Is there a way to be sure you are getting accurate pitching advice based on real evidence, rather than common coaching beliefs?

Can You Afford To Get Pitching Advice That May Be Inaccurate, Totally Wrong, And Even Dangerous?

Former MLB Pitcher Develops New "Scientific Pitching Community" And Proves Why Today's Common Pitching Beliefs And Practice Ideas Actually Reduce Velocity And Overall Performance And Are Actually Leading To More And More Arm Injuries

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From the Desk of: Dick Mills, former MLB Red Sox pitcher
Date: Thursday, June 25th, 2010

Dear Friend,

Have you ever been confused or wondered who to listen to when it comes to getting important advice about your most important pitching questions?

Do you know that nearly 50% of Little League and high school pitchers regularly pitch with pain? And that many of these same pitchers are getting professional instruction.

Bad pitching advice, handed out regularly by professional instructors, can reduce pitching performance forever, but even worse can lead to a serious arm injury?

Do you know that much of the common advice being handed out today by even top pitching gurus is totally flawed because it's based on their beliefs or what they have heard or learned from other coaches...all passed down from one baseball generation to another...rather than studying what the latest sports science research has proven.

My name is Dick Mills. I pitched for the Boston Red Sox organization for six years with some brief appearances in the big leagues.

In August of 1996 I offered the first discussion forum on the Internet specifically for pitchers..a place where parents, coaches and players could get the latest information on how to improve pitching performance.

Those discussion forums were a place to get your most important questions answered based on my 6 year professional career as a Boston Red Sox pitcher, as well as from the top pitching coaches, gurus, and nationally known instructors.

I have been a pitching instructor my entire adult life, but in 2004 I learned new information that forced me to stop following traditional pitching advice that was being taught by nationally known pitching gurus. New research provided proof why common beliefs about how to improve pitching performance was totally wrong.

Here's what the research found: Coaches today are simply inventing practice activities that are counter-productive and prevent pitchers from reaching their full potential. Some practice activities were even found to be dangerous. (Which ones? Read on to find out…)

So here's the big problem for pitchers today: Pitchers are not improving their velocity, their control or their mechanics because they are wasting time on activities that have not proven to work.

Common Pitching Beliefs Proven Wrong By Sports Science Research

Here are some of the most common pitching beliefs that have no proof of working to improve performance or reduce the risk of injuries. (and like I said, some are dangerous and may actually lead to injury.)

• Long toss - there is no proof that it improves velocity or reduces injuries
  
  
• Pitching drills such as the towel drill, balance drill or kneeling drill - studies say they interfere with good mechanics
  
  
• Flat ground throwing - has little value for pitching practice and is actually more stressful
  throwing at less than game intensity - it does not save the arm and does not transfer to game pitching
  
  
• Weight training or weighted balls improve velocity - studies prove that pitching does not require a lot of strength training and weighted balls do not improve velocity
  
  
• Pitchers need to reach a balance point for good mechanics - a balance point reduces forward momentum and thus can reduce velocity
  
  
• The key to pitching velocity is arm strength - studies prove that it is the pitchers body that produces velocity while the arm is along for the ride

The current sports science research does not support any of these common pitching beliefs...even though many major league pitchers engage in them, such as long toss.

Even some of the newly invented and popular pitching training aids don't help. Whether it's Strikeout Strippz to develop better mechanics or Pitcher's Power Drive to help develop more velocity. Simply put, they do not work. They actually provide the opposite effect. I explain exactly why in my new Scientific Pitching Resource Center where you can ask any pitching questions.

All of these items above are sometime viewed as "magic bullets" to improve sports performance, and they just plain don't work.

This is exactly why so many high school and college pitchers are not maximizing their pitching velocity and why so many are getting injured at an alarming rate. They are simply wasting time on what has not proven to work by evidence based research.

So let me ask you a question...

Do You Know The Answers To These Common Questions About Pitching?

• How to teach proper pitching mechanics?
• Which parts of the delivery should I work on first and why?
• How to improve pitching velocity?
• How to reduce the risk of arm injuries?
• How to improve control of all pitches?
• How to best condition the pitcher?
• Should I ice after I pitch?
• How many pitches should pitchers be throwing?
• What about learning breaking balls? When should I start?
• How should I throw a bullpen to prepare for games?
• How many times a week should I pitch and practice?
• How do I know if my son is getting good instruction?
• How do I know if my son is being "over-coached"?
• If my son's coach introduces something new, how will I know if it'll help him improve?
• How do I teach confidence and the mental part of pitching
• What should I do if my son's arm hurts?
• How do I handle coaches?
• Since pitching is the fastest human motion in sports and too fast for the naked eye, are instructors who do not videotape during lessons giving the most value in their lesson? (In case you didn't catch my drift, the short answer is "No." :-))

These questions and hundreds more are asked and answered every single week on our Scientific Pitching Resource Center where you can ask any question and get an accurate answer based on science and facts instead of foolish coaching beliefs that have no proof of working.

Now you might be saying to yourself, "Yeah, that makes sense, but what exactly is this scientific research?"

Well, let me tell you a story of why I stopped following traditional pitching practice ideas, and then you can decide for yourself what's best for your pitching career.

Two Sports Scientists Said That Common Pitching Ideas Were All Wrong

In 2004 I hired two sports scientists, one a world renowned Ph.D, with over 40 years experience as a sports science movement specialist, and a biomechanist. In fact, he had done the first video analysis of a pitcher back in the late 60's.

I hired them because I wanted to make sure I was headed in the right direction and that I was giving accurate advice to our clients about pitching. After listening to their advice and reading the most current research at the time, I realized that much of the advice that was being handed out (even by me) by most top professional instructors was not based on research, was flawed, or could not be proven to work.

At that time, with over 10,000 clients who had purchased our videos and books, I had to completely redo our entire pitching program and our discussion forums to reflect all the latest sports science research. That was a daunting task, and one of the most important lessons we got from all of this research is...

Videotaping Pitchers During One-On-One Instruction Shouldn't Be An Option, It Should Be Necessary EVERY SINGLE LESSON!

We never do pitching instruction without videotaping. NEVER!!!

Every week we have students flying in from all over the country for one-on-one instruction. Why? Because they know that their former instructors were not getting them the results they expected even though their instructors were former professional pitchers...sometimes major league pitching coaches. And charging high fees with no improvement.

There is no cookie cutter pitching instruction because every pitcher has a different set of mechanics and different movement capabilities. So we tailor each lesson to meet the demands of each student based on where he is right now.

So instead of using common pitching drills which research has proven do not work long term, we videotape and simply show the pitcher what he needs to do to make the mechanical changes necessary to improve their pitching. He can see it, visualize it, and then do it...all verified by video.

Videotaping Is The Key To Fast Improvement – You Cannot Accurately "Eye-ball" The Fastest Human Motion In All Of Sports

Videotaping has proven to be the fastest way to improvement and the most accurate way to recognize and correct problems.

By videotaping we are able to show our students right on the spot if they are improving their mechanics or not. Without videotaping it is very possible and probable that you can waste a lesson and actually get worse because neither the student or the instructor is watching closely…after all, pitching is the fastest human motion in all of sports.

We provide all our students with side-by-side analysis so they know exactly what they need to improve upon and how to do it. And that is what you will learn how to do in our member's area. Here's a story to show you what can happen if you follow traditional methods...

Big League Pitching Coach Reduces High School Pitcher's Velocity From 86 mph Down To 78-82 mph During The Off-Season

In May we had a student and his father visit us from the West Coast. He is 5'10' 170 lbs and was throwing 86 mph as a high school sophomore just a year earlier. That is well above average.
But this past winter he worked with one of the major league pitching coaches who tried to increase his stride but wasn't videotaping our student to see if he was able to get his head and chest out over his landing knee at ball release.

Now, please understand I also believe in a stride length of 100% of the pitcher's height, but this student's stride was far beyond that and he was not able to manage it. This dropped his velocity from 4-8 mph all because his instructor, a major league pitching coach, was not videotaping but was just eye-balling his mechanics.

We hear these types of stories every single week. And because of this, we wanted to make this valuable information available to as many people as possible, not just those who could afford to fly out and see us for one on one instruction.

Introducing The First Scientific Pitching Resource Center

"your pitching information support and learning center"

Right now we are offering parents, coaches, and pitchers a brand new resource that can save you both time and money so it's possible that you may never have to invest in another pitching book, DVD, camp or even private instruction...all at a cost of less than $10/month and totally risk free.

You get instant access to all these pitching resources:

Single A Membership "Your pitching information center" Discussion forums - over 28,000 questions and answers and fully searchable where you can ask any question every single day and get an accurate answer Post videos of your son pitching and get feedback from knowledgeable members Learn how to videotape your son's mechanics and find out exactly why he is not throwing to his full velocity potential or with control or why he has a sore arm. Dozens of side-by-side video analysis of existing members with expert feedback on how to correct their mechanics and improve their velocity Dozens of articles and studies about why today's pitching instruction is not working   Triple A Membership "Your pitching information and learning center" Full access to the new Member's Forums where you can ask questions, post video and get feedback and be a member of the only fully science based pitching program available 2 Full length Voice over Video Lessons per month - 15-20 minute video analysis lessons to help you fully understand the power of videotaping Teleconference page - once a month you can call-in and ask questions on a subject we will be covering every month. What makes this so powerful is we'll be having guests from time to time - trainers, coaches, parents, former players, etc. who will share their unique experiences and be available to answer questions.   Major League Membership "Investing to maximize your pitching potential" You get EVERYTHING the Triple-A Membership gets PLUS... Three (3) personal video Analysis Reviews each year - these will be posted so that everyone is able to see everyone else video lessons for extra fast learning. One (1) email to Dick each week on any subject including your son's mechanics based on your video review. The next best thing to face-to-face instruction. One (1) personal phone call each week to Dick to discuss any subject including your son's video review. Two (2) extra 3-5 minute video lessons by Dick and Ryan on special subjects that clients ask us about Just $9.97/month or only $2.49/week - to make sure that you have access to the most up to date information for everything pitching related. But wait, if you order right now, I'm going to give you the first month absolutely FREE! Just $37.42/month or only $9.35/week - to make sure that you are always maximizing your pitching potential and not using information that reduces performance or is dangerous. But wait, if you order right now, I'm going to give you the first month absolutely FREE! $97/month or $24.25/week - the best pitching insurance policy money can buy. But wait, if you order right now, I'm going to give you the first month absolutely FREE!

Here's what one father recently said about out new membership area:

"You have chosen to take control of your son's pitching by studying Dick's formula for success. Anyone who would try to mess with that should invoke the "Papa Bear" instincts in you. No joke.

Stay away from baseball camps and personal instructors. They're run by well-intentioned folks, but they are dumb as rocks and can't tell you why they believe what they believe. I'm a big believer in what goes on here and what Dick teaches…Sound pitching mechanics based on science and science alone. Dick will never teach you anything that he can't back up with hard, cold facts. Become a student. It works.

Instead of camps, build your son a mound in the backyard, set the video camera up and use the time and money you would have used on camps to personally help your son get better. What are your choices?

Best of luck,

Randy"

Just recently we completely upgraded our members area and discussion forums so that you could get all your pitching questions answered as well as having instant access to dozens of articles and studies about how to improve pitching performance while reducing the risk of injury.

For example, we know that coaches recommend long toss as the most important tool for improving velocity. Yet...there is no proof why it works, since science has proven that arm strength is not much of a factor for improving velocity.

The research has proven that pitching velocity is a function of energy and power produced by the pitcher's body stretching out like a huge rubber band. The arm is whipped through by the body's elastic energy. It has little to do with the strength of the arm.

Do You Want To Maximize Your Pitching Performance, Improving Your Velocity Based On Science Or Continue to Follow Common But Flawed Coaching Beliefs?

Let me ask you something: Do you have a dream of helping your son become a top Little League pitcher or to make the high school team or to get a college scholarship? What about the even bigger dream of helping your son play in the Big Leagues?

Are you confused about how pitchers of all ages can really reach their full potential - and how they can boost their pitching performance faster? Do you wonder what the real truth is about how to develop better overall mechanics so that pitchers can really throw harder with better control? All while reducing the risk of injury and ending sore arms?

Do you question the claims of adding 10 mph by just throwing weighted baseballs? Does that sound too good to be true? Be very careful of outrageous claims or products that are hyped because if they sound too good to be true - they generally are. Especially on the internet.

It boils down to this: There is no magic training formula that produces more velocity! Only improving pitching mechanics will help a pitcher improve velocity.

...Don't waste any more time wondering what works! End the frustration now! Don't let your son pitch below his potential any longer because you can't give him answers. Instead build his confidence and skills because you are using the latest and greatest fully researched methods and a big league plan for flawless mechanics, pinpoint control, 2-3 mph...even 5-7 mph more velocity... if you get started now!

Our Scientific Pitching Resource Center has been helping high school and college pitchers reach their dream of pro ball while helping produce nearly $5 million dollars in bonus money and countless college scholarships. Do you want to be next?

• Are you looking for monster gains and guaranteed solutions to help boost your overall pitching performance to the next level that are all proven to work and easy to understand?
  
  
• Do you want the real truth about how to boost velocity 5-10 mph, how to attack the strike zone with better control, build functional strength with flexibility and finally put an end to sore arms? Or the secret of how to build real confidence and mental toughness on the mound?
  
  
• Are you tired of overpriced camps, expensive pitching instructors or books, videos, DVD's or that promise much but deliver little where you end up wondering what they really meant while providing no solid plan of action? And no guaranteed success? Or on hyped up "magic bullets" like weighted baseballs, that have been around for nearly 30 years with little to no interest or success and with the added risk of arm injury?
  
  
• Are you ready right now to end the frustration, step up and begin using a scientific pitching plan that is fully guaranteed where you get answers instead of more questions along with continuous ongoing support whenever you need it by a former big league pitcher whose program has already produced nearly $5 million dollars in bonus money and countless college scholarships for existing customers who have followed the program?

And remember it's only $9.97/month for our basic membership.

And that's not all, here's the best part. I feel so strongly about what I'm providing you, I'm going to give it to you...

With No Risk - Cancel Anytime If Not Totally Happy...And You Don't Even Need a Reason!

Honestly, this is a no-brainer. You get to experience the most accurate pitching information available today. All backed by science instead of common coaching beliefs - which are inaccurate and are leading to more and more injuries.

Unlike free baseball discussion forums that are littered with belief based information and strong opinions, you get answers based on science and cold hard facts.

Plus you are in total control. If for some reason you want to cancel you can do it yourself based on your member's control panel that allows you to cancel without checking with us.

This makes your $2.49 a week investment totally RISK FREE.

Our new Scientific Pitching Resource Center Membership is guaranteed to get your son on track whether he is 8 or 21 and will give you the truth and the answers that you have been wondering about on how to increase velocity, develop pin-point control, a strong arm FROM a strong body and end sore arms.

And here's the best part. The program is so easy to understand that fathers (and single Mom's) who have had no baseball experience at all are creating big time success stories for their own sons. Many have already fired their pitching instructors saving them $50-$75 and hour.

This program, now being used by over 24,487 pitchers as of June 1, 2010, from Little League right through college will immediately accelerate your overall pitching performance faster than you ever thought possible. It is centered around a mountain of the latest proven scientific information using years of research and coupled with my own practical experience as a former big league pitcher, an instructor and a coaching father to my own son.

Don't settle for all the internet hype such as long toss, pitching drills or weighted baseballs that can take you off course in the wrong direction. These "magic bullets" never work.

Get a 30 day RISK FREE Trial of the Scientific Pitching Community Resource Center today and watch your pitching performance jump to the next level almost automatically.

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Sincerely,

P.S. Can you afford to follow coaches and instructors who are simply guessing and following advice that has been around for the last 25 years but proven wrong?

P.P.S. Think for a moment about where you are spending $2.49 every week that you could instead use to invest in the only scientific pitching resource center on the internet. That's like trading in less than 1 Starbucks coffee a week, for guaranteeing future pitching success. Don't delay, take action now!

Single A Membership "Your pitching information center" Discussion forums - over 28,000 questions and answers and fully searchable where you can ask any question every single day and get an accurate answer Post videos of your son pitching and get feedback from knowledgeable members Learn how to videotape your son's mechanics and find out exactly why he is not throwing to his full velocity potential or with control or why he has a sore arm. Dozens of side-by-side video analysis of existing members with expert feedback on how to correct their mechanics and improve their velocity Dozens of articles and studies about why today's pitching instruction is not working   Triple A Membership "Your pitching information and learning center" Full access to the new Member's Forums where you can ask questions, post video and get feedback and be a member of the only fully science based pitching program available 2 Full length Voice over Video Lessons per month - 15-20 minute video analysis lessons to help you fully understand the power of videotaping Teleconference page - once a month you can call-in and ask questions on a subject we will be covering every month. What makes this so powerful is we'll be having guests from time to time - trainers, coaches, parents, former players, etc. who will share their unique experiences and be available to answer questions.   Major League Membership "Investing to maximize your pitching potential" You get EVERYTHING the Triple-A Membership gets PLUS... Three (3) personal video Analysis Reviews each year - these will be posted so that everyone is able to see everyone else video lessons for extra fast learning. One (1) email to Dick each week on any subject including your son's mechanics based on your video review. The next best thing to face-to-face instruction. One (1) personal phone call each week to Dick to discuss any subject including your son's video review. Two (2) extra 3-5 minute video lessons by Dick and Ryan on special subjects that clients ask us about Just $9.97/month or only $2.49/week - to make sure that you have access to the most up to date information for everything pitching related. But wait, if you order right now, I'm going to give you the first month absolutely FREE! Just $37.42/month or only $9.35/week - to make sure that you are always maximizing your pitching potential and not using information that reduces performance or is dangerous. But wait, if you order right now, I'm going to give you the first month absolutely FREE! $97/month or $24.25/week - the best pitching insurance policy money can buy. But wait, if you order right now, I'm going to give you the first month absolutely FREE!