Dr. Tyler Winfield
@Velo_doc
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Doctor,ASU/SHSU- DM for treatment/training options- coach to 2 MLB Opening Day SPs 6 WS Champs & 470+ NCAA/Pros IG:@velo_doc -MLB consultant-age 15+ for safety
Prosper, TX
Joined January 2020
I want to be very clear here . I don’t teach velocity gains over everything . In the Veloclass -. I teach guys how to move and maximize that . In doing so - spin rates go up, consistency is main focus, velos climb. I don’t tell guys sacrifice strikes for velo. I would rather they.
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So when a guy gets all his charges dropped and they prove the girl was extorting him to try to get a payday you just don’t let him do his job anymore?. Let this man back in the league or admit the justice system is broken.
Trevor Bauer touches 99MPH and goes 3 scoreless with 4 K and 1 BB for @breeze_asian vs @Dodgers minor leaguers today. @BauerOutage . 🎥 @Pete_Soto23
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I heard a story awhile back that made me laugh as hard as I ever have . Kids a draft prospect/SEC commit in baseball . Also the star QB for the football team . Football coach brings him in - says “we need you at every spring practice”. Player - “I have baseball practice and.
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If you are a baseball player and you don’t focus on development for the next 120-150 days- have fun playing the what if game when you get older . You should never be able to look back when you are older and say “wish I trained harder”.
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@CoachAHarrell11 Those knee armors saved my ACL for sure when a 320lb dude fell into my knee sideways . Forever grateful for those . The NFL guys I worked with claimed they restricted their explosiveness and movement so the trade off is performance or safety . To get that money need performance.
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Rankings before kids hit puberty is a money grab . You have some 14 year olds with beards throwing 85 and others that weigh 100lbs soaking wet throwing 68. Then at 18 that kid with the beard is the exact same and the other kid is throwing 90+ . I’ve seen it literally 1000 times.
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I used to buy in to the idea that “a big league hitter can time a bullet and 102 down the middle will get smashed”. Until last year the batting avg against middle middle fastballs at 102+ was a whopping - .000. Disclaimer - I tell guys I don’t care how fast they throw if they.
Spencer Strider with a common-sense view on the Importance of Velocity. From:
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I tested 120 shoulders in the last week . 27 of them failed my screening - all 27 are either football players or their HS does football lifts for baseball players - none of them are over 86 on the mound (most are 78-82 and have garbage push mechanics). The stats don’t lie . My.
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I’ve seen ZERO waste pitches on 0-2 counts in this CWS with the best guys in the country. Just sayin. Saw like 900 of them in HS games this season against teams who couldn’t hit their weight.
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Today is one of those days that puts things in perspective. Say a prayer for my little guy if that’s your thing. I’m grateful he’s ok and recovering
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Got a nasty message from a dad who clearly doesn’t know how the world works . Wanted me to work with his 11 year old - that’s cool I just don’t work with guys that young for multiple reasons . Let him know that then he got offended - so then I gave him the science behind it for.
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The 0-2 waste pitch off the plate outside is the dumbest pitch in baseball.
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To everyone wanting to play college baseball. Please evaluate how large you are - and compare it to current players. Even the guys at “mid majors” / D2/D3/NAIA are monsters - most JUCO guys are even bigger . Being skinny as a rail is not a positive when it comes to physics.
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13 yr old Dominican prospect Eduardo Walls up to 93.6 . Birth certificate got lost in a fire
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Hot take - the JUCO World Series will have more talent this year than most D1 regionals. Also the JUCO champs should play against the D1 champs to answer who is the best - and for pro scouts to evaluate every player involved.
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Have a guy who didn’t make his HS squad as a Soph . Just committed to play college baseball . Love it.
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This got called a balk for not coming set . What do yall think here . I think the ump jumped the gun a bit
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I have a 6’4 lefty 2024 . Whose teammates in the summer told him to quit baseball (F those guys) . And he’s now up 8 mph with repeatability since the summer . He’s gonna shut them up - and I’m here for it - I’ll probably sit front row at the game.
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I had a great coach tell me “when you show emotion, it tells me that this means a lot to you” . The act like you’ve been there crowd likes to dog on this type of guy . I like to repeat the saying “act like you never get to do it again” because that day comes for everyone.
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The best velo program for guys under 180lbs is . Eat until you can’t move every night . I have a few guys with FLAWLESS mechanics but the physics aren’t there for them yet.
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I’m advising 99% of guys I work with to go Juco. Freshman across the country are transferring out of the P4 schools at record numbers - because they won’t play (not a knock on them-deeper talent pools now) . Establish yourself at Juco - step on D1 campus higher on the totem pole.
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If you are a young man in the USA getting to play baseball you are one of the most blessed people out of the billions on this Earth . Getting to skip school and go play tournaments with your boys? Shoot you blessed beyond measure there . Remember to keep that in perspective.
