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The 7 Velocity Killers!● Leading with the FRONT FOOT● Separating Hands Directly to Target● Being Tall or Stiff on Back Leg● Early Hip Rotation

● Soft Front Side● Early Pronation● Pulling Glove Side In & Down

Developed by BuildaBetterPlayer.com & David JamisonCurated from various Professional Sources

Symbol Legend= Energy Leak (Lost Velo)= Energy Leak (Gain Velo)

7 Pitching Velocity Killers

These are the TOP 7 Velocity Killers and they are really easy to fix!

#1. Leading with the front foot + (Lack of Strong Power Angle )

NO: The front foot is leading your body down the mound.YES: ~ LEAD with the HIP

~ STRONG “Power Angle” (See Graphic)~ STAY BACK (Hands “Wait to Separate” & Lead Foot)~ STORE ENERGY Bound Up / Maximize INERTIA & ENERGY TRANSFER

(Reduce LEAKS)~ RAPID MOVEMENT Down the Mound! (PICK UP & GO)~ STAY CLOSED & Enjoy the Ride, Long & Strong: BUILDS INERTIA> (INERTIA with NO LEAKS = MAXIMUM VELOCITY!

● Hands Good | Glove / Ball Separation [Too Early - Wait] | Too Much Bend Back ~ Allow Momentum to Develop “DOWNHILL” >[INERTIA]. Develop “POWER ANGLE”, DO NOT LEAD with FOOT! Foot Back at Leg ~ Wait to get to PLANT!, Upper Body Forward and Downhill.

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#2. Separating your Hands directly to your Target

NO: The FRONT SIDE HAND / GLOVE should not POINT to TARGET at SeparationYES: ~ ELBOW should POINT to TARGET at Separation

(Glove to 3rd Base RHP / 1B LHP) ~ BREAK LATE or WAIT TO SEPARATE

(Allow POWER ANGLE to Develop b4 Separating Hand/Glove)~ BREAK or SEPARATE FAST

(Break Fast > Throw Fast - Break Slow / Throw Slow: Your Choice! :) )

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Position (Imagine) See OVERLAY ABOVE (Blue Outline)This SHOULD be your GLOVE POSITION

Not Pointed to Target >POINT with ELBOW ~ NOT GLOVE!

EXTRA KEY VELO ENHANCER > SPEED DOWN HILL*** PICK UP and GO!… FAST Down the Hill >ACCELERATION PHASE -SPEED DOWN HILL= SPEED OF BALL LEAVING HAND!

The Back Leg SHOULD be LOADED (Not TALL or STIFF) so that it can DRIVE FORWARD “Power Push” >[Explode To Target] Legs should TRAVEL Together Not Separate

Until Foot Goes to PLANT (Soft Plant)> Do not JAR Delivery with HARD LANDING at PLANT!



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#3. Being TALL on your Back Leg

NO: Stiff Back Leg - No Drive PotentialCollapse of Leg / Separate Front Leg from Back(Legs should track together til front legs moves to plant)

YES: ~ GET BACK into LEG / Slight Sit to EXTEND THROUGH & DRIVE BACK HIP~ STRONG BEND (See Graphic - Aroldis Chapman - Note Squat)~ DRIVE HIP FORWARD LATE (Late - See #4)~ LEGS MUST BE STRONG & EXPLOSIVE (10 Yard Sprints, Long Jump, BB Goal

(Touches & Power Cleans)

< | > HIPS Must Stay Closed… OPENING UP a Split Second Early… Be Mindful of “LEAKS” ~ Early HIPS OPENING ~ LEAK VALUE 1-2 MPH

* > SIDE NOTE: Stride Length helps to DEVELOP & STOREto TRANSFER at DELIVERY! ~

PLUS + 1-2 MPHGOAL STRIDE

> DEGROM STRIDE (GOOD) LEG BEND (FRONT KNEE LEAKING)

Losing to TRANSFER See NEXT “Velocity Killer”

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#4. Early Hip rotation

NO: Opening Up BACK HIP Early (Early External Torso Rotation) HUGE Energy Leak (Easy 5-8 MPH or more)YES: ~ HIP / TORSO Stays Closed (until ARM Cocking Phase)

~ MAXIMIZE Hip / Shoulder Separation(Max Spring Coil - ENERGY TRANSFER Mechanism)

Note:To tie back to #1 (Leading with Front Foot):If you are Leading / Point with the Front Foot, in almost all cases that Pitcher will also OPEN the HIPS early.We find if we correct #1 that #4 almost always automatically improves. The pitcher may still need to work on maximizingHIP to SHOULDER Separation, but the work is reduced from fixing Velocity Killer #1. It is important to point out here thatit is always best to FIX Upstream Issues 1st as they impacts downstream issues positively. (In most cases)

