Howto: Baffle Batters With Your Pitching

Welcome to my Pitching Easy blog! In trying to keep
up with the ever changing tech world I thought this
would be a good way to share baseball thoughts with
anyone interested. The Pitching Easy website will be
a resource for any young pitcher looking to improve
his performance and make the next step up the success
ladder. Thanks for reading!

This is the peak time of year for pitching lessons,
players are preparing for spring training at all levels.
I thought it would be good to share some of the common
concerns for a lot of young pitchers and parents with
you in hopes of helping you to be able to “coach”
yourself on the mound. Learning what is wrong is the
first step to correcting it. So I’ll use this blog as
a starting point for you.

Issue 1 – Having Trouble Hitting the Corners - This is
a common question, from Little League parents especially,
who seem to be looking for perfection from these young
athletes too soon. They wonder why their child seems to
be walking a lot of batters and when he’s (or she’s, I
understand there are many good female pitchers out there,
I have three daughters of my own!) not walking them he
is giving up hard hit balls.

My first response is that I didn’t really hit the
corners until about age 22, and I had very good control!
I focused, for all my years on throwing the ball over
the plate, period. Youngsters should think about doing
the same. Good things will happen if you throw the ball
over the plate consistently. It may not always look
pretty (I gave up a lot of home runs in my pitching days,
believe me.) but after you evaluate a full season you
will most likely find your statistics and win – loss
record to be favorable.

Getting good control begins with good form and good
balance (the speed will come later after these two are
mastered). My site will provide some tips and thoughts
about ways to perfect your form. Remember parents, be
patient and good results will come. Pitchers, keep
working at it and always be ready for your next outing,
it is your opportunity to be better! Good Luck!