06/02/2026
Pitching is timing.
Timing is each body movement not only correct but accomplished at the exact time it needs to be.
That timing is milliseconds. I always say football is a game of inches. But baseball is a game of millimeters and milliseconds.
The timing here is the position of the pitching arm when your strike foot lands & is flat on the ground.
The arm needs to be in an “L” position torqued behind the head to achieve maximum velocity & optimum accuracy. Some refer to the scaps in your body. But if the mechanics are right you don’t have to talk about that because it’s already there.
If the arm is late the miss is usually arm side. Or sometimes the pitch instinctively pulls because he feels late.
If the arm is early the miss is usually glove side.
I call this “The right part of the body at the right place at the right time doing the right thing.”
I hear coaches yell this ridiculous statement. “Make the adjustment!”
That does not help the pitcher!
Tell him why he’s missing and what the adjustment is. Because most young pitchers don’t know.
And sadly neither do the coaches!!
