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 essay is a 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...

   - Pitching Injury Prevention
      - Death to the Inverted W
         - Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ)
         - The Science Behind the Inverted W...
      - Death to the Inverted V
      - Death to the Inverted L
      - Pitching Mechanics, Injuries, the Verducci...
      - Hyperabduction
      - Scapular Loading
      - Don't Show the Ball to Center Field
   - The List
      - Pitcher Picks and Pans
   - Proper Pitching Mechanics
   - A Revised Baseball Pitching Cycle
      - Problems with the NPA's Event Sequence Model

Listed below are discussions of pitchers with problematic pitching mechanics...

   - Mark Prior: A Different Perspective
   - Mark Prior's "Perfect" Pitching Mechanics
   - Mark Prior's Pitching Mechanics
   - Mark Prior's New Pitching Mechanics
   - Adam Wainwright and the Inverted W

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?
   - A Growth Plate Fracture is a Bad Thing
   - Dr. Mike Marshall: My Current View
   - Proper Throwing Mechanics
   - Medial (Inner) Elbow Pain

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

   - SI.com's Top 20 Young Pitchers
   - Hate Mail And Such
   - The Truth About Tommy John Surgery
   - LL Baseball and "Proper" Pitching Mechanics
   - Daisuke Matsuzaka's Pitching Mechanics
   - How To Protect Young Pitchers
   - The Great Long-Arming Myth
   - Proper Elbow Positioning
   - Major Leaguers and the Marshall Pitching Motion
   - My Concerns About Anthony Reyes
   - The Myth Of The Evil Screwball
   - The Great Arm Slot Myth
   - The Limits Of Conditioning
   - The Limits Of Pronating
   - How I Apply Dr. Mike Marshall's Ideas
   - Pronate Early (But Not Too Early)