Velocity, velocity, velocity – as a baseball fanatic you’re bound to have heard sportscasters, coaches, professional ballplayers, and your peers talking about it at some point – and with good reason.
Over the last decade, average pitching velocities in the major and minor leagues have increased significantly re-shaping the way the game is played.
Now, velocity isn’t everything.
Without control and accuracy, it’s pretty worthless. What’s the point in being able to pitch a ball at 95 MPH if you can’t hit a strike?
An aspiring-elite pitcher needs to combine power with technique in order to throw consistently well and anyone who’s played the game at a high level will be able to tell you just how difficult this is.
For anyone looking to embark on a career in baseball, an accurate, high-velocity pitch can be the difference between playing college ball and making it as a first-round draft pick (or, just simply out-doing your peers :P).
It’s for this reason that so many people sign themselves and their kids up for online training programs and even specially designed summer camps to improve their pitching velocity.
Honestly, though, you don’t need to spend big bucks to improve your pitching velocity.
There’s a number of ways that you can rack up some extra MPH’s with a few targeted pitching drills and an individual training regime.
For sure, it takes time and dedication, but if you can motivate yourself, you’ll be surprised at just how much speed you can add to your fastball.
We’ve put together a list of ways to improve your pitching velocity to aid you in developing your own training routine.
Before we get into it though, it’s important to remember that everybody is different. We all have different body types as well as strengths and weaknesses so you need to tailor your training to suit you. While some may well increase their pitching velocity by 10 MPH some may see more or less improvement.
Now let’s take a look at the best ways to increase pitching velocity…