halskinner
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- May 7, 2008
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When I was around 12-years-old, I stumbled onto an exercise that allowed me to pitch faster than I had ever pitched before. I did this exercise very very slowly for a couple minutes. It did not make me stronger, it did not build any more muscle or strengthen my arm / shoulder or anything of that sort.
It was not a physical thing at all, it was a mental thing, a self-confidence thing.
I have read for years, on boards like this, where everyone talks about building muscle / strength as the ONLY way to increase pitching speed. I never hear or read anything about the other speed factor.
I hear them say "Shehas reached a plateau" or "She ha maxxed out on speed" or (and this one really torques my gills) " It's just not in her genes / DNA to throw any faster". HORSE CRAP!
I have gotten more speed from pitchers from 8 to 21 years old and it only took a couple minutes.
They dont throw any faster right now for one simple reason; THEY DONT KNOW THEY CAN BECAUSE THEIR INSTRUCTOR DID NOT GIVE THEM THAT CONFIDENCE LEVEL.
They might understand mechanics but if they do not understand how a champion picher MUST think, then the students WILL top out at some point.
DONT FORGET THE MENTAL SIDE OF PITCHING.
It was not a physical thing at all, it was a mental thing, a self-confidence thing.
I have read for years, on boards like this, where everyone talks about building muscle / strength as the ONLY way to increase pitching speed. I never hear or read anything about the other speed factor.
I hear them say "Shehas reached a plateau" or "She ha maxxed out on speed" or (and this one really torques my gills) " It's just not in her genes / DNA to throw any faster". HORSE CRAP!
I have gotten more speed from pitchers from 8 to 21 years old and it only took a couple minutes.
They dont throw any faster right now for one simple reason; THEY DONT KNOW THEY CAN BECAUSE THEIR INSTRUCTOR DID NOT GIVE THEM THAT CONFIDENCE LEVEL.
They might understand mechanics but if they do not understand how a champion picher MUST think, then the students WILL top out at some point.
DONT FORGET THE MENTAL SIDE OF PITCHING.
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