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Joel Wetherell replied to Larry Cicchiello's discussion Which Side Of The Rubber Should A Pitcher Use? in the group Pitching Coaches and InstructorsJoel Wetherell replied to Shaun Reed's discussion Sinker in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors"Shaun, I throw side-arm. So all I do is position my fingers like a 2-seam fastball, on the seams at the narrowist point. I do not apply much pressure. The ball sinks just enough that the batter tops the ball to get a ground…"
Joel Wetherell commented on Shaun Reed's blog post Pitching Questions"shaun, what is his arm angle? 90deg, 45?"
Joel Wetherell replied to Patrick Roy's discussion Blisters"Let's not forget about the feet! I recently used super glue to cap the bottom of big toe. It's non-toxic and works great! Recommended by nurses everywhere for cuts."
Joel Wetherell commented on Coach Jay Cranford's blog post Power versus Control in Pitchers"I want a pitcher that can get batter's out. There are 3 components to a pitch - location, velocity, movement. Velocity is a metric that is hard to improve. Location can be controlled by reducing velocity. Great movement with great control…"
Joel Wetherell commented on Mark Przybylak's blog post Weightlifting and Baseball Training. Where and When does it fit in?"Maybe it was the football coach that day?
Ok. I'm not an expert here, but this story is unbelievable. Sorry to hear about your son. Strength training is fine off-season. It builds extra muscle mass that protects the joints from stress, and can…"
Profile Information
- Bats:
- Right
- Throws:
- Right
- Height:
- 6'1"
- Weight:
- 225 lbs
- Position(s):
- P
- Type of hitter... Power? Average? Slap? Pull?
- Power
- If you pitch, what type of pitcher are you... Power? Ground ball, Fly ball, Knuckleball?
- Ground ball
- I currently:
- Play Baseball, Coach Baseball
- Baseball Playing Experience:
- Little League, College, 18+, 30+, 40+
- Baseball Coaching Experience:
- Babe Ruth, 30+
- Softball Playing Experience:
- Fast Pitch
- Who is your favorite hitter and why?
- Ted Williams, pure hitter in an era when players were not babied.
- Who is your favorite pitcher and why?
- Nolan Ryan, longevity, integrity and respect for the game.
- More About Me:
- Active member of semi-pro ball team, Lunenburg Phillies. Manage website assist in coaching duties. Married 24 years, 3 children. Employed 25 years semiconductor industry, presently by Intel Corp.
- Website:
- http://www.lunenburgphillies.com
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 6:39pm on October 27, 2008,
Kyle Grucci said… - Welcome to CheckSwing, Joel!
Take a look around the site... among other things here, you can customize your own page, upload photos, audio, and videos, blog, and create group and team pages.
Will you please invite your friends, teammates, and fellow coaches to join? Just click HERE, enter their email addresses, and click "send".
We've also just recently added the LIVE "Clubhouse Chat" feature. You can chat publicly with CheckSwing community or privately with a friend. It's located on the right-hand side of all CheckSwing.net pages.
Also, you can use CheckSwing.net to track responses to events such as tryouts and tournaments. Your players can customize their pages as their baseball resumes and get free exposure in the growing baseball community. Let me know if you need any help setting things up.
Enjoy the site and have fun!
- At 5:48pm on October 27, 2008,
Bill Stanton said… - Joel- Welcome to CheckSwing! Please take a look around, make new connections and have a great time on the site. If you could invite your friends, coaches and teammates to join us as well that would be great. Enjoy!
- At 1:11pm on October 27, 2008,
BILL SANDILLO said… - Joel - I will send you some training info and info on Predator soon ............don't forget to join the Predator USA group as well. I send stuff to the group all the time. Thanks...
- At 10:36am on October 27, 2008, BILL SANDILLO said…
- Joel:
I am looking for travel teams (9u - 18U) across the country and coordibnators in every region. Join the Predator group and if interested I will send you info. Thanks...
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