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Some coaches do not really understand correct baseball pitching mechanics, and consequently their pitchers spend much of their efforts doing drills that just aren’t very effective for improving pitching accuracy or speed. They probably also have their players lifting weights to build up arm strength, which really isn’t necessary in order to throw at a higher velocity. The amount of time spent in baseball pitching workout programs could be much better spent if coaches would focus on the pitching techniques and the way that the entire body can generate explosive power to increase the speed of a pitcher’s pitching.

Some of the more common aspects of most baseball pitching workouts include baseball pitching drills, lifting weights, using weighted balls, and stretching have proven to actually do more harm to pitchers than good or actually end up decreasing a pitcher’s velocity. This is because most of these methods or drills focus more on the arm than on the body as a whole. The best pitchers use use their whole body when they throw the pitch, and not simply their arms. If you use your whole body to throw the pitch, and do it with maximum effectiveness, there are certain postures that your body should go through, and if a pitcher trains his body in how it feels to be in these positions, it becomes natural to use the proper body mechanics to throw your pitches.

While this theory has been proven in a number of studies, word hasn’t really traveled through the masses and hasn’t really reached most coaches. That is why many coaches continue to have their pitchers spending wasted time in baseball pitching workouts with worthless methods of pitching. More and more people are learning about how important it is to use their whole body and the proper way to throw a pitch through the use of pitching videos and manuals that you can find online.

Maybe, as more studies are done showing the typical training methods are not as effective as previously thought, there will be more coaches switching to more effective pitching training regimens. Better workouts will lead pitchers through pitching mechanics, beginning from the end and moving backwards, and on te process of using their body to harness the explosive velocity that you can generate through pitching a baseball correctly.

Check out many more articles, research, and pitching DVDs on our website at Pitching.com. Baseball preseason is here – don’t wait until April to start working with your son and/or players on proper pitching mechanics. Good preparation now will lead to significantly better results in May and June!