Essays About Pitching Mechanics

There is a lot of advice about pitching out there on the web. Some of it is good, but most of it is bad, if not actually harmful.

Listed below are links to essays I have written that summarize the best advice that I have found. If you are new to my work, then my Pitching Mechanics 101 and How Jeff Suppan (Actually) Throws The Ball essays are good places to start.
     Below are links to some of the most important, popular, and linked-to articles that I have written about pitching and pitching mechanics...

   - How Jeff Suppan (Actually) Throws The Ball
   - Pitching Injury Prevention
      - Death To The Inverted V
      - Death To The Inverted L
      - Death To The Inverted W
      - Hyperabduction
      - Scapular Loading
      - Don't Show the Ball to Center Field
   - Proper Pitching Mechanics
      - Greg Maddux
      - Roger Clemens
   - Mark Prior: A Different Perspective
   - Mark Prior's "Perfect" Pitching Mechanics
   - Mark Prior's Pitching Mechanics
   - Mark Prior's New Pitching Mechanics

Some of the other important articles that I have written about pitching and pitching mechanics are below...

   - Pitching Mechanics 101
   - Do Altered Pitching Mechanics Lead To Injuries?
   - Rushing: What It Is, Why It...
   - A Revised Baseball Pitching Cycle
   - Problems with the NPA's Event Sequence Model
   - A Growth Plate Fracture is a Bad Thing
   - Dr. Mike Marshall: My Current View
   - Pitcher Picks and Pans
   - Proper Throwing Mechanics
   - Medial (Inner) Elbow Pain
   - Pitching Problem Troubleshooter

Finally, below are links to other articles that I have written about pitching and pitching mechanics...

   - How Justin Verlander Actually Throws The Ball
   - SI.com's Top 20 Young Pitchers
   - Hate Mail And Such
   - Why Adam Wainwright Makes Me Nervous
   - The Truth About Tommy John Surgery
   - Chris Carpenter's Pitching Mechanics
   - LL Baseball and "Proper" Pitching Mechanics
   - How To Choose A Pitching Coach
   - Daisuke Matsuzaka's Pitching Mechanics
   - How To Protect Young Pitchers
   - The Great Long-Arming Myth
   - Proper Elbow Positioning
   - Anthony Reyes: A Mechanical Trainwreck
   - Major Leaguers and the Marshall Pitching Motion
   - Why Pitch Down and Away?
   - Bottom-Up Velocity
   - My Concerns About Anthony Reyes
   - The Myth Of The Evil Screwball
   - What Rushing Looks Like - Cole Hamels
   - What Rushing Looks Like - Kerry Wood
   - The Great Arm Slot Myth
   - Pitchers With Large Hip/Shoulder Differentials
   - The Limits Of Conditioning
   - The Limits Of Pronating
   - The Four Essential Skills Of A Pitcher
   - Is The 3/4 Arm Slot A Myth?
   - How I Apply Dr. Mike Marshall's Ideas
   - How Roger Clemens (Actually) Throws The Ball
   - Pronate Early (But Not Too Early)
   - My View Of Proper Pitching Mechanics