam/sinker and i really can’t get it to work like other guys can. I’m not sure if it’s because of lack-luster velo (76-80) or the arm action, but i was wondering if it’s even something i should worry about considering all of my other pitches i throw and am still working on? Thanks coach!

Hey coach no matter what I do my 2 seamer runs to the left but not the right

Hey awesome video, I just wish you had dig in a bit more on the mechanics. 👍

Coach could we get a video on how to increase spin rate?

Any drills for a switch hitter and can you do a video

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Hey John great video BTW me son just turned 13 and is a good pitcher with tons of velo and movement. Your son is cute buddy dont blink time really goes too quick !!! Are you ever coming to west palm beach florida would love to hook up with you so you can take a look at my son.

Coach I’ve been practicing a splitter and someone said it’s can damage my arm is this true?

Hey coach do you have any good indoor pitching drills to increase velocity

what about Randy Johnson,

Hitters are afraid of my 2 seamer 💪🏼. Coach i got a question for you. I was watching a video on khris davis from oakland as on mlb network ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6cTEKYs8t-g.html and sean casey was talking about how he was so effective at hitting for power despite being undersized. He said that khris davis does something that all great hitters like jd martinez, betts, altuve, judge, arenado, trout and so on... they all get their back elbows up which allows them to create that lat stretch on their front side and ultimately leads to more separation and power. I have tried getting my back elbow up just like those guys but i feel like im wrapping and it will take forever for me to get my barrel to the ball especially on guys throwing harder upper 80s plus and i feel like my swing is long to the ball as opposed to being short to it and long through it. Am i just in my head in believing that about the back elbow? Also that video you promoted matt antonelli with about bat drag last week ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_HEE7jHrAEU.html is exactly what im doing. I know how to fix it now by getting my back elbow up as i stride towards the pitcher but when does the back elbow enter the hitting zone to emphasize being both short and giving myself the LARGEST amount of room for error? Asking because I am a speedy outfielder that wants to keep my strikeouts down throughout the season and hit for a bit more power while having high average and high obp. Please help!

i throw a 12 6 it confuses righty

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Makes me so depressed I could never reach 90 to even have a chance

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The umpires also gave him the most ridiculous calls I’ve ever seen.

Ez just throw 100mph sinker and it will break later cuz it fast

Want to know the secret to the Greg Maddux 2 seamer? It can't be thrown at maximum velocity. He takes something off and it has a screwball effect.

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Not telling the catcher what he's throwing is a jerk move

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is this guy really asking how he can throw like Greg Maddux lol? if you can do that buddy you're going to cooperstown.

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