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by Henry Hascup on May 12th, 2006
Every pitcher is a little different. A good pitching coach would help you out the most but here's some Great web sites that will help you out in the mean time:
Curve ball:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/curve.html
http://www.tutorials.com/08/0893/0893.asp
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p610.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Throw-a-Curve
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20000525.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_1831_throw-curveball.html
http://www.baseballtips.com/curve.html
Fast Ball:
http://www.ehow.com/how_1832_throw-fastball.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/fastball.html
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mratte/cs403/project/fastball.html
Change up:
http://www.ehow.com/how_3185_throw-change-.html
http://www.webball.com/bullpen/changeup.html
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mratte/cs403/project/changeup.html
http://members.cox.net/dmcallister2/Pitching/Throwing_The_Change-Up.html
by XFactor on November 8th, 2007
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch (0:31 and 0:43 especially)
Now why would you care about gaining more elastic energy to get a curve bal to curve more? The more energy, the faster rotation on the ball, the more it'll - yes, that's right, curve.
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