About this episode

Robby Rowland shares his personal pitching journey, discussing mistakes and lessons learned to help other pitchers improve their mechanics and performance.

This one’s personal. I’m breaking down my own throwback mechanics from my pro ball career and the mistakes that cost me years of development. 👉 Watch the full YouTube breakdown (with throwback clips of my mechanics throughout the years): https://link.mcpay.io/BHHdnjt From being drafted in 2010… to getting released in 2014… to reinventing myself in the bullpen… I learned the hard way that: • Velocity is a choice — you throw hard by training to throw hard • Your environment dictates how your body organizes • Athleticism is more important than robotic mechanics • The mental approach you take into every throw will shape your movements • Skipping the adaptation phase is what leads to injury If you’re a pitcher who’s struggling with mechanics, command, or velocity… this episode is going to hit home. My journey had a lot of failures, but now I use those lessons to help guys like YOU avoid the same mistakes. 👉 Watch the full YouTube breakdown (with throwback clips of my mechanics through the years): https://link.mcpay.io/BHHdnjt What you’re thinking impacts the way your body is going to move in an effort to complete the task at hand.. something I learned the HARD WAY and I know a lot…

People in this episode

Host: Robby Rowland

Topics covered

• pitching mechanics
• personal development
• athletic training
• mental approach
• injury prevention

Keywords

• pitching
• mechanics
• velocity
• athleticism
• injury
• command
• training

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