If you don’t understand the purpose of certain movements within a specific activity, it is easy to cause problems by trying to change them. Many people who work with pitchers have a single mindset.

One of our pitchers went to three different college camps as a part of her recruiting effort. She returned confused.

It is wonderful when our instructors hit upon a great truth. I was on the road at a weekend event when a student was hesitant to try a couple of new pitches.

When a kid wants to maximize the quick release of energy in softball, whether it is hitting, throwing, or fielding, she must know how to put her body into the correct position. Let’s talk about dynamic power positions.

Right in the middle of a lesson, I told a relatively new student, “If you look over at dad for approval again, we may have to end this session”. Let me put this in context.

A couple of years ago one of our most promising students injured her shoulder while lifting weights at school. She spent months in therapy. The very same thing happened with another pitcher a year later. While lifting weights something popped and she was never the same.

Your warmups tell me everything I need to know. In their first lesson new kids are always surprised when I watch them warm up the fastball. Then I proceed to tell them what other pitches they throw, challenges they face in games, and all about their strengths and frustrations.

…half of those dreams are crushed. I stood with one of our Certified Instructors recently and watched the most talented group of kids we have seen at one gathering.

Last year we were so excited when our kids won high school state championships in several different states. As I thought about these kids, it occurred to me that none of them was particularly impressive at our first lesson. They steadily rose to the top. What was the common denominator?

Too many kids have been programmed to pitch, or even hit, like a robot. As they mature, they develop absolutely no body awareness and no ability to adjust.

We absolutely love our people. Our Tincher Pitching Certified instructors are the best in the business. Their students are healthy, successful, they win, and the number of college scholarships they produce has no equal. Together we are constantly learning and evolving, but there is a lot of work to be done.

How much of your success is physical? How much is mental? The reality is this. It is all mental, directly or indirectly. You cannot control your size, natural gifts like speed, or health issues, but the desire to overcome is a powerful potion that allows us to claim our unfair share of opportunities, regardless of …

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Recently I watched one of our students in a game and was very disappointed.

Recently one of the country’s top high school pitchers came to see if we could help her with her moving pitches. After watching a few reps, I asked why she didn’t want more speed. She hesitated for several seconds and asked, “Is that possible?”