How can you add speed to your fastball?
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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ork on your grip, try both the two and four seam grips. work on your leg strength, Nolan Ryan said his fastball always came from his butt. If you can develop that strength from pushing off the rubber, it will take the stress from your arm as well as increase your velocity. Good luck.
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Move faster (by pushing with your leg [while leading with your front hip] as hard as you can, getting out to at least 100% of your height). Velocity is from elastic energy (speed of movement, the faster the more potential velocity) and momentum. In 1983, there was a study done on the pitching shoulder, by Dr. Frank Jobe, Tibone, Perry & Moynes, and the study showed from cocking point to release (so arm acceleration), there was hardly any muscle activation in the shoulder, which means it wasn't powered by arm strength, mainly, it was powered by elastic energy. Check out these two videos, and notice how explosive they are, and (in Koufax's case), how they use momentum by stepping straight back in their wind up, putting themselves at a greater distance from the plate. That creates more momentum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAviGQNvJrE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8oHYRS6hA (0:31 and 0:43 especially)
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There is a new baselayer out which increase velocity for pitching, batting and running Its by a company called asus you can find them at www.asus.uk.com I bought one and it works for me . good luck
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how do you throw faster? EASY!!! throw harder. duh =]
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Strenthen your legs, and your hips. Velocity is more about hip rotation than anything. The momentum you can conjure up before releasing the ball. Your arm is just the instrument to release the ball, the strenth shouldn't be coming from your arm. Also, experiment with different grips on the ball. I was always able to throw a four-seam fastball with much greater velocity than my two-seam.
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The best way to add speed to ur fastball is to simply do long toss to a minimum of 3 days a week. Also you lift weights the main things u should do with weights is to work on legs and the back. But mainly to increase ur speed is throw alot more.
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the best way is throw it out your car window while your driving down the highway because then its the speed of whatever your driving plus the speed of your throw
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Stand on a higher mound and throw it downward
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