Harvard Pitcher With A Massive Curveball

[@TooleyPeter]

'Stop pouting.' Man, that's a great moment. I'm so impressed with the caliber of the coaching at Tread.

[@ManOfChaiTea]

Coach is very positive, and super nice.

[@AHappyBachelor]

An excellent coach. "Can you like, stop pouting?" 😄 Thats part of a coach's job, and this one does it well without being dramatic. Body check, and move on. This kid has potential. I hope to see him in the big leagues one day

[@MrDavidPartida]

“I promise you no one will ever hit that” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 This guys a comedian

[@SPHoCkEy918122]

Dudes name is Jack Smith. Mt. Lebanon High School grad in 2022. Phenomenal pitcher in high school, helped his team win districts. Also was a solid football player who helped his team win the PA state championship. His family has a strong history of elite athletes. If you ever hear the name David Shields (class of ‘27), they are from the same high school who helped carry the pitching load in Mt. Lebanon’s successful tenure

[@soulfacesage]

Loved watching this

[@patrickflaherty6581]

I know it's a session but watch your glove action. Fastball = glove flutters a lot usually. Change, much smaller movement. Curve was like a double flutter. Got better when batter was in box. Just watch tipping trends.

[@Justcoastinnn]

That's the first thing I noticed as well.

[@TopG-wg6qg]

I'm new in baseball but is it bad

[@Justcoastinnn]

@@TopG-wg6qgAt higher level it can be bad. It is basically letting the hitter know what pitch you are throwing which makes it easier to hit since you know exactly what path the pitch will take.

[@TopG-wg6qg]

@@Justcoastinnn aight thank you man

[@rexpayne7836]

Great insight into pitching. 🇦🇺 😊

[@asfan5]

He is tipping his pitches, let him know before the season starts.

[@dustinbennie1813]

"I promise you no one will ever hit that." ... That's hilarious.

[@roycemartin9068]

I was laughing too. As if nobody will hit an 88mph fastball right down the middle lol

[@brentasher8148]

I don’t know man…..anything in the 80’s better have some junk on it or it’s in the parking lot. Just saying. FYI: batting practice is around 75.

[@scottslomka240]

Maybe in the ivy league

[@SwagManRules700Father]

Id assume his fastball has a ton of vert probably 20+ inches. Thats why the coach kept saying that

[@jasonkramlich7152]

Welly the goat

[@sportysbusiness]

Great coaching, but I can't take my eyes off his amazing legs LOL!

[@zachansen8293]

what is the point of the happy gilmore pitches at the beginning?

[@Mangi-cx5me]

its a pulldown For max velo

[@SwagManRules700Father]

For for getting the body to move fast

[@senyah]

when trying to gain velocity on your pitches, you need to have the ability to do so. this goes beyond lifting weights. you have to throw harder and longer than you would in game. this involves multiple crow-hop throws, long toss, stuff like that. i didn't take what you said as disrespect as some people dont know stuff and to someone who didn't know why, i can see why you'd ask this. edit: think of an MMA fighter. they train and do like 10 5 minute rounds in fight camp so that 3-5minute rounds are easy or 5-5 minute rounds are easy. same concept applies for baseball when it comes to velocity. this young guy has a crazy lower body and just needs to tunnel his velo and there's all the chance he hits mid 90s with those big ass legs. just gotta use them and explode along with his arm strength and mechanics.

[@bretthoulihan8312]

That weird grip glove shake

[@tootallforbaseball]

No Track Man numbers...??

[@treadathletics]

Not on this one unfortunately 😑

[@ianyen5756]

how much do these lessons cost?

[@treadathletics]

We don't operate on a lessons basis like most training companies/facilities. We're a remote training company with thousands of athletes and a few hundred travel to our facility in Charlotte, NC to train with their coach in-person for weeklong visits at a time. Here's how it all works: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJWVdnSkbtl9eq8

[@iliketurtles536]

@@treadathletics sounds like a fantastic business model.

[@coachl7771]

Hahahaha no one will ever hit 88 middle middle.. in what world does that pitch miss barrels at the D1 level

[@tyrodmen2046]

In a world were you have to look out for a good change up and banger 88 which will prolly be +3 in game will play

[@coachl7771]

Sorry boss, that dudes banger is not bad but it ain’t buckling dudes at the big boy college level. And again 88 is Tuesday Wednesday mid week shit.

[@Tomb413]

Looks good to me? sorry he isnt in the SEC lol.

[@qwuzzy]

I assume it's because his fastball is very lifty, that thing was staying true

[@LMarcon11]

You can get away with a heater like that if your command is perfect and your spin is elite. That dude doesn't quite seem like that. Hopefully he is able to develop more velo or he'll get hit around

[@JDM-]

First!

[@joec5962]

He has no shoulder turn. That’s why his fastball is so weak. He’s all arm. You have to coil to get a MLB fastball. The coaching is very poor in my opinion.

[@asimm03790]

The coaching that coaches many, many major league pitchers, is poor coaching? I’m sure you can do better right?

[@joec5962]

@ Yes, the pitching mechanics that coaches teach today is horrible. That’s why we see so many Tommy John surgeries and other major injuries to pitchers. Joe Maddon recently did an interview talking about how bad pitching mechanics is being taught nowadays. I have seen exactly what he is talking about for a long time. I used to be a pitcher and I see the difference. Too much stress is being put on the arms and elbows of pitchers.

[@asimm03790]

@@joec5962 The Tommy John surgeries are due to increased stress on arms because players are far stronger, and throwing with more frequency. The mechanics are good mechanics simply allowing pitchers to throw harder. If pitchers had worse mechanics and were still throwing as hard with the same frequency, there would be far more Tommy John surgeries than there already are

[@joec5962]

@ This a completely false statement. Nolan Ryan threw a tremendous amount of innings and was still throwing in the high 90’s when he was in his late 40’s. He had very few injuries during his long career, he never had Tommy John surgery. Why? Because he had great mechanics. Look at all the great pitchers from the past and they suffered very few injuries. Severe injuries did not become a thing until mechanics went array. If they are stronger and better now, then why are there so many injuries today when pitchers in the past never did any major weight training and had no technology? I grew up in an era in baseball where it was common for pitchers to compete games. Nowadays, it is very rare for a pitcher to go past 7 innings. You obviously have no clue about baseball history.

[@joec5962]

@ When I was 14 years old, back in the mid 80’s, I had 90 mph fastball from an almost flat pitching mound with zero training from anybody. That was recorded on a radar gun at the time because I was being scouted by major league scouts. I learned from watching great pitchers of the day and mimicked them. Then I was picked up by a bad coach. He changed my mechanics and ruined my arm. So yeah, I speaking from first hand experience.

[@Beck-Stein]

Weak arm. No way this guy would pitch for a competitive d1 school.

[@jc3productions362]

Most D1 arms are 88-91 you realize that right?

[@Beck-Stein]

@@jc3productions362 not in the pac12