About the Author

I pitched for 4 years at the University of Texas at Dallas, an NCAA Division III school in Richardson, TX where I earned my B.S. in computer science in May 2004 and my MBA in December 2005. I am currently enrolled in classes, yet again, in pursuit of pre-med certification while studying for my strength and conditioning certification outside of school. I am also a volunteer assistant coach for the school's baseball team, working primarily with the pitchers.

Since barely making the baseball team as a freshman, I dedicated myself to becoming a better pitcher.  I started on the internet, reading everything I could find including the works of Dick Mills and Dr. Mike Marshall. Print media was next; I read books by Will Carroll and Tom House.

As luck would have it, there was very little consensus among the four of them.

Continued research led to the philosophies of Kazushi Tezuka, Dr. John Bagonzi, and Paul Nyman, as well as the opinions of several internet-based analysts: Chris O'Leary, Alex Eisenberg, Carlos Gomez, and Kyle Boddy.

I continued my learning process by looking for scientific research to support these varied opinions. The research I focus on comes from several sources but is chiefly inspired by the work of Dr. Mike Marshall and as well as the work published by the people at ASMI (American Sports Medicine Institute). This research allows for comparison and analysis of some of the more holistic approaches to pitching