Pitching and Pitchers Discussion Pitching

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hello, i am a pitcher and have been for five years. Now iam getting in to travel ball...and i need some tips on how to work your arm to throw faster more acurrate...and hit the targets. I throw every night any where from 150-175 pitches......but is there anything else i can do.....ideas??
any glep much appreciated

 

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practice...practice...practice - but don't overdo it - and make sure to ice afterwards.

Have your catcher set up different corners/placement per pitch (just like a game) and keep track of balls/strikes and if you are able to hit the targets.

If you are not already working with a pitching intructor, I would recommend it, just to be sure that the basic mechanics are correct before trying to increase velocity, etc. Instructor can also evaluate motion/mechanics to see what areas to focus on in order to increase velocity.

 

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Get a pitching instructor who knows what they are doing. If you are being self-taught, you could be throwing a lot of pitches that are being thrown wrong. It is kinda like golf, you can practice 200 swings a day, but if it is the wrong technique, it is not helping you get better. Only improving bad habits.

Let us know what area you are from, and I am sure there are many people on this forum who could recommend a good pitching coach to you.

Good luck!

 

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Softball4life22: Email me and I'll help.

slines@adelphia.net

 

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I am from Wooster...i know small town like no one knows where it is...but maybe you do. I do not currently have a pitching coach...i used to have one but he moved..

thanks for all your help

 

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yes a coach is important. Practice is important, but you mentioned working with your arm to get stronger, faster. Believe it or not, you pitch with your legs, not your arms. Do wall sits, long strides, tuck jumps, plyos, leg curls on a weight machine, etc. Pitch one night, exercise the next. Take sundays off & be a kid...

 

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Thanks for the advice!! Oh yess ill take sunday off to be a kid too