IS SIDEARM BAD!?! - Pitching Delivery Problems in Baseball 

I’m glad someone is pointing out the issues of side arm as a side arm pitcher. I had massive shoulder issues when I was 13 and dropped slot to compensate. It worked for me and I had very different results from guys who manufactured their sidearm motion. I recommend the Nolan Ryan and Tom House videos to people to show them how to find natural slots. 90% of my mechanics are overhand mechanics with tweaks to keep my arm on top of the ball and not leading with my elbow. Good video, good mechanics, good observations.

Dan offers the best pitching content on the internet. I've looked everywhere. Easiest to comprehend and then coach. Appreciate it coach.

Thank you for this explanation. My son is 10 and he throws heat but has started throwing sidearm which is making him throw wild pitches. So after watching slow mo video of his mechanics, he is doing everything that you're talking about. We will be working on it and hopefully he can get back to good form.

hey, coach just want to say thank you for this video. totally saved me from pitching side arm, and now i think i throw faster too!

Great video, thanks Dan. I am using this to help correct my 13 year old son's pitching mechanics. I can already see some results in that he is no longer pitching sidearm, and instead has moved to 3/4 arm slot which is closer to his natural throwing style. Your guidance in this video has been very helpful.

I prefer a lower arm slot cause my pitches tends to go high (chest height), so when lower my arm i can hit around the knees easier

Great video and description on how to pitch in general for beginners.

Great video hopefully it works on my son thanks!

hi coach, some of my trainers are desperate for me to throw less sidearm but when i do that my accuracy decreases by a lot and so does my speed, it also feels very unnatural for me to throw les sidearm, my question is: what do i say to them to confince them to let me keep throwing sidearm?,from the netherlands

Thanks. Great explanation 👌

As always great video.

Idk about my case but I had problem since I was 8 cus when I throw a ball I have a slider motion and my foot is going to the outside corner of a peewee plates... painfull but freakin good slider...

Hey coach, what's your advice about being nervous about pitching at a game, I have my first game pitching on Monday, at all of my practices I struck out our teams best hitter 3 times, I know I'm good because I'm in 7th grade and I'm starting over 5 8th grade pitchers on our team, but I'm really nervous

Great video. Any videos or drills to keep the front shoulder up? Ps ordered your book.

What do you think about a kid learning to throw at various slots. 3/4, sidearm, submarine. So they can use these varieties to confuse batters?

Throwing sidearm ruined my career. I ruined my elbow and the innerr side even more. My dad never cared over used me in little league and babe Ruth and my arm was dead by high school. I could of been a decent pitcher and instead I never found out bc parents and coaches didn't care enough to get me a pitching coach.

I’ve thrown side arm my whole life since I was maybe 8 and now I’m 18 throwing side arm I try to not throw side arm but I do it out of instinct at this point I feel like throwing side arm has made velo not reach its potential I top out at 85 mph which in today’s game is like 60 mph any way I can get rid of my bad habit of throwing side arm?

I threw side arm for 4 years and it fucked up my arm and I can't pitch anymore

2:40 Chuck 2:40 nooooooooo

What age can I be to start throwing Sidearm

My mechanics are fine I just can't stop the side arm

I can't pitch overhand it hurts my arm way too much