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How to use video to help with your pitching or hitting
Dear BioForce Faithful, It?s been a little longer coming than I wanted, but we are ready to go with our video baseball pitching and hitting tips. My first one? Well, I?ve had a lot of emails and requests from readers how to use their own video clips from home to evaluate their pitching or hitting mechanics. So, I?ve [...]...read more.
Is the Coaches Negative Opinion of You Holding You Back?
Dear BioForce Faithful, Do you ever sit on a bench at the mall and watch people go by? How about when you are waiting for a plane at the airport? Do you people watch? I suppose you are like me and everyone else? we create assessments of people as they go by. ?Gee, that person looks like [...]...read more.
Get Enough Sleep to be a Better Baseball Player
Why am I talking about sleep? Well, recently I went in to see a nose doctor to get a blood vessel cauterized. I was getting too many nose bleeds. The blood vessel was to thin? at least something was thin on my body. Anyway, after a talk with the doctor about my nose, sinuses, etc, the [...]...read more.
Changing Your Pitching or Hitting Mechanics-Can be Just a Band Aid
Dear BioForce Faithful, Yesterday I was working with one of our more dedicated athletes. I?ve been working with Willie on his pitching and hitting for a couple of years now. He?s got an absolute beautiful left-handed stroke. During our hitting session yesterday, we had a great conversation about hitting and pitching mechanics. Or the conversation went more towards the absence of mechanics. Over the years, I?ve made the typical coaching mistake by over-coaching mechanics. Let me explain?. ...read more.
Should I Lift the Same Day I?m Pitching?
I received this great question from a high school coach in South Carolina recently. He asks about lifting and competing on the same days. Here’s what Coach Elliott has to say? “Hey Coach…I am Toby Elliott, the head baseball coach for Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg South Carolina. We have a teams sports class [...]...read more.
A Pitcher with Tendonitis
Coach Mooney talks about a diagnosis of tendonitis in a pitcher and offers some tips....read more.
That Sinking Feeling and Velocity for A Pitcher
I’ve talked a lot about moving fastballs, breaking pitches, change-ups, velocity, and control. Today, I would like to answer a couple of questions from a BioForce Faithful, Tom S. and share a great story about his son. I hope he doesn’t mind I share this touching email I received a couple of days ago “Bill I [...]...read more.
How Often Should I Do My Pitching Drills?
Coach tackles the frequency question Dear BioForce Faithful, Your questions really are the lifeblood of our online community and I thank you very much for them. This week, a fellow BioForce faithful asked about how often you should do the pitching drills in our videos. Here’s the email from Max? Dear Bill, “I recently purchased 3 [...]...read more.
1st Inning Jitters, 5th Inning Confidence
Why is it that the 1st and the 5th Innings are the Toughest on a Major League Pitcher? Ever notice that? Many of the teams score in the first inning; the then the game gets a little out of hand in the fifth? If not, watch for the trend this [...]...read more.
When Coaches Don?t Understand
Dealing with a “My Way” Coach on Your Pitching Mechanics I received this email from a long-time BioForce faithful. A.S. (I’ll use initials to protect the innocent). I have been working with A.S. since he was in little league. A.S. is now a division 1 pitcher. An incredible [...]...read more.
