S10E09 - Creative Ideas for On-the-Field Pitcher Development
Release Date: 10/04/2023
S12E08 - Coaching the Coaches: Part Two - Out-of-the Glove Mechanics… and more
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Coaching the Coaches: Part Two - Out-of-the Glove Mechanics… and more I am joined by Varsity Pitching Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School in the second episode of a three-part series. Alex and I are talk about some of the issues and questions important to youth and high school pitching coaches. In today’s episode, along with many other topics, I discuss how to teach efficient arm mechanics from the top of the knee lift to the stride-foot-contact shoulder-height position. Email Angel at
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S12E07 - Coaching the Coaches: Part One
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Coaching the Coaches: Part One I am joined by Varsity Pitching Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School in this first of a three-part series. Alex and I will be talking about issues and questions important to youth and high-school pitching coaches. A fall-ball throwing schedule was just one of the topics discussed today. Email Angel at
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S12E06 - Lower Body Stride Mechanics: are you moving towards your target?
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Lower Body Stride Mechanics: are you moving towards your target? This episode teaches about the importance of the direction of your stride for power and control and how which side of the rubber you stand on can have a negative effect on performance as well as arm health. Email Angel at
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S12E05 - Maximum Velocity Produced By The Way You Use Your Shoulder During Acceleration: How To Do It
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Maximum Velocity Produced By The Way You Use Your Shoulder During Acceleration: How To Do It Watch this episode on YouTube here: In another visual teaching episode, Angel demonstrates with Jacob the most efficient style of shoulder acceleration for maximal velocity production. Email Angel at
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S12E04 - Pitching Motion Mechanics: the first important and magical arm angle
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Pitching Motion Mechanics: the first important and magical arm angle The pitching motion is made up of many upper and lower body angles and skills. In today’s episode, the first arm angle is demonstrated and discussed. You will see something magical that can happen when you hit this spot with its required timing. Watch this episode on YouTube: Email Angel at
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S12E03 - Velocity and Injury Vulnerability: Put this Item on your Pitching-motion Efficiency Checklist
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Velocity and Injury Vulnerability: Put this Item on your Pitching-motion Efficiency Checklist Angel and Jacob do a live demo on how stride-foot placement can affect (increase or decrease) velocity and your injury vulnerability profile. Watch it on You Tube at Email Angel at
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S12E02 - Three Delivery Styles that Create Elbow Problems and Limit Velocity
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Three Delivery Styles that Create Elbow Problems and Limit Velocity The most recent recommendation to increase the size of the baseball and its weight to eliminate elbow injuries is the topic of discussion. Jacob and I talk about a much simpler and more practical way to attack the epidemic and also fill the need to increase velocity…the safe way. Email Angel at
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S12E01 - Pitching Injuries: Velocity is Not the Enemy
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Pitching Injuries: Velocity is Not the Enemy In today’s episode, two power pitchers, Rallin Covey and Joe DeMers, join me to discuss the MLB Pitching Injury Report. You don’t want to miss this episode to get a fresh and different perspective that brings hope to the pitching injury situation. Email Angel at
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S11E10 - From Pitching Styles to Warm-ups and Everything In-Between: Tips to Take Advantage of Every Moment For Improvement
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
From Pitching Styles to Warm-ups and Everything In-Between: Tips to Take Advantage of Every Moment For Improvement This episode is filled with small things you can do and think about today that add-up to improvements tomorrow. Email Angel at
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S11E09 - Fastball, Change-Up, Slider: Using Kinesiology to Improve your Ball Release
Baseball Pitching: The Fix
Fastball, Change-Up, Slider: Using Kinesiology to Improve your Ball Release Knowledge is power and in this episode, Jacob and I discuss some of my troubleshooting tips for ball release issues that can help some of the most common ball flight errors for the fastball, change-up and slider. Email Angel at
info_outlineCreative Ideas for On-the-Field Pitcher Development
If you’re on the field during these Fall months, it’s a perfect time for pitching coaches to get creative and focus on some of the individual skills and details that can easily be overlooked during the season when velocity and throwing strikes take-up all the attention. Along with my co-host Joe DeMers, I share some thoughts and offer some ideas on how to make the next few months extra-productive for you and your pitchers.
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