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December 2, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

The Best Pitch You’ve Ever Seen

Young pitchers are fascinated with throwing different pitches. I remember a few years ago I asked a 9 year old kid what his best pitch was and he told me a “knuckle-curve sliderball.”

The thing of it is, you really only need two to three good pitches and the ability to locate them properly to win games.

So rather than spend all your time “inventing” six to ten pitches that you want to try out next year, find two or three that you can spend some time developing.

Unless of course you’re this guy… then you just need one pitch.

PS – Remember, we’re in the middle of nasty pitch week. This means a couple things to you. First, our Pitching Grips DVD is just $25 (we’ll cover the shipping).

And secondly, we want your best and nasty pitch or outing videos. You got until the 20th to send us your clip via YouTube. The nastiest pitch or outing wins a free Grips DVD.

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November 16, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

How Many Pitches Should You Learn?

That’s easy. As many as it takes to keep hitters fooled. For Mariano Rivera it takes only one. For most others, it takes three.

The question you must ask yourself is how many pitches can you throw for a strike (or to the location of your choosing) 60% of the time?

If the answer is zero, you need to work on your mechanics.

If the answer is one. Fastball. You’ll not be fooling many hitters after the age of 12.

It’s time to learn some new pitches this fall.

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November 2, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Two Day Pitching Grips!

The last two emails we sent you we discussed the importance of learning proper mechanics before you throw off-speed pitches. We also discussed how important it is to throw different pitches with the proper wrist and forearm angle. Hopefully you also watched the video that went with this article as well.

At the end of both of these articles we informed you about a two day event we are having at The Pitching Academy. This event started today!

For the next two days only we are offering you our pitching grips DVD at a fraction of the cost.

This grips DVD is by far our best selling individual DVD in our new series.

Take advantage of this opportunity and Save big while improving your game!

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October 31, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Pitching Mistakes: Off Speed Pitches

In this video I show you three of the most common pitching mistakes pitchers make when they throw different pitches. There are so many myths out there about how to throw a curveball or how to slow down the ball that it becomes ridiculous at times. The most frustrating part as a coach is that some of these methods hurt arms. Many of the pitching philosophies also make throwing different pitches seem more difficult than it really is.

Two things I hope this video helps you with:

1) Dispel some of the myths about throwing off speed pitches

2) Help you understand that throwing different pitches isn’t as complex as it seems

Three common pitching mistakes when throwing different pitches:

1) Changing arm slot

2) Wrapping the ball or gripping it too tight

3) Twisting the wrist: or changing wrist and forearm angle at the last minute

Keep a look out this Wednesday for our pitching grips DVD sale where you can learn how to throw off-speed pitches with proper mechanics and be much more effective on the mound!

Here is today’s pitching video.

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September 18, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Last Day for Baseball Pitching Grips/Workouts

We are hoping you got a lot out of this weeks emails and videos about how to throw different pitches. We showed you how to throw a curveball and slider, how Mariano Rivera throws his cutter, why you need a changeup and we showed you a curveball drill. We are anxious to tell you what’s going to happen next week but we will save the excitement for Monday. We know you’re going to like it though.

Today we just want to let you know that it is the very last day to pick up your pitching grips and workouts DVD at the discounted rate. Many have already taken advantage of the opportunity, but if you are one of the one’s that haven’t now’s your chance.

Here is what you will be getting. [Read more...]

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September 14, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Curveball and Slider

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a curve and slider? I’m not just talking about what each pitch does, I’m talking about the subtle differences at release of the baseball.

In today’s video I show you how to throw both pitches. I demonstrate how to pull each pitch from your glove and where your wrist and forearm angle should be at release of the ball to ensure proper rotation of the ball.

In our pitching grips DVD I demonstrate how to throw about 14 different pitches. Although you only need three great pitches to be effective; this will give you the insight you need to know which ones you should throw and when to throw them. Learn more about pitching grips here!

Here’s today’s pitching video:

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September 12, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Pitching Grips Week!

We hope you had a nice weekend!

This week our focus is on pitching grips and of course how to throw different pitches. We have created some great pitching videos for you to watch and are hoping you will put them to practice right away. We are confident that the information you receive this week will help add some extra movement to the pitches you throw.

Let’s cut to the chase:

Here’s the first pitching grips video of the week. Here we show you how to pull each pitch from your glove. We also give you a few pointers on how to minimize your risk of injury when you throw different off-speed pitches. There are many pitchers out there that need to see this video so they don’t twist, spin or wrap the ball when they throw. Enjoy!

This week you can learn all about how to throw different pitches with proper throwing mechanics. Take advantage of this opportunity while it lasts!

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September 8, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

No Slouching, It’s Time To Work

For the last two seasons, more and more parents are contacting both Dan and I in the early fall about hitting or pitching lessons with their son. The “off season” is much shorter than it used to be as people realize that competition is fierce in the middle school and high school levels. It take more than just a few months of baseball in the summer to develop skills that create high level success.

Both Dan and I maintain that proper knowledge of the fundamentals of hitting and pitching are immensely valuable to learn at an early age. This is why we have chosen to produce articles and videos on all things related to hitting and pitching and send them to you daily. Over the summer we backed off to a couple emails per week as baseball slowed and many of you took vacations. Now that school is back in full swing (for most), it’s time to resume our emails Monday through Friday mornings. [Read more...]

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September 5, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Pitching Grips: Change and Curve

Happy holiday! We hope you are having a great Labor Day weekend and are doing something fun with the family.

Today we wanted to spend some time talking about how to throw different pitches. We are also going to answer some questions we get asked everyday as it relates to specific ages of throwing different pitches aside from a fastball.

In the following video you will learn how to grip and release a changeup, curveball and sinker. The sinker is very similar to the fastball grip but released similar to a circle change.

Take a look at the pitching grips video now!

August 22, 2011 By The Pitching Academy Leave a Comment

Pitching Grips

Learning different pitching grips is important to your success, but more importantly than the actual grip of the pitch is how you release it. Release of each pitch using proper wrist and forearm angle will determine whether the pitch will rotate properly for you. In this brief pitching video I show you how to grip different pitches, but I will also show you how to position your wrist at release.

Here’s the video: Enjoy!

If you have more questions about how to throw or grip different pitches effectively, our new pitching grips dvd would be perfect for you to have in your baseball library.

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