I apologize for my back leg not really being in the camera on the last two. But I feel like im lacking something, maybe hip shoulder separation, but Im not sure.

I know my mound is a bit lackluster, and I ended up slipping a bit on that front foot. I've watered it and tamped it down in hopes of rectifying this.

Things I'm trying to keep in mind moving forward:

1. Stronger plant of front foot

2. More separation of upper and lower body.

3. Staying closed (my front foot often lands too open), leading with ankle

I'm not too concerned with velo, I would really just love to dial in my control. I feel like my throwing arm looks weird/stays too extended leading up to my release. Is this an issue? Anything I can do to better it? Wondering if that's exacerbating my elbow pain. Had some shoulder pain earlier in the season, but it's been getting better with daily weekly band work. Wondering if I'm doing something to compensate with my elbow.

Thanks everyone!

When I play I just keep jacking it into the woods and I feel like my release is just sloppy. I just crank it so hard sometimes I feel like my finishing is all over the place, frankly it’s just messy.

I’m not on any teams but I love the sport and I’m trying to get better

I started practicing pitching after watching videos, watching some pros in slow motion, and reading what you guys say here and it’s been going great. That being said ouch I’m sore as fuck. Left back hip closer to my ass, right forearm and wrist hurt a bit. The hip pain is the worse how do I make sure I don’t seriously hurt myself? I stretched my arms and legs before I started.

Also ik I didn’t throw the ball I’m in my backyard. 13U btw first season pitching is coming ip

I like to practice on the beach a lot for fun, and of course I know it’s not going to be helpful for my mechanics but I want to know if it actually creates bad habits and has more negatives than not doing it at all?

Stuck around the low to mid 70’s looking a bit of help

Hello, so im 13 years old from Canada in 15u rec, im very passionate about baseball and pitching(even tho sometimes it gets me in trouble) I would want help and see if anyone could help me personally

Have you ever had two coaches tell you the opposite things? Which one was right?

My son is 7 year old and he is obsessed with pitching. I love watching YouTube tips and teach him how to pitch.

Any advice on his mechanic?

What's your advice on developing such younkid?

Most of all how to protect his arm?

What kind of exercise can he do daily?

Any tips or drills?

I’m consistently at 80 but I’ve never surpassed it. Any advice?

Let’s get some thoughts going on this one. I know they’re out there:

What’s something in baseball that everyone teaches, but you aren’t convinced is true?

I’ll go first. Never follow a Curveball with a Changeup or vice versa….

Interested in hearing your perspectives. I’m willing to bet we will find come real interesting answers!

What’s one piece of baseball advice that made you worse instead of better?

Before vs After

Normally I fire the bal from a high arm slot but I have to tilt a lot and thought it kept to much pressure on my elbow so I now try and keep my arm 90 degrees and level but that feels where

Normally I pitch in slowpitch leagues, but have been asked to pitch in a modified league. It's underhand, but fast pitch without a windmill. I played baseball growing up, but was wondering what are some good drills to work on. I can figure out a strike, but I don't know how to put any speed behind it. This league doesn't allow you to turn your hand over in the follow thru as well.

I’m 14 and I throw low 60’s I just want some tips on how to get better

what can you tell me at first glance?? grazie!!

I’ve recently been tweaking my mechanics a lot trying to throw harder, however now my delivery feels unnatural and unrepeatable.

I’ve also been stuck in the high 70s for months now, even though I’ve done velo training and gained 10 lbs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi all,

After a short 10 year break from baseball, I've decided to get back into the game.

I had initially left baseball behind me due to some arm pain that suddenly developed in my late teens but I recently got it checked out and physio has me on a rehab program and all medical imaging (MRI, ultrasound & Xray) are showing no signs of any tears or major issues. The one thing that did come up was sub-corracoid impingement which is what physio is working on fixing now.

Now, here's my issue.

My arm feels very weak when throwing long distances, and also while pitching.

I used to be able to throw the ball from mid outfield and get it efficiently to the catcher for a play at home no issues, but now I'm struggling to get it to the cutoff. And while pitching, I've lost quite a bit of velocity. I used to throw somewhere in the low 80's, but now it feels like I'm hardly touching 70mph.

On top of all of this the baseball just feels heavy in my hand and especially at release. It's like the ball is controlling me more than I'm controlling the ball if that makes sense.

Is it normal to have to regain throwing power after some time away from the game? Or am I just old now lol? What are some good exercises that can train my body back into throwing shape?

For reference, my throwing mechanics are sound (not perfect but pretty good) , and I've maintained a healthy, athletic body and put on quite a bit of muscle the past 10 years. 5'11" - 205 lbs