| If you want to increase your speed you need to | | | | transfer these forces into the ball. If young |
| know your present level of fitness. You need to | | | | pitchers lift their leg they fall towards the target. |
| prepare a fitness program. The fitness program | | | | This causes poor velocity and arm injury. Timing |
| should include exercises for explosive power | | | | and efficiency of weigh transfer, during delivery, is |
| work, flexibility, stability and endurance. Ask a | | | | the essence of velocity. This is where the velocity |
| trainer to access you’re throwing procedure | | | | lives. The most important thing to increase |
| so that you can improve on inefficiency and | | | | velocity is to work on torque in the core. The |
| energy leaks. Set up a principle centered program. | | | | core is the area above the knees to below the |
| Principle centered is a program that works on all | | | | chest. This area has the strongest muscles in the |
| disciples of pitching. Ask your trainer to keep a | | | | body. So you should use this part to increase |
| test for you on both the conditioning side and | | | | velocity. If you do not work on this area, then |
| throwing mechanics side. Break your throwing | | | | shoulder and elbow will be forced to hold the |
| division into 4 segments like off season, | | | | torque needed to generate velocity. |
| pre-season, in-season and post-season. When | | | | Try using pull perspective instead of throwing. Pull |
| you’re setting up goals for velocity do work | | | | perspective is the amount of weight you are |
| on principal centered and physical conditioning. | | | | pulling. The more the better. The best way to |
| Try to change your speed. If you want to | | | | work on pull perspective is by thinking that you |
| improve on your velocity you should change | | | | are not holding the ball but a towel or resistance |
| speed of your pitches. By changing the speed a | | | | tubing. Proper momentum is very important to |
| 70 mph fastball may appear as 90 mph fastball. | | | | transfer good velocity. If you leave any |
| From a very young age we use only arm and | | | | momentum in your body, then you have left |
| shoulders to throw a baseball. Because of this, | | | | some velocity behind. If you face any injury while |
| you face a lot of shoulder injuries. You should | | | | playing it can be recovered quickly if you follow a |
| change your perspective. When the throw needs | | | | balanced alkaline based diet. These are green |
| more velocity try using bigger muscle groups. | | | | vegetables which help restore the PH levels in |
| Learn to pitch from the ground up. Velocity | | | | your system. Diet is very important to recovery. |
| comes from forces added to the ball. These | | | | These are just some of the tips for developing |
| forces come from momentum in your lift leg and | | | | efficient and effective velocity, without sacrificing |
| your push off the ground. You must try to | | | | the body in return. |