#5. Soft Front Side

NO: Bending THROUGH the Front Leg(PLANT FOOT & LEG: Losing Energy Forward vs being Transferred to HAND / BALL)Knee gets out over Foot (HUGE Velo Killer and very hard on Knee)

YES: ~ CREATE LINEAR ENERGY (Moving in 1 Direction)~ BRACE UP on FRONT LEG

(Some BEND is OK, but as CATAPULT Motion begins STIFF / STRAIGHT Leg to Brace up against is optimal)~ STABLE / STRONG KNEE (No Leak Side to Side)

< GOOD > Front Leg (KNEE) CANNOT LEAK OUT over Front Foot!> At this POINT (As LEG BRACES UP) Body Motion becomes a CATAPULT & ARM is WHIP!



#6. Early Pronation

Note: How the Hand is Turned: Pronation is Down / Supination is Up

NO: (At SEPARATION) BALL in Hand to 2ⁿd Base (RHP - Ball to Short Stop - If 2ⁿd it is the STEP inEarly Pronation)NOTE 1: Early Pronation puts you in a BAD Throwing Position (For Velo, Command and Arm Health)YES: ~ BALL to SHORTSTOP (RHP - Opposite if LHP)~ PRONATION is GOOD (Part of Deceleration Phase - this protects your arm)NOTE 2: Also be aware of HAND at Release Point (for FASTBALL) > Hand on Top of Ball, allow handon top of ball to stay to it and through it and down into PRONATION or FINISH. Reaching to Target.

POSITION ? Back vs @ Shortstop > Ball to Short not 2ⁿd Base+ Do not let HAND PRONATION start early!

Secondary Point: Keep hand ON TOP of BALL(This has multiple benefits: Higher Spin RateFEEL THE BALL: Release off of FINGERS > DOWN and THROUGH)

TORSO EXTENSION > OUT OVER FRONT SIDEExtend > Reach to Target to FINISH!Keep back foot firm and allow energyTo FULLY TRANSFER and NOT LEAK OUT

KEYS: ~ HEAD | NOSE LEVEL ~ BELLY BUTTON TO TARGET ~ FINISH “TO AND THROUGH” ~ TARGET “Catchers Glove” ~ NO FALL OFF to 1st Base



Last Point:

#7. Pulling the Glove Down + (Falling Off)When younger pitchers begin learning proper mechanics we often hear… “Reach, Pull, Finish”The Reality is this…. Your Body Moves to the Glove! Not the Glove coming into your Body!But then you do not want to drag your glove side. (Remember that?)NO: Too Aggressive with Glove Side (Will lead to Pulling you off to Finish Side)NOTE 1: Remember LEAD with the ELBOW - Not the Glove. This will help with Over Aggressive Glove SideYES: ~ MOVE to the GLOVE (Elbow, Glove, Body > Go to the Glove, Not pulling the Glove to the Body)

~ BLOCKING “SCAPS”(Blocking Off with the Scapulas) *** This is a Point of Argument with Pitching Coaches

~ FOCUS ENERGY > 1 DIRECTION (The Last TRANSFER of ENERGY before the Balls Launches!)Side Bar: (For those that do not subscribe to BLOCKING OFF (with Scapula): For at least the past 2 decades “blocking off” has been taught topitchers at all levels. The Pitching Gurus: (?) “That's the proper way to pitch against your front side.” There is NEW evidence (Sports Science &Motion Analysis of numerous MLB Pitchers) that over exaggerating or “BLOCKING SCAPS” can reduce FLOW of INERTIA at Release Point. Be

DO NOT REACH & PULL GLOVE DOWN > BODY moves “TO THE GLOVE” Naturally!

KEY POINT: (At Release Point)~ HEAD: MUST be LEVEL~ BELLY BUTTON (HIPS)~ BEND TO EXTEND > TORSO OUT FRONT~ REACH & FINISH TO TARGET~ MAINTAIN a Good Fielding Position~ DO NOT Fall of to Side! 1B > RHP





Recap:VELOCITY LEAKS:

VELO KILLERS:

● Leading with the FRONT FOOT● Separating Hands Directly to Target● Being Tall or Stiff on Back Leg● Early Hip Rotation● Soft Front Side● Early Pronation● Pulling Glove Side In & Down

So think about this:Clean Up your Mechanics by followingThe FIXES in the 7 Velocity Killers List.What If? What if…You picked up 1 MPH for each of the 7?Your now at 73? Now 80! Your now at 83? Now 90!Now “Important People” start payingAttention, and who knows what’s next!Go For it! Be a Max Velo Pitcher!

So here is a RECAP of the TOP 7 Velocity KillersFix Each 1, Gain even 1 mph per Fix…

That is 7 More Miles Per Hour! Maybe 1 Fix gives you 2 or 3…What is Possible if you take the time to work and apply these fixes?

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