The Act of Pitching: A Tutorial for All Levels by a Master Technician Detailing Every Aspect of Pitching

By John Bagonzi

Book Overview

Coaches of youth players and big leaguers as well as individuals seeking to step up their game will learn what it takes to become an accomplished pitcher in this updated manual. Following a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977825000
• ISBN13: 9780977825004
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Pitching Professor Publications
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

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excellent book. add a few real-time and slo-mo videoes from various websites on pitchers mechanics, and you can really teach good mechanics to younger players.

The Act of Pitching by Bagonzi

This book should be mandatory reading for any coach who is going to impact a pitcher's throwing abilities. This book breaks down pitcher's mechanics and it's not just a pass over look. They're really stressed to 1) help avoid injury and to 2)maximize performance. Mental attitude needed to play the game, along with strength and conditioning, and so much more. It would be ideal for young men, whether a pitcher or fielder, to read and to see the exercises created to improve or adjust different parts of the throwing process. If you need a book to to identify elements of being a pitcher and to also visually identify them too.... this book is for you!

Excellent Pitching Book for All Levels

The best pitching book I've read. It covers in detail all aspects of pitching and provides excellent photos and text descriptions. A book that can be applied to all age groups and levels from little league to the pros. Covers left and right handed pitching with grips, diagrams and exercises for pitching and conditioning. As thorough and complete a book on pitching as one would want. It leaves no question or concept about pitching unanswered.

Complete Guide

I have an eighth grader that has been helped, and will continue to be helped, by this comprehensive guide for pitchers. It is a book that can be read cover to cover, or used as a reference book where you just take the information that is needed at the moment. Either way, the information is presented in a concise yet complete way. I highly recommend this guide.

Best Pitching Book - Period

I have read/watched dozens of books and DVDs and attended several clinics in my quest to help my sons become better pitchers. This is far and away the most comprehensive pitching instruction I have ever seen. I was amazed at how thick this book was when it arrived - almost 400 pages, with hundreds of pictures. Dr. Bagonzi explains everthing in great detail. I have never seen anyone spend as much time on the finer details of pitching grips, for example. But all the information in usable - the author does a very good job of explaining things clearly and concisely. I never felt as if I was lost in minutia, as I have with other instructional materials. It is very easy to spend hundreds of dollars on one-or-another guru's pitching instruction program. I know - I have done it myself. And while I think some of these programs are worth every penny, at under $20, there is NOTHING that can beat the value of this book. One caveat: if you happen to be in the camp that believes long toss, weighted balls, strength training, pushing off the rubber, etc. are bad, then you will probably disagree with much of what the author has to say. Although he has been around a while, Dr. Bagonzi is on the leading edge of such techniques and training concepts, and is a big proponent of some ideas that a few people may find controversial. I personally have had great success with these techniques, and see only a couple hold outs among the contemporary pitching "gurus" who disagree. However, fair warning if you happen to be one of them (or one of their disciples). By the way, Dr. Bagonzi recognizes these areas of controversy, and is very respectful of those who might disagree. Bottom line recommendation: if you only buy one pitching program, make it this book.