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Baseball Pitching: The Fix
by Angel Borrelli
Baseball pitching motion analysis, troubleshooting, and performance based on science, featuring pitching motion troubleshooter Angel Borrelli - a Sport Kinesiologist with a Master's Degree in Exercise Science. Listen as Angel discusses the prevention and treatment of baseball pitching injuries, as well as science-based performance tips for baseball pitchers, coaches, and parents of all ages. More information on Angel can be found at https://gymscience.com
Episodes
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S13E06 - See It and Fix It: In-the-Moment Troubleshooting Tips for the Baseball Pitcher
Correcting issues on the fly is necessary; I share some quick tips for quick results. This episode features Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School. Email Angel at [email protected] https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com
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S13E05 - Three Dangerous Trends in Pitching: what you need to know
In this episode, improper low back positioning, the inverted-w, and spike/kick-type pitch grips are discussed. This episode features Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School. Email Angel at [email protected] https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com
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S13E04 - How to Listen to What Your Fastball is Telling You
In the teaching moment, we discuss the basics of the fingers and hands on the baseball and how to solve common problems of loss of velocity and command. High School Coach Davis Ellington joins Angel to discuss on-the-field ideas that coaches can implement today to help protect their pitchers.…
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S13E03 - Coaches and Pitchers: Simple Guidelines for Pitching Days to Reduce the Risk of Elbow Damage
Coaches and Pitchers: Simple Guidelines for Pitching Days to Reduce the Risk of Elbow Damage High School Coach Davis Ellington joins Angel to discuss on-the-field ideas that coaches can implement today to help protect their pitchers. Email Angel at [email protected]...
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S13E02 - Coach Ali Cepeda Goes Yard with Angel
Ali Cepeda hits a home run with great questions that every coach, pitcher, and father, should be asking. Email Angel at [email protected] https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com Get Engineering the Pitching Elbow and First Pitch Strike Program for $17.76 each by using the code below at checkout....
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S13E01 - Fastball Command: Are You Sure You're Behind the Ball?
S13E01 - Fastball Command: Are You Sure You're Behind the Ball? Velocity doesn't matter if you can't locate your fastball. This episode will walk you through a solution that I use in my sessions that gives immediate and noticeable improvement. Email Angel at [email protected]...
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S12E11 - Going deep with Dr. Glenn Fleisig on elbow injuries, modified baseballs, mechanics, velocity and more
Going deep… with Dr. Glenn Fleisig… on elbow injuries, modified baseballs, mechanics, velocity and more. Don't miss this MVP episode! Email Angel Borrelli at [email protected] Email Dr. Glenn Fleisig at [email protected] https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com
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S12E10 - Episode topics: arm injuries, a food-for-thought World Series viewing assignment, and new research on UCL injury risk factors
Episode topics: arm injuries, a food-for-thought World Series viewing assignment, and new research on UCL injury risk factors In anticipation of Dr. Glenn Fleisig's guest appearance on my next podcast, his most recent elbow injury research is discussed. We wrap up the Coaching the Coaches series...
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S12E09 - This is a "don't-miss episode" with tips that coaches can use right now - Baseball Pitching: The FIX S12E09
The Coaching the Coaches series continues: this third of four episodes features Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School asking some great questions and we get to it: Should pitchers throw a football? You will be able to decide for yourself. What should you do when a pitcher is missing...
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S12E08 - Coaching the Coaches: Part Two - Out-of-the Glove Mechanics… and more
Coaching the Coaches: Part Two - Out-of-the Glove Mechanics… and more I am joined by Varsity Pitching Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School in the second episode of a three-part series. Alex and I are talk about some of the issues and questions important to youth and high school pitching...
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S12E07 - Coaching the Coaches: Part One
Coaching the Coaches: Part One I am joined by Varsity Pitching Coach Alex Wilde of Ponderosa High School in this first of a three-part series. Alex and I will be talking about issues and questions important to youth and high-school pitching coaches. A fall-ball throwing schedule was just one of…
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S12E06 - Lower Body Stride Mechanics: are you moving towards your target?
