Double The Fun... Double The Strike Outs... Double Up On Pitches!

Today, I want to address a topic that can lead to far more fun, far more strike outs, and far more success on the pitcher's mound.

"The Fine Art Of Doubling Up On Pitches"

Baseball hitting is timing, and pitchers are supposed to disrupt that timing, right?

But more often than not, I see baseball pitchers beat themselves because they try to do too much in the form of trickery. They get caught up in not wanting to pitch in patterns so they throw a different pitch all the time -- which, ironically, is a pitching pattern.

They’ll throw a great fastball at the knees for a strike, make the hitter look ridiculous, and come back with a different pitch. I encourage you to come back with the same pitch, instead. The hitter has already shown you what he can't touch. Don't mix it up and potentially give him something he can put his bat on!

On that note, if you miss with a curveball for a first pitch strike and fall behind 1-0, come right back with it. There, the hitter may be looking for the fastball and more often than not, you’ll find that good release point the second time around -- if you miss with an offspeed pitch the first time -- resulting with a strike.

Good pitchers double up on their pitches. You should, too!

Yours in baseball,

Steven Ellis
The Complete Pitcher™
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