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For HS guys. Take a look at HOW MANY JUCO GUYS ARE COMMITTING IN THE LAST WEEK. If you go Juco n compete you will get opportunity . If you go somewhere for the name and ride the bench - good luck to you . Look at the numbers objectively and you’ll see why Juco is a great choice.
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Something I’ve noticed . Arms are totally fried right now . Most of you baseball guys have been throwing with high intent for 7-8 months . Give august to recover and focus mechanics. Sept-nov same .December start to ramp up to PEAK in March-June Of ‘23. Play the long game.
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Had to drop a player due to their dad badmouthing everything and everyone . Said “yeah his coach hates him and-“. I cut him off and said “why?”. “I don’t know - politics” he said . “There’s got to be a reason” - me . “Nah he just never liked him from day 1”. Come to find out that.
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THIS IS WHY IM DOING THIS . MY COLLEGE CAREER DIDNT END BECAUSE I RAN OUTTA TIME . I COULD NO LONGER AFFORD TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL SO I HAD TO HANG EM UP AT 20 WHILE I WAS AT SAM HOUSTON . GOT EVICTED FROM MY APT - MOVED TO THE H AND GOT 3 JOBS AND HAVENT SLOWED DOWN SINCE
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To all HS pitchers - the more explosive you are the faster you throw . The tall slow moving guys get passed up by the lightening quick guys as you get older - call it the “big guy syndrome” . I say this because the fastest throwing LHP in Texas is 5’11.
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Nobody gives a 💩 if you throw hard but can’t compete .I’ve had too many guys tell me the last 2 days “I got in my head about x,y,z”.At some point you gotta shut the brain off n just beat the brakes off the guy in the batters box .Numbers are cool-being a monster on the mound is.
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Highschool baseball is the purest form of baseball we have in America . Can’t buy your way on the field . Not playing 10 games a weekend so everything is important . Only 1 winner at the end of the season . For some guys it’s the last stop so they leave it all out there.
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If you get to play baseball you are one of the luckiest dudes in the world.
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“Doc you got any drills or tips to gain velo?”. “Go lift til you can’t move and eat till you can’t move and do that everyday for 5 years” . “What about today?”. Me - “No drills gonna add velo when you weigh 90lbs I’m sorry brotha - you need physics on your side”.
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Shoutout to all the seniors who love baseball and put in thousands of hours to be successful at it. After baseball ends - dedicate that same amount of time to whatever you do and there is no way you’ll fail . Athlete dedication is different and you’ll steamroll non athletes in.
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Did the math on this one. Nobody in Texas has more 90+ arms that stay healthy than we do . Of the 90+ arms - one up to 98 on the bump, 3 96s, 7 up to 95, 11 up to 94, and over 30 at 90-93. VELO CLASS STARTS IN A MONTH . NO HEAVY BALL THROWING / NO BULL💩/ALL ANGER #LFG.
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Update - home happy and healthy after a wild day - he had a nasty seizure but is back to his normal self after many hours . If y’all know me (even barely) please send a 10-15 second video to us saying “Dax I’m so happy you are ok keep being awesome” or something along those lines
Today is one of those days that puts things in perspective. Say a prayer for my little guy if that’s your thing. I’m grateful he’s ok and recovering
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I’ve spoken with 7 different HCs at DFW area schools and all 7 told me they had one of their projected starting pitchers go down with an injury - immediately following a program where they threw weighted balls at high intent. I can show you frame by frame how they injure arms.
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I know that my brand is “Velodoc” and people get the wrong idea . Nobody cares if you throw 90 and walk everyone - throw 96-100 then yeah every pitching coach worth a damn thinks they can help you dial it in but anyways . I teach repeatability - how to use the body to generate.
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Dropped everything in June to focus on this and this alone . Best decision I’ve ever made
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It ain’t baseball season in Texas until it’s 37 degrees and raining.
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Little summer update. The guys who didn’t worry about their mechanics while competing have been beating the brakes off folks. Vs . The guys who worry about everything and don’t focus on competing - tend to have issues with both results and development . Work on your mechanics in.
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Last year a player I work with got so much grief from his HS coaches for working with me (86 at the time). Now he’s pumping 91-4 and is a top 2024 arm in Texas - and all of a sudden it isn’t a problem that he’s workin with me . Stay hot 😎.
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Since I don’t put much educational info out here’s a thread to help people understand why I only post pull downs and not the rest of what I do . I’m not trying to convince anyone who disagrees but rather show where my head goes when training .MOST COMMON BIOMECHANICAL FLAW I FIX.
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“Velo matters - it’s what gets us recruiters to the ballpark - anyone telling you otherwise is trying to sell you something. After that I look at can you land the offspeed in hitters counts and if you have a hallmark pitch can you go to it consistently for outs” . Quote from a.