Lower Body Stride Mechanics: are you moving towards your target? This episode teaches about the importance of the direction of your stride for power and control and how which side of the rubber you stand on can have a negative effect on performance as well as arm health. Email Angel at...
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S12E05 - Maximum Velocity Produced By The Way You Use Your Shoulder During Acceleration: How To Do It
Maximum Velocity Produced By The Way You Use Your Shoulder During Acceleration: How To Do It Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/McGH6XiY1SM In another visual teaching episode, Angel demonstrates with Jacob the most efficient style of shoulder acceleration for maximal velocity...
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S12E04 - Pitching Motion Mechanics: the first important and magical arm angle
Pitching Motion Mechanics: the first important and magical arm angle The pitching motion is made up of many upper and lower body angles and skills. In today's episode, the first arm angle is demonstrated and discussed. You will see something magical that can happen when you hit this spot with its...
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S12E03 - Velocity and Injury Vulnerability: Put this Item on your Pitching-motion Efficiency Checklist
Velocity and Injury Vulnerability: Put this Item on your Pitching-motion Efficiency Checklist Angel and Jacob do a live demo on how stride-foot placement can affect (increase or decrease) velocity and your injury vulnerability profile. Watch it on You Tube at Angel Borrelli Pitching Email Angel…
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S12E02 - Three Delivery Styles that Create Elbow Problems and Limit Velocity
Three Delivery Styles that Create Elbow Problems and Limit Velocity The most recent recommendation to increase the size of the baseball and its weight to eliminate elbow injuries is the topic of discussion. Jacob and I talk about a much simpler and more practical way to attack the epidemic and…
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S12E01 - Pitching Injuries: Velocity is Not the Enemy
Pitching Injuries: Velocity is Not the Enemy In today's episode, two power pitchers, Rallin Covey and Joe DeMers, join me to discuss the MLB Pitching Injury Report. You don't want to miss this episode to get a fresh and different perspective that brings hope to the pitching injury situation.…
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S11E10 - From Pitching Styles to Warm-ups and Everything In-Between: Tips to Take Advantage of Every Moment For Improvement
From Pitching Styles to Warm-ups and Everything In-Between: Tips to Take Advantage of Every Moment For Improvement This episode is filled with small things you can do and think about today that add-up to improvements tomorrow. Email Angel at [email protected] https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com
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S11E09 - Fastball, Change-Up, Slider: Using Kinesiology to Improve your Ball Release
Fastball, Change-Up, Slider: Using Kinesiology to Improve your Ball Release Knowledge is power and in this episode, Jacob and I discuss some of my troubleshooting tips for ball release issues that can help some of the most common ball flight errors for the fastball, change-up and slider. Email...
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S11E08 - Finishing Your Pitch: The Most Overlooked Part of Your Motion
Finishing Your Pitch: The Most Overlooked Part of Your Motion Seven muscles of your shoulder, elbow, forearm, and fingers work harder in the deceleration phase of the motion than the acceleration phase. You will learn what you can do right now to improve this part of your pitching motion and how…
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S11E07 - Troubleshooting The Glove Arm
Troubleshooting The Glove Arm When is the last time you thought of the glove arm as a major player in location, velocity, and timing of the pitching motion? It's possible you never thought of it because it is the most overlooked body part in the entire delivery. In this podcast, I will teach you...
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S11E06 - Find Your Velocity Muscles
In today's episode you will see four exercises that will give you feel for the muscles responsible for accelerating the ball. Starting with an easy floor movement to an advanced movement in the gym, do these exercises to find your velocity muscles. Be sure and go to Angel Borrelli Pitching on...
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S11E05 - The Most Important Arm Angle/Timing During the Pitching Motion
The Most Important Arm Angle/Timing During the Pitching Motion With photos and videos, this episode discusses the importance of the arm angle at stride-foot-contact and its effect on acceleration and ball release. Injuries, late-arm depictions, and ideas for identifying and correcting a flaw in...
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S11E04 - Location Accuracy and UCL Protection: four must-haves for your training arsenal
Location Accuracy and UCL Protection: four must-haves for your training arsenal This episode provides unique information about the finger and forearm muscles for location accuracy and explains, through exercises, how to improve your control and at the same time strengthen the important muscles...
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S11E03 - Pitching Mechanics and Training Methods: the connection to the current elbow injury epidemic
Pitching Mechanics and Training Methods: the connection to the current elbow injury epidemic Looking at mechanics and training methods as possible contributing factors to the pitching injury crisis is not only necessary to understand the entire scope of the situation but also to eliminate blind...
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S11E02 - Looking for Velocity in All the Right Places
Looking for Velocity in All the Right Places Need I say more. Continuing the discussion from my last podcast, you will see photos, examples and drills that demonstrate the importance of releasing the ball as close to the plate as possible. Jacob and I also discuss the continued injury epidemic in...
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S11E01 - Pitching Injuries: Avoid These Two Lower Body Mistakes
Pitching Injuries: Avoid These Two Lower Body Mistakes I found my inspiration for this first episode from an excellent article about the dangerous state of pitching injuries. While there were many differing opinions on why injuries are on the increase, I thought it was time for me to talk about…
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S10E09 - Creative Ideas for On-the-Field Pitcher Development
Creative Ideas for On-the-Field Pitcher Development If you're on the field during these Fall months, it's a perfect time for pitching coaches to get creative and focus on some of the individual skills and details that can easily be overlooked during the season when velocity and throwing strikes...
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S10E08 - Pitching Velocity and Injuries: one does not have to lead to the other
Pitching Velocity and Injuries: one does not have to lead to the other In today's podcast, I wanted to offer a perspective on ways to offset the current trend in elbow injuries as a result of increased velocity. There are things to think about, approaches, training, and hope that I offer to...
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S10E07 - Off-Season Training… Do Not Miss This Phase of Your Development
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...
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S10E06 - Pitching Injuries: are you increasing your own risk? Start taking responsibility for your future now.
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…
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S10E05 - Jacob deGrom's Injury and a Discussion of The Late-Arm Syndrome
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...
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S10E04 - Velocity and Forearm Injuries & Everything You Need to Know about the Sinker
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…
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S10E03 - Crime Scene Investigation: what the location of your soreness/pain/or injury is telling you about your pitching motion
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...
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S10E02 - Pitchers Need to Pitch
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…
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S10E01 - Timing/Speed of the Stride and its Effects on Location and Velocity
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...
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S9E08 - Unlocking the Pitcher's Potential: a few mistakes you don't want to make
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...
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S9E07 - Pitching Injuries: Seven Deadly Sins - Confessions and advice from ex D-1 pitcher Ian MacIver
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...
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S9E06 - Baseball Pitching Velocity: Your Seven-Step Checklist
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 [email protected] https://AngelBorrelliPitching.com
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S9E05 - Bullpens are Sacred: Seven Ways to not waste Precious Time
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 [email protected]...
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S9E04 - Locating your Pitches: a right-now suggestion for a right-now improvement
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...
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S9E03 - The Power Skill of the Pitching Motion: hip and trunk rotation
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...
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S9E02 - How to Increase Velocity and Improve Ball Release Consistency while Reducing Shoulder Stress: Pitch from your Shoulder Blades
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...
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S9E01 - Your Stride: is it costing or adding to your velocity?
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...
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S8E15 - Improving Velocity: The optimal structural shapes of the pitching motion for a clean acceleration path to the plate
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 [email protected]...
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S8E14 - Your Return to Pitching: everything you need to know to plan for serious and tangible results
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…
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S8E13 - Split-finger Fastballs and Knuckle-Curves: use the gym to train your pitches
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....
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S8E12 - What to do before you make an adjustment to a pitcher's delivery
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…
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S8E11 - Answering Coaches' Fall Ball Questions
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...
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S8E10 - Some New Ideas and Precautions for Your Fall Ball Program
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...
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Baseball pitching motion analysis, troubleshooting, and performance based on science, featuring pitching motion troubleshooter Angel Borrelli - a Sport Kinesiologist with a Master's Degree in Exercise Science. Listen as Angel discusses the prevention and treatment of baseball pitching injuries, as well as science-based performance tips for baseball pitchers, coaches, and parents of all ages. More information on Angel can be found at https://gymscience.com
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