The Southpaw Advantage: Pick-off Moves

All left-handed pitchers should have a great pick-off move. This may seem obvious, but many lefties don’t make the most of the huge advantage in baseball that life has given them. A left-handed pitcher with good mechanics should be able to “hang” at his balance point and read the motion of the runner at first [...]

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Camwood Speed ‘n Hands Drill #10: Pitch Recognition

Here’s the next training installment for Camwood Training Bats which integrate the overload training weight into a wooden bat right at the hands where it is needed to both reinforce proper mechanics and improve bat speed. Check it out!

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Camwood Speed ‘n Hands Drill #9: Basketball

Here’s the next training installment for Camwood Training Bats which integrate the overload training weight into a wooden bat right at the hands where it is needed to both reinforce proper mechanics and improve bat speed. Check it out!

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Position Yourself For Success

Here’s another DirtDog Pitching tip: If you keep missing your spots, try standing on a different part of the pitcher’s rubber. For instance, instead of starting your delivery from the right side of the rubber, move your feet to the middle or left side of the rubber. Former big leaguer Orel Hershiser used to do [...]

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Littleton-Harvard Tied for 1st Place

The First Round of the Babe Ruth Minuteman League summer season for 2011 has wrapped up, with Littleton-Harvard tied in first place for Division 1 along with Acton and Westford. See the Round 1 Standings here. The Divisions will now be realigned based on record which will sort and rebalance the competition. Round 2 starts the [...]

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Camwood Speed ‘n Hands Drill #8: Focus

Here’s the next training installment for Camwood Training Bats which integrate the overload training weight into a wooden bat right at the hands where it is needed to both reinforce proper mechanics and improve bat speed. Check it out!

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Zen Pitching Tip

Pitching is a mentally-intensive activity, and requiring zen-like concentration is the key to success. As a pitcher you need to “let go” of everything external to yourself and stay centered in your internal Zone. Control the variables (mechanics, mental, and physical). Concentration is the key to consistent pitching, and nothing snaps concentration faster than a [...]

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DirtDog Base Running Tips #1

Here are 5 tips for better base running from home to first base: Run at full speed with the head up and straight ahead, not looking down at the ground. Run just across the line in foul territory. Run with the elbows pumping up and down. Make no wasted motion side to side. (Foot speed [...]

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Velocity Pitching Tips

Using correct pitching mechanics is vital to your long-term pitching success. Although many pitchers throw differently, a few mechanical principals remain the same with most Major League pitchers; especially starting pitchers.  Here are a few pitching tips that will help you increase velocity as well as improve your accuracy if implemented correctly: Maintain Your Balance: [...]

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Camwood Speed ‘n Hands Drill #7: Outside

Here’s the next training installment for Camwood Training Bats which integrate the overload training weight into a wooden bat right at the hands where it is needed to both reinforce proper mechanics and improve bat speed. Check it out!

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