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Had a guy go 86-95 in 6 weeks (only trained 1x a week with me) with no weighted ball throwing, instead helped him turn himself into a slingshot and use the body as it’s designed to to generate force. It’s wild when that happens.
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I had a head coach from a D1 in a hot part of the country ask me “does the guy train in the AC in the summer or in a warehouse? Need to know if he expects comfort or not.”. Sometimes little details like that show up.
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Take shit personally . Some of my greatest accomplishments in my life came as a result of someone spouting off and saying “you can’t”.
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I’m seeing instead of setting up 2 feet outside with 2 strikes that they are going up with the heater and dude has 16 Ks right now . 2 strike waste pitches are not a good baseball decision and I welcome any arguments saying otherwise.
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Had a recruiting coordinator at a Power 5 school tell me he marks off the guys who post their 3oz velocities and try to pass them as their normal one. “If he’s lying about that what else is he lying about” was the response. Just sharing some wisdom here.
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The results from the pitchers that we work with this year have been wild . 19 guys pitched at the Connie Mack World Series .5 on the Rangers Area Code team .9 on other state Area Code Teams.Over 30 No hitters thrown .9 went from Minors to MLB.Lost count of the 90+ HS guys .9 HS.
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My new rule for accepting a player to my program will be 20 hrs community service . No more of this money gets you in the door BS. If you are too good to give back then I’m not interested in helping you.
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GETTING THE DETAILS SQUARED AWAY TO SPEAK AT THE TEXAS HS BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION CONVENTION LFG . Excited for this is an understatement.
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“Your lack of commitment is an insult to people that believe in you”. Read that again.
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I am really sorry for the damage the Veloclass boys are going to do to batting averages across Texas . They’ve accumulated 21 no hitters in the last 4 weeks and 1 perfect game.
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I’m very excited to announce that our guys who work hard / stay consistent / show up when they don’t want to / prioritize sleep / lift weights / respect their family / never drop their head when they fail / hold their teammates accountable as well as themselves/ compete like.
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PSA if you are trying to be a high level baseball guy. Bulky is not productive . Elasticity/explosiveness are. I have a dude who benches 135 lbs and throws 94 . Have a dude who benches 315 and throws 76. Gotta move correctly - and I hate bench press for how it wrecks shoulders.
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Oh my lord this is beautiful.
Brent Honeywell, 96mph Fastball and 83mph Screwball, Overlay. Good luck.
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Friendly reminder . Putting a weighted ball into the hands of a kid with an open growth plate is dangerous and not an intelligent move. Sincerely, .A guy who gets WAY TOO MANY referrals of blown out growth plates sent over after orthopedic surgeons take a look . Saying they are.
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Today I’m getting so many signs from all over that we are doing things the right way. Had guys who couldn’t throw 75 without pain who now tossing CGSOs touching 90.Got 4 HS arms over 95 this year and 22 over 90 .27 no hitters thrown .Guys making mlb rosters .This is awesome.
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9 district pitchers of the year .State pitcher of the year .62 arms over 90 in 12 months .42 all district pitchers .A 14 year old at 90.2 HS arms over 95 .26 no hitters . That’s just from this season . That’s unreal . We either got really lucky or what I’m teaching/fixing works.
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PSA. Barbell bench press is the number 1 lift that I see - that causes velocity to drop.
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I saw a local coach got fired for dog cussing his team on the bus. More coaches do that than you think - this area needs less yes men that keep people happy and more people letting these kids know their entitlement and lack of dedication is an issue.
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That transfer portal news might as well erase high schoolers from D1 recruiting unless they are the top dogs . Here’s the good part - baseball is more fun when you don’t ride the bench full time . Find a place that wants to utilize your talents - don’t go clout chasing.
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Got a call from a scout about a player - who has gone from 84 to 94 over the last year . When he asked what the trick was I said “he’s able to take the negative comments people had about him and use it as nightmare fuel - if he didn’t want to show up that day he thought of all.
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That was one of the best baseball games ever and I hope every young pitcher was watching that masterclass . #LSU #CWS #Wakeforest.
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I take things personally . And remember everyone who doubted me . And when we win I know they get mad - and that motivates me . That being said - thanks for the motivation . Got the best damn pitchers in Texas just dismantling lineups right now.
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On a light day this happened . Unreal . Junior in HS in the DFW area . Big spring coming for this guy - you’ll see who it is then
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I wasn’t going to do another large class this summer - but due to high volumes of people reaching out we might . ⚠️Warning⚠️Have had parents complain that “it’s not air conditioned” or my personal favorite “the environment is too aggressive for my 17 yr old” . Stay tuned.
