{"id":2346,"date":"2015-04-04T11:53:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T18:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestperformancegroup.com\/?page_id=2346"},"modified":"2015-04-04T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T22:12:32","slug":"velocity-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bestperformancegroup.com\/?page_id=2346","title":{"rendered":"Velocity Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a number of good pitching resources for velocity development that I use, but the best resource out there is Kyle Boddy at Driveline Baseball<\/a>. \u00a0Kyle has done a great job of researching and testing the best training modalities for increasing throwing velocity. \u00a0More importantly, he has shared that information through his YouTube channel <\/a>as well as his twitter<\/a> and instagram<\/a> accounts. \u00a0I highly recommend following Kyle on all 3 platforms, as well as looking at his Hacking the Kinetic Chain (HTKC)<\/a> website for his recently published book.<\/p>\n

I have embedded a number of Kyle’s videos on this page showing many of the drills and training methods (or previous versions of them) he uses in his HTKC program. \u00a0I have tested and used many of these drills and they have become standard programs for the pitchers that I work with. \u00a0The purpose of embedding videos here is simply to organize the videos for easy access for referencing different training modalities. \u00a0I highly recommend following Kyle’s various social media accounts as well as purchasing his book as it provides way more details than provided here.<\/p>\n

I have organized the drills from Driveline Baseball below in order as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Wrist weight exercises<\/strong><\/em> – circuit exercises that can be done daily to help train the shoulder and elbow musculature eccentrically.<\/li>\n
  2. Joint stabilization exercises<\/strong><\/em> – circuit exercises that are good exercises for post-throwing recovery or rehab purposes.<\/li>\n
  3. Plyo care balls<\/strong><\/em> – used extensively in HTKC programs to improve posterior musculature in upper torso and shoulder to improve deceleration movements, often times in reverse chaining exercises. \u00a0Good for post-throwing recovery but also can be done daily especially in off-season throwing programs.<\/li>\n
  4. Constraint throwing drills<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– throwing drills that use constraints (connection balls, plyo care balls, etc.) to emphasize dynamic movements that promote velocity performance with proper mechanics to minimize injury potential. \u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Velocity training throwing drills<\/strong> – variations of throwing drills that emphasis different aspects of the kinetic chain to maximize velocity performance while minimizing the injury risk to the pitching arm side (PAS).\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0Wrist Weight Exercises<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

    Basic Wrist Weight Circuit (3 movements)<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Simple shakedowns<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Two-arm pronation throws<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Cuban press<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n