The Inverted Iron Pyramid
One of the key indicators of efficiency and power in a pitcher’s delivery is his use of his lower half.
At The ARMory and The Ranch, we’ve been studying this for a long time, and our understanding is constantly evolving. An efficient and powerful lower half definitely isn’t seen in the old “stay tall and fall” idea.
It’s amazing to me how many coaches I hear say something like “stay tall on the back side”, and then turn right around and tell a pitcher “you gotta use...
How Long? Yes!!
Good Morning,
Later today The ARMory will board a jet to Atlanta, GA for a two-day Road Show with 54 aspiring young rocket launchers and their families. Once we land we’ll load up 5 suitcases of equipment and 7 staff members into a rented Suburban and head off to our hotel. Tomorrow morning we’ll wake up, slam down a continental breakfast, and it then it will be...
Ty Sullivan, Matt Abramson, Josh Wagner, Amy Marsh, Lisa Church, Austin Bergner, and I will be laying down the knowledge...
Is It Possible To Be Injury Proof?
Five years ago my candy apple red Ford Ranger pick up truck with over 200,000 miles was totaled when I was rear ended by a 21 year-old in a Mitsubishi Box truck chocked full of cargo. I wasn’t hurt, but my truck was rammed into the back of a jacked up Ford F150, and it crumbled up like an accordian.
When the dust settled, I immediately called my friends at Brandon Ford for a replacement.
They love me at Brandon Ford.
Over the past 20 years I have purchased 9 Ford Trucks from them, and...
Weight Loss and Pitchers?
Last week I was working with a patient--I'll call her Kimberly.
She was a 54 year old, woman recovering from a total knee replacement. I have worked with her 8 times over the past 3 weeks. She owns a successful real estate agency that employs over 20 people, and every time I saw her she was well dressed and made up, even though she was only 3 weeks past her surgery and hadn't returned to work yet. She projected a sharp, professional image, but she was moderately overweight.--not obese by any...
Another Man Down! Jose Fernandez and Save the Cannons
Down goes Jose Fernandez.
Tommy John surgery.
Dang.
This one hits close to home.
Jose is from right here in Tampa—Alonso High School. My three sons have all played for a rival school across the county. Until this year, we were in the same district. I have never met Jose, but a few kids from Alonso work out at The ARMory, and Jose was a dominant pitcher in our area for three years, helping his team win two state championships.
As soon as the news of his injury broke, the...
“You Could Never Be A Big League Pitching Coach”
Monday thru Friday at 7:00 am I run a class for current, former or projected professional pitchers. Some of the students have been in the big leagues. Others are minor leaguers who are looking to advance to the show, and some are college graduates who went undrafted and are trying to hook up with independent professional teams. All have the same dream--to make it to the show. The class was full all winter, but now that the pro season has begun, and the extended spring training pitchers...
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!
It's Official
My son, Ryan is a Texan! He came home from Weatherford College last week sporting a brand new pair of ostrich skin cowboy boots, and a tattoo of a bible verse on his wrist.
And now he wants a shotgun.
It happened to his older brother, Ty, when he went to school out there too. Ty came back an avid fisherman, hunter, and collector of firearms.
I blame Flint Wallace, the best college pitching coach in the country. I sent my kids out there to become better pitchers,...
Hope is Not a Plan: Why Pitcher Assessment is Critical
I HATE THE MALL!..........
Except for the frozen yogurt store.
When I make an annual trip to the mall (usually between December 21st and 23rd) to buy my wife a few Christmas presents, I usually have no clue what I'm doing.
Typically I wander around aimlessly in a mindless fog staring at clothing racks and jewelry counters.
After several hours, of inhaling perfumes, and lotions, I need a break.
I need some Froyo!
I usually recall from previous expeditions that there is a yogurt shop...