The Secret To Throwing Hard

The Secret To Throwing Hard

How To Throw The Ball As Hard As Possible?

This part of the delivery is very important to your ability as a pitcher to generate the maximum amount of velocity you are capable of as a pitcher.   

We are front foot lands on the mound, we need as much distance as possible between our left hip and right shoulder as a right-handed pitcher and our right hip and left shoulder as a left-handed pitcher.

If we can have our hips wide open, meaning our belly button is pointed at the catcher and our chest pointed as close to second base as possible, this will allow us to throw the baseball hard.

 

One thing we need to work on as pitchers is hip mobility. This will allow our body to get in the position referenced above and get the most out of our arm.

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