Tuesday, July 30, 2013

How To Increase Pitching Velocity

By Lela Perkins


In baseball, throwing a good pitch is one of the most important aspects of the game because this will determine whether a team will have the upper hand or not. A good pitch will require a lot of individual muscle movement, concentration, and a lot of knowledge of physics. So if one would one to improve his game a thousand fold, then here are some steps on how to increase pitching velocity.

Now when throwing a really good pitch, one has to remember that the entire body must be in motion during the whole time. This means that the torso, the shoulders, the hips, the hand, and the legs will all be moving at the same time. So the first thing that one should do is to condition his entire body equally.

Once one has studied the physics on how to correctly throw a ball, then he can now put it into practice. The first thing that he must do is to get used to throwing with a relaxed body. A tense body will only worsen the throw because being tense will make the body nervous and will not allow a fluid throw.

Aside from the conceptual side of how to pitch, there is also the detailed and technical aspect of it. Now the first detail to take note of would be how the arm is positioned and moved. The arm must be pulled back enough in order to create a swift swinging movement.

From the arms, one must now make his way down to his upper body and lower body. His shoulders and his hips must be twisted at the right moment when he throws so that he can create extra power. Now remember that the twisting power of the entire body is extremely important because this is the main source of power.

The last part to concentrate on would be the force behind the leg power. Now notice that a lot of pitchers would lift their front leg up and quickly stomp on the ground the moment just right before they throw the pitch. The reason why they do this is because stomping on the ground will give the body extra power and thus create some extra force on the ball.

So when one throws the pitch, he should quickly smash his foot on the ground while at the same time twisting his body in order to create swinging force. At the same time, he should also twist his shoulders while swing his arm in a very fluid motion. At the last moment, the pitcher should now flick his wrist just right before he throws the ball in order to create an accurate throw and fast force.

So as one can see, all the motions have to be done in just one movement. Of course the preparation for the throw will take a little bit of time but the smashing of the leg, the twisting of the body, the rotation of the arm, and the flick of the wrist takes just one second. As long as one knows how to increase pitching velocity, he will know how to do this.




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