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ILL BE OPENING A NEW CLASS . FOR THOSE GUYS FLYING UNDER THE RADAR - IF YOU TRUELY WILL NEVER QUIT AND SOMEONE HAS TOLD YOU “YOU ARENT GOOD ENOUGH”.I WANT YOU . ADMISSION - 20 COMMUNITY SERVICE HRS . CANT BUY YOUR WAY IN AND ILL DONATE MY TIME IF YOU DO #LFG.
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Right now I’m forcing some people to take a break after throwing for 9 months . The amount of pushback is unreal . You don’t automatically suck at baseball by letting your body recover - in fact you usually perform better.
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Update on Dax. Y’all have been an amazing help - fever spiked again yesterday over 103 I showed him some of the videos of y’all cheering him on . Big smiles and changed his entire vibe. Fever is down to manageable - Dr. Appt today - eating and sleeping better. On the mend 🙏.
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I love baseball. And I love helping people . So I’m going to do this forever . Hundreds of pros (including 2 opening day starters), college players, and commits have trusted me to help as well. We’re gonna keep this going at the highest level.
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Just sharing this because it’s true.
Hard throwers don't:.🚫Push off the rubber .🚫Triple extend.🚫Reach with their front hip/leg. Hard throwers do:.✅Hold tension into the back hip.✅Keep a stacked torso + pelvis.✅Maintain back foot connection.✅Hold pelvis closed during linear move
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A little reminder - I will not work with you if you are failing a class / disrespectful to teachers or parents etc / or if you don’t think Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie . Keep being awesome y’all.
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Made a deal with myself last year to make the best pitchers in Texas and not slow down . So far we on track but about to turn this up even more.
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Coaches can say “give me the strike thrower at 82 who wins games over the 92 guy who is all over the place” all they want. If that WAS TRUE THEN THE WWBA 16U MVPITCHER WOULD HAVE 20 OFFERS . Literally got best pitcher at the event - doesn’t have the 90mph heat yet . Keyword - YET.
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I’ve had about 2 dozen guys go from 83-5 to 90+ this year . A 2024 went from 86 to 96.A 2023 went from 88 to 96. Maybe this thing is working that we cooking up.
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LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO ❤️.
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Being honest with athletes about where they stand eliminates alot of anxiety. THE WORST thing I see in DFW is kids getting told they are the next coming of Jesus - then being confused why they don’t compete at a high level = crippling anxiety in some cases. I usually tell guys.
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This guy pitching for Stanford is simply saying “I’m not going home” . Dudes gonna need a wheelbarrow to walk around town (if you’ve seen South Park you know what I mean).
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This.Is so powerful.
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Worked with a guy today who was a Big 12 weekend starter. And he told one of the younger guys “don’t get caught up in the social media trying to be cool and commit to a place that you won’t grow at”. His journey was Juco outta Hs to Juco All American to Top 10 program relief.
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It’s within a week of baseball season in Texas . It was 70 and sunny yesterday . Then god said “oh it’s baseball season? Here’s a months worth of winter weather”. It ain’t baseball season until it’s 14 degrees and raining.
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Baby girl may show up today - been at the hospital since 6am . Mama bear is doing awesome and I’ve been sent for snacks - bout to make it rain in the snack store.
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Here’s how the velo climb works . fix movement patterns.Generate force correctly .KEEP THE ARM FROM EXPLODING. Over 3-4 months make it your normal movement . Watch the velo climb month to month . I’ve seen guys climb 86 to 96 in a season (happened last year twice) . If you tinker.
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A year ago when my grandfather passed I wrote a note on my fridge that said “make grandad proud everyday”. Today I worked with an MLB pitcher, a few AAA pitchers, a Vandy/LSU/OSU/OU/Texas pitcher, and many more . As a coach/doc I love what I do. I’m proud so I know he would be.
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Little peek behind the curtain of velo class . Just a handful of em -.Guys get 5 of these max - ZERO WEIGHTED BALL THROWING .@Cody_Brasch with multiple 101s .@CadenRichards20 95s.@ParkPrater 96.@NewbySeaver 96 .@DaltonOly3 99 then got his 98.9.@WillFahrendorf 90.@BennettFryman 96
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Shoutout to all the dads and coaches who gladly throw BP until they can’t lift their arm - then do that everyday. Hitters don’t take it for granted.
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Today during a bullpen - I told a D1 commit to imagine someone he hates to the core in the box . Velo went from 84, 85 to 91, 88, 89.9. Im not saying emotion helps . Actually yes - I am absolutely saying that.
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Probably got 200-250 DMs today asking for coaching . I’ll be able to line all that up on Thursday and announce what I plan on doing going forward . Appreciate the love y’all.
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I said last week it ain’t baseball season til it’s 37 and rainy . And today it’s 27 and going to ice . I stand corrected - now it’s baseball season.
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I had a guy who broke 90 for the first time ever but missed the zone by 2 feet. Didn’t count it and told him why . His first 90+ for a strike was 91 with 19” of run and dotted . That one counts.
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