Young Pitchers: Before we start throwing the junk, learn to locate that fastball. LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. Otherwise, the good hitters will expose you all day long. Atta Boy Derek Holland! | Coach Ballgame

“You’ll never throw a fastball at the higher levels” might be true if you’ve never been taught how to actually THROW a fastball! If you’ve got really great mechanics with good speed and you can absolutely nail any location at any time, you absolutely WILL throw fastballs at higher levels Fastballs can be GREAT for: ✅ getting ahead in the count ✅ setting up other pitches ✅ getting you a strike if you’re behind in the count ✅ striking girls out! Are you ever going to throw a straight fastball down