Essays About Pitching Mechanics

10/8/2008

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 Pitching Mechanics 101 is a good place to start.
     Below are links to some of the most important articles that I have written about pitching and pitching mechanics...

     - Pitching Mechanics 101
     - A Growth Plate Fracture is a Bad Thing
     - Dr. Mike Marshall: My Current View
     - Pitcher Picks and Pans
     - Do Altered Pitching Mechanics Lead To Injuries?
     - Mark Prior: A Different Perspective
     - How Justin Verlander Actually Throws The Ball
     - Proper Pitching Mechanics
        - Greg Maddux
        - Roger Clemens
     - Arm Action Flaws
        - Death To The Inverted V
        - Death To The Inverted L
        - Death To The Inverted W
        - Hyperabduction
     - Scapular Loading
     - Rushing: What It Is, Why It...
     - Proper Throwing Mechanics
     - Medial (Inner) Elbow Pain
     - Pitching Problem Troubleshooter

Below are links some of the other articles that I have written about pitching and pitching mechanics...

     - 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
     - The Foot Flip Drill
     - The Sideways Shoulders Drill
     - 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
     - Focus On The Glove And Bring It
     - 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