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Tread Athletics How a 98 MPH Arm Fixed His Command

Case study and practical methods (athletic throws, variability, competitive target games) that improved a hard thrower’s walk rate dramatically.

Duration:
About 8 min

Coaching notes

Shows how replacing pure pull-downs with targeted, variable, competitive throwing cleaned up command without losing velocity.

Objectives

Improve command for high-velocity pitchers through smarter catch play and games.

Coaching cues

Athletic throws; variability of mounds/targets/tasks; competitive games with velocity thresholds.

Common errors

Only throwing hard with no target focus; no variability.

Steps

  1. 1. Athletic catch-play variations
  2. 2. Target and task variability
  3. 3. Competitive games (e.g. tic-tac-toe with velo thresholds)
Source: Tread Athletics

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