How can i add more velocity on my fastball?

Answer 1

How old are you? The best answer I can give you, depending on your age, is to keep your legs in great shape, a stable leg base gets you better balance and a better kick off on the mound. Do not add much bulk to your arms, but keep your muscles stretched and such.

Answer 2

If you're really serious about pitching, and velocity is your goal, I can offer no better advice than to get on the Jaeger Sports workout system. It all focuses around the shoulder muscles that are so difficult to work out in the weightroom yet are so vital to success in optimising your pitching and general throwing potential. My entire college team started the workout last week and I already have added 4 mph to my fastball, no joke. There are too many big name pitchers and college programs that use this technology to name here, most convincingly though would be Joel Zumaya from the Tigers. As a high school pitcher in SoCal he threw mid to high 80's. When he signed he started working out with Jaeger sports and within 3 years he was throwing 99-100 mph consistently.
There is no guarantee that you will throw 100 mph but you never know what your arm is capable of until you put the work in and reap the benefits!

Answer 3

Long toss. Go as far as you can and throw the ball on a line, no pop flys. 20 minutes of long toss every other day. Also, I'd recommend playing catch every day for at least 15 minutes. Work in the weight room on your core section (abs, legs, back). Maximize your mechanic efficiency in your wind up and stretch. Throw with a loose arm motion. Don't throw the ball hard allow your hand and shoulder to move faster, quicker. Other than that velocity is genetic. Your born with it and can only maximize it to an extent. Velocity is the most overrated thing in baseball and sports. Location and late movement separate the great pitchers from the mediocre. Hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting timing. Pitch with your head, not your arm.

Answer 4

extend your arm out when you wind up, and lung as far as you can while releasing the ball. extending your arm and having a fast movement of your arm will put more velocity into your fastball, and stepping far forward means the batter will have a bit less time to react, seeming as the ball is going 2-3 mph faster which might be the edge you're looking for

Answer 5

I agree with "Gris" about visiting pitching.com, Dick Mills is one of the most knowledgable people when it comes to pitching and adding velocity. Also, Tom House, former pitching coach to Nolan Ryan and many others, has some great books out there. I credit these two sources quite a bit for my success in D-1 baseball.
Be weary when it comes to coaches, they don't always know what they're talking about, I've had some bad ones in the past.

Answer 6

go to www.pitching.com; dick mills has great advice on how to add velocity to your fastball by extending your stride to 100% your body length. if you've ever heard of tim lincecum who pitches for the giants, he's about 5 foot 10 and weighs 170 lbs and puts it up there about 96-99 mph

Answer 7

go to a sports stor or a work out store and buy this rubber fling its called its like a giant rubber band you put on your local tree or street pole and you slowly do the baseball motions its a reAL WORK OUT but what i do is iplay outfield for my vars team im a junior and i get a weighted ball like 12 oz and i soft toss then i long throw for like 20 throws then i get a regular ball and throw it alot harder i was clocked at 81 when i pitched october 21 for tryouts i also can throw long distances becuase of the weighted ball any help.....

Answer 8

First come back with your arm and point the ball away from you in your ****** back hand. Then when you release snap your rist forward (not like a breaking ball). And also always follow through.

Answer 9

Short term: On your wind up kick you leg up higher and push you back foot off the rubber harder. DONT short arm it. get full rotation. follow through helps too
Long Term: do more legs press, work your rotator cuff, do a lot of lateral raises with weights

Answer 10

Have you had a pitching coach look at your throwing mechanics? There's no point getting stronger if your mechanics are off since it'll all just be wasted.