I went to watch one our students fall games, and was shocked to see curve ball after curve ball. I didn't see any change ups or placed fastballs. Most of the curve balls had poor form and bad mechanics. A bad recipe for arm injuries.
Please take our advice and don't let a kid throw curve balls until he's at least sixteen years old- their bodies are not ready for the strain. Instead of risking injury, its better for them to practice the four seam fastball and change up. If a student is able to place their fastball and change up all day long , he's gonna be a very effective pitcher and produce lots of outs.
Coaching at the high school level we make sure and work on placement of the fastball and change up. When our pitchers have got these two pitches down we will introduce the curve ball. Stay informed for future articles about pitching.
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