Why training pitchers safely for velocity may not start with the arm with Lantz Wheeler, Founder of BaseballThinkTank
Play Ball Kid Baseball Development Podcast
English - July 04, 2019 01:07 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsBaseball Sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lantz Wheeler is the Founder of Baseball Think Tank. He is also the inventor of the Core Velocity Belt used by 21 MLB teams and 170+ NCAA D1 college teams. He is also the host of the Pitch a Palooza conference. Prior to establishing Baseball Think Tank, he spent 8 years coaching college baseball. During his 8 years, Lantz developed quite a reputation with 19 former pitchers being drafted by MLB teams. His staffs were twice ranked in the top 25 in the NCAA and currently 5 of his former players are pitching in MLB.
You can follow him on Instagram & Twitter.
Sammy and Lantz talk:
about the most common concerns or issues that coaches have with their pitchers
what the K-Vest and Core Velocity Belt have in common
The role of the pelvis & hips in the pitching motion
The relationships between hips & arm injuries
The biggest lessons learned in the past 5 years of running Pitch a Palooza with some of the top coaches in the country.
How mechanics start with the mind
What separates the elite level players from the rest
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