2007-03-14 15:19:04 · 14 answers · asked by Phil H 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
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2007-03-14 15:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by easynow32778 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
First of all, arm strength may decrease your speed. Its all about your arm/hand speed. One thing people havent mentioned it the planting foot. You have to make sure that you land on the toe of your foot and not your heel. This is very hard to corret if you have been landing on your heel. Some major league pitchers cant plant with their toe, simply beause they have been planting with their heel all their life. But instead of worrying about increasing speed, you could focus on other things to improve you pitching. The best pitchers arent the best because they throw the ball fast. They are good because they have an accurate arm, and also they have lots of movement on the ball. Those are things that are easier to improve than gaining speed on your pitches. The key to pitching is keeping hitters of balance and guessing. Having a good curveball, and a good change-up will improve your fastball too. A good example of this Fernando Rodney, of the Tigers. Yeah he can throw the ball 100 MPH but he developed a nasty change up in the past few years, and that makes his fastball look even faster. So I would say work on developing your offspeed pitches, instead of working on gaining speed.
2007-03-15 02:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by chad m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard work. I don't believe in excessive weight training on the upper body for pitchers. Leg strength is important for your stride. Many people add velocity sheerly by working with someone who knows what they are doing with their mechanics. And do a LOT of throwing - short and hard, long toss. And be aware, some people just don't have the arm to get into the 90's, or even the 80's. Otherwise, everyone could throw as hard as Nolan Ryan did.
2007-03-15 01:07:47 · answer #3 · answered by hankshammers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, FIRST OF ALL, VELOCITY DOES NOT COME FROM PUSHING OFF THE MOUND HARDER! SO IGNORE THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THAT!
Strength helps, but something we like to call "arm whip" is as important or even more important than strength. "Arm whip" is basically how fast you can move your arm. It has as much to do with flexibility as strength. So being flexible is VERY important. There is a man by the name of Tom House who has gotten some AMAZING results in training pitchers for the last 20 years. Check out his website www.tomhouse.com. Good Luck !
2007-03-14 18:56:15 · answer #4 · answered by McHales_navy_22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 03:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you formation you need your push off mound stronger, hip turning to swing your arm and releasing the ball at the right time that increases speed by like 7-8 mph
2007-03-14 16:45:05 · answer #6 · answered by sk8erboy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Listen to McHales weight training wont do anything work on arm speed and do long toss
2007-03-15 16:02:33 · answer #7 · answered by joshss90 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand 20 feet closer.
2007-03-16 23:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by skisram 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you are throwing. breaking balls dont need a lot of speed, just to have a sudden, controlled movement.
2007-03-18 05:41:58 · answer #9 · answered by JBC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mechanics, strength, and conditioning. and also remember that practice does not make perfect... perfect practice makes perfect. but strength and mechanics are the two big ones.
2007-03-15 01:22:23 · answer #10 · answered by tomthefrog51 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first thing you have to do is build your strength up, then you need to work on your mechanics and develope and smooth consistent motion
2007-03-14 15:59:41 · answer #11 · answered by Evanston Outlaws 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