Punch Out Pitching

ACCELERATE LATE⁣
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You can’t try to throw before your front foot lands. This video shows Chris Archer punching out a hitter in spring training, but you can see how late his arm accelerates!⁣
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By waiting to throw until your front foot lands, you’re allowing all of the energy to be transferred to your upper body and then into your arm! ⁣
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MESSING WITH TIMING⁣
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Eovaldi has an upper 90s fastball, but is always looking to add something new to his game. ⁣
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The slight hesitation disrupts the hitter’s timing and might be something you can add into your delivery!⁣
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Even when you hesitate... keep your body moving forwards!⁣
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UPGRADE YOUR CURVEBALL⁣
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I used to always struggle with my curveball being much slower than my fastball, and it was because of a lack of arm speed!⁣
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So many younger players can benefit from having the feeling of their arm going fast when they throw an offspeed pitch!⁣
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When your body and arm moves faster.... THE PITCH IS FASTER!⁣
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Your curveball will quickly become a swing and miss pitch if you can get your body moving faster in a run & gun... and then keep the same feeling in a flat ground or off the mound!⁣
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MECHANICAL CHANGES⁣
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I’ve been trying to tighten up my front side so that I don’t over-rotate before I release the ball. ⁣
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The truth when you’re making any mechanical adjustment:⁣
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𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓‼️⁣
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One throw can be good.. the next one could be off the backstop!⁣
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And any adjustment is going to feel weird... even professional pitchers don’t pick things up right away! Don’t stress if things aren’t perfect!⁣
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(This post was for me as much as it will be for you! I have to tell myself this all the time!) ⁣
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