Baseball Pitching: The Fix

Off-Season Training…Do Not Miss This Phase of Your Development In this month's podcast, I talk about the benefits of off-season training and present some guidelines for things to consider when making decisions and creating a schedule. You do not want to misuse the valuable time you have at this important time of the year. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com   https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com  

Making sure your muscles are ready for the job that you are asking them to do is the most basic responsibility you have, and it is solely up to you, the pitcher.  Most injuries are caused by a muscle or muscle-group not being recovered, fatigued, too weak, or being used improperly. In this podcast, I highlight the most dangerous and common errors I see pre-pitching on the field as well as faulty o...

With nothing but the best to Jacob deGrom's future and his return to pitching, this podcast is dedicated to the importance of efficient and correct joint mechanics to protect all of our pitchers from the pain of what we just witnessed from one of MLB's best pitchers. The Late-Arm Syndrome at SFC and MER is discussed at length with a checklist of symptoms and causes. Email Angel at angel@gymscience...

Velocity and Forearm Injuries & Everything You Need to Know about the Sinker With photos of the forearm/wrist/fingers, Angel discusses the vulnerability of the forearm and direct and indirect ways you may be making it more prone to injury. Joe discusses everything about his best pitch, the sinker, and has photos demonstrating all the possible grips along with thoughts and information on how and wh...

In this episode, Angel teaches you how to connect the dots between the location of some the most common areas of soreness and the most likely part of the motion causing the problem. With early detection and reinjury-prevention being the goal, you will be given a roadmap as to where to look before your soreness becomes an injury. Co-host Joe DeMers explains the new NCAA recruiting rules and we disc...

Pitchers skipping bullpens or not going deep enough in their bullpens are often times errors of the way a pitcher is thought of, or should I say, not thought of, in terms of his development. This is a thought-provoking episode that coaches and pitchers do not want to miss. Co-host Joe Demers talks about the effects of the MLB rule changes and talks with us about the latest hot pitch…the Sweeper. E...

Timing/speed of the stride and the sequencing of the arms with the stride are discussed as pitching motion priorities and the first-line of evaluation when the pitcher is having location and/or velocity issues. Angel welcomes new co-host Joe DeMers, former Minor League pitcher, to The Fix.  Joe makes his debut in The Inside Pitch segment by talking about the new rule changes for pitchers and hitte...

Unlocking the Pitcher's Potential: a few mistakes you don't want to make I have unfortunately witnessed things throughout the year that in terms of performance and science, can be counter-productive to a pitcher's development. And while I know that there is never any intent to interfere with a pitcher's potential, it is really easy to miss some important details. In this last episode of the 2022 s...

In this arm-saving episode, we will discuss the side of the story that no one talks about or, better yet, warns you about. Signed as a Sophomore and forced to retire as a Senior due to injuries, Ian shares his mistakes, choices he regrets, and gives advice to the all-too-common situations that pitchers often find themselves in during their pitching career. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com   htt...

S9E06 - Baseball Pitching Velocity: Your Seven-Step Checklist The title says it all. If you can't answer "yes" to these seven questions, the good news is... you haven't seen your max velocity potential. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com   https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com  

Bullpens are Sacred: Seven Ways to not waste Precious Time  In this second episode of my Summer Series of short podcasts designed to give you right now ideas for right now improvements, I talk about how to reinvent your bullpens with targeted ideas for practice. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com   https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com  

Locating your Pitches:  a right-now suggestion for a right-now improvement Velocity doesn't matter if you can't locate your pitches. This episode will walk you through a solution that I use in my sessions that gives immediate and noticeable improvement. Velocity doesn't matter if you can't locate your pitches. This episode will walk you through a solution that I use in my sessions that gives immed...

The Rotation Phase of the pitching motion transfers the energy into the pitching shoulder, elbow, and wrist.  Efficient rotation includes the segments, their sequencing, and their separation.  Squaring-up-to the plate with power and efficiency affects the velocity and the location of the ball. I go into depth to help you understand it and feel it.  Included are drills and exercises to teach the mo...

Understanding the role of the shoulder girdle muscles and its relationship to the shoulder can be complicated.  By using photos and drills, I explain how adding "feel" for this concept can improve velocity, the way you use your acceleration muscles, and help you create an easily repeatable arm action and release point. Click Here for YouTube Video Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com https://AngelB...

How do you get from your back leg to your front leg as you move downhill?  If you don't know the answer, then you may be leaving MPH on the mound instead of getting it to the ball. The skill of weight shift, which is how the stride is initiated, is one of the most widely unknown and mysterious skills of the pitching motion.  "Use your legs" should be "use your hips". Find out how to create an effi...

On your road to improved performance during this pre-season, don't forget to improve the specific angles and positions of each phase. The more efficient your body positions...the greater you can enhance your ability to improve your velocity. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com

Getting your arm and pitching motion ready for the upcoming 2022 season should be your number one priority during this month of the off-season, and your throwing program should be more than just distances and volumes. In this episode I talk about how to create your calendar as well as develop your pitching skills every time you throw a ball. Plan now to be the best pitching-version of yourself so...

Exotic pitches, side-arm vs over-arm throwing, and determining stride length, are just some of the teaching moments taken from viewing the MLB playoff pitchers. Don't miss this extended podcast which includes photos and exercise-ideas to get you started with training all your pitches in the gym. See the pictures and videos on YouTube Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com   http://GymScience.com   ht...

In this episode, I talk about the importance of looking at how well a pitcher hits his "spots" in his delivery before you decide to adjust something that doesn't look right to you. You will get tips on how to make this determination. Coach Larry Owens and I also talk about the complicated issue of the pitcher's position on the rubber (arm-side or glove-arm side) and the latest new trend where catc...

In this episode, I answer questions from coaches regarding pitchers throwing BP and the ongoing issues around running. Coach Larry Owens hosts a discussion on some of the new policies and procedures with which the MLB is experimenting in the Minor League System: wider bases, pick-off moves, and much more. Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com http://GymScience.com  

In this episode, Coach Larry Owens and I discuss the lost art of pitching inside and the moving of the mound back to 61'6". My line-up of topics included: Why asking youth pitchers to throw as hard as they can is dangerous My personal request to coaches to rethink the traditional running program that is used for pitchers and position players Middle-finger strength: it's relationship to location Em...

Don't miss this episode: live videos, drills, exercises… everything you need to wrap your brain around the importance of the stability of the front leg. TM link: See the pictures and videos on YouTube Email Angel at angel@gymscience.com https://GymScience.com

In this episode, Coach Larry Owens and I dive into the topic of the day: the use of sticky substances by MLB pitchers. I interviewed three younger pitchers and you will hear their take-home messages about the subject. You will also hear Part One of "Sticking your Landing"; the importance of stability of the front leg for power through the acceleration and follow-through parts of the delivery espec...

Using a comparison to a quarterback's arm position, I discuss one of the most common flaws in shoulder mechanics that can cause inefficient spin, loss of velocity, and diminished command of the baseball. Leading with the elbow is especially common in youth pitchers. With an anatomy lesson in the forearm, and excellent questions from Coach Larry Owens of Bellarmine University, I teach how to see wh...

The fingers and fingertips are the last body part to have contact with the ball which makes them the most important body part to understand, have feel for, and strengthen. This episode was created to give you a new way, or a reminder, about the importance of what happens as the ball leaves your hand. Head Coach Larry Owens from Bellarmine University is my Co-Host and as always, he sheds his unique...