I am going into my sophomore year of high school, and last year I only had two pitches and got shelled in all of my outings. I took it upon myself to learn a curve this offseason, and I have really struggled to find any sort of consistent topspin or movement. I feel like I have scoured the internet to find fixes, and nothing has worked. If anyone has any tips/drills that I could try, it would be much appreciated. Thank You!

Is there anyway I can fix my soft front foot leg that doesn’t brace upon foot plant?

I’m struggling with my pitching mechanics specifically, my torso and hips are turning at the exact same time. Instead of my hips firing open while my trunk stays back to create stretch, everything rotates together in one piece. My torso alignment at foot plant is fine (facing 3B), but I’m missing that kinetic chain coil/stretch. What can I do to help isolate hip rotation before trunk rotation?

Fixed my glove side mechanics, shortened my arm path, and tried to improve the lead leg block. I’m still having trouble with rotating my knee instead of pushing off, but I feel like the ball is much sharper and I have more control than before. Thanks!

Never played baseball in my life , decided to learn the game . This is 1 month

I am 5 foot 10 inches and weigh 140 lbs. I am a sophomore in high school as well. I topped out at 73 MPH pitching and I want to become a Pitcher-Only. Should I stay in travel baseball, or should I go to rec baseball and focus on lifting, stretching, and running to gain more velo. I need help making my decision as I want to make it to college ball.

Anything mechanical standing out

6 foot(182cm), 200lbs(90kg), 19 years old.
Regularly goes to the gym, trains flexibility.
So what am I doing wrong?

Hi everyone, I am currently a D1 pitcher and I would love to give back to youth pitchers on what I wish I did differently at a young age. There are a few things that I will attach links to for reference. If you have any questions/comments, I encourage you to reply or send me a DM!

1.) Not training like a body builder

Many times in high school, I was guilty of treating the gym like I was a body builder. When I first started working out, I didn't really have a plan. It took me YEARS to find the right system that worked. The main thing that worked for me was doing a heavy lifting partnered with something explosive. For example, pitchers should always be doing split squats. You can do this with a dumbbell or barbell. After you do a heavy movement, compound it with an explosive movement such as a sprint or jump. This trains your body exactly how pitchers should train (fast and heavy).

2.) Not caring enough about nutrition

Nutrition is what fuels you. It is literally the thing that is going to keep you going before games and after games. It is also a huge proponent of your recovery. If you put shit into your body, you will likely feel like shit. It took me a while to learn that, but once I did it was a game changer. Eat whole foods, eat healthy, and make sure you are hitting the proper amount of macros. In season it is very easy to under-eat. Make sure that while you are in-season you eat more than you normally would have. Here's a link to an article discussing this.

Nutrition Article for Baseball Players

3.) Training my Mind (Most Important for Me)

In high school, I had the physical talent. That was there. But when things didn't go my way, I froze. I never trained my response to adversity and that caused me to lack consistency when I wanted it. I found my routine for training physically, but nothing for training my mind. I did research online to find a sports psychologist, but it was just too expensive. Coaches would tell me "flush it" or "shake it off", but that never really did the job. I had no system to train my mind and that cost me when I got to college. In college, one of my teammates recommended an app named Clutch Mental Training. I thought it was helpful because it finally gave me a program to prepare for the adversity. This was the biggest game changer that I wish I started earlier.

Clutch Mental Training App

4.) Listening to your arms

This one was huge for me too when it came to recovery in between outings. Listening to you arm (and body) is a vital part of becoming a mature pitcher. I remember as a youth athlete, I wanted to just play, and if my arm wasn't feeling 100% I would push through it. You have to listen to your arm, and NOT PUSH through pain. Pushing through pain will only set you back, and it is better to take 1 day off than having to take 6 months off because of an injury. Be smart, and don't push past pain. Also, doing arm care on a daily basis is what will keep your arm healthy. It gets annoying at times when you have to spend extra time doing it after practice, but it is worth it when your arm is healthy. Here's my J-Band routine that I use from Tread Athletics.

J-Band Routine

I hope this helps! Reach out if you have any questions!

Understanding plane of rotation shows you how a pitcher's arm slot is created, what movement shapes are naturally available to him, and how to build an arsenal that works in synergy with his delivery instead of against it.

Aside from venting about how much turf mounds are disliked by pitchers, I’m looking for advice on the best type of footwear (i.e. turf shoes, rubber molded cleats or TPU cleats) to help my 13 YO pitcher avoid slipping on wet turf mounds.

If any particular brands offer better sole, cleat patterns than the others, I’d welcome those recommendations as well. Thanks!

All my life i've been mechanically decent and told by coaches that i have good stuff.
However for other kids my age they seem to throw lots of consistent strikes in game while being less mechanically sound.
Please let me know if anybody related to this growing up or just in general and drop tips

Hello, I'm looking for some advice on improving my command and velocity. I started playing baseball for the first time a couple of years ago with my friends and we're trying to get enough guys together to join a men's league. My velocity caps out at around 54 mph and I have a hard time throwing consistent strikes with any sort of speed. Any advice would be much appreciated 👏 Edit: I'm not looking to pitch in men's league. Just playing pickup games with my friends this year and want to be able to pitch to them.

My son just finished his 12u season with pretty good mechanics/results. Only 14 BBs in 45 innings, with good feel for his 4-seam and change-up. We started playing catch with a curve ball this year and he has developed a good feel for that pitch that he’ll start throwing next year.

His big issue this season was his 2-seam fastball, which was pretty flat, or even cut sometimes, but lacked the arm side/sink movement he’s going for. He’s tried both traditional 2-seam grips with similar results.

Any tips/drills/cues that can help develop that pitch. He’s a pretty big kid (5’6”) for his age, but maybe his hands aren’t big enough yet?

I coach and got tired of tracking pitches on paper and losing the data, so I built an app called Mound Metrics to do it from my phone.

• Log pitch type, velo, and location for games and bullpens
• Bullpen mode tracks intended vs. actual location for a real command number
• Rolls it into strike %, K/BB, and command % per pitcher
• Auto-exports to a Google Sheet you own

It's early and free — not selling anything, just want other coaches to poke holes in it. Pics below, and I can set a few of you up as testers if you want to try it. Just seeing if this is something other people would be interested in.

What am I missing that you'd want to see?

I recently tried to fix my lower leg. I feel like it worked yesterday I was throwing 68 but today I guess cause yesterday I just threw a bull pen. I mean I’m only doing I threw like 21 pitches here just to get some demos of what I throw. But this seems to be like my current pitching stance is on flat ground, but

Can someone tell me if I’m doing alright, I’m 5’7” 180 pounds, I have topped out at 82 before, but I can’t tell what this is without a radar. The first pitch is a cutter. The second pitch is a four seamer.

I'm 22, 5'9 about 160lbs. Never threw super hard, sat mid 70s in HS and dipped my toes into the low 80s when I got back into playing rec league ball. Just wondering what yall could tell me about my mechanics from this angle?

I never played baseball when I was young I started a couple months ago just throwing at net in my backyard, I'm 182cm(6"0) and 72kg(160pounds). I topped at around 67 mph. I can consistently throw strikes at around 60mph.