Monthly Archives: April 2019
Field Coach vs Trainer: A Plea for a New Model
Baseball seems to be at a point where there are two “types” of people: those that work on the field and those that work in the training facility. Because of this divide, there seems to be little agreement on what the optimal strategy for an athlete looks like. And while some have begun working to…
Throwing Cue: Create Space
We’ve got a quick hitter today. With cues, it’s sometimes better to simply demonstrate, instead of discuss, so that’s what we’ll do: Lead leg, throwing arm. They are opposites and they are what we want to focus on with this cue. Here’s a brief video that demonstrates the cue well: And here’s the full explanation:…
Hand-Dominated Arm Action: Straight Stride Leg for a Better Brace
Today will be a shorter post, an add-on to the previous post I made in regards to the hand vs elbow dominated arm actions. As the title indicates, we will focus on one characteristic of the hand dominated arm action. In the previous article, I talked about the necessity of hand dominated throwers to have…