How not to lose pitching velocity

Pitching places extreme stress on the throwing arm, but it's not the only thing that's involved in the pitching motion. The entire body is involved in the pitch.

Think of the body as a series of links, so that in a right-handed pitcher, such as myself, shown here, the links extend from the left foot, across the trunk, to the right hand.

In this series of links forces are transmitted and summated across segments to generate tremendous propulsive force at the distal segment, in this case the right hand as the baseball is released. In simple terms. Weight is transfered from the legs to the arm -- and on to the pitched ball.

Make sure you're not "leaking" velocity at any of the links. You do that by mastering your pitching delivery. Have you worked on your pitching mechanics today? They're the "link" to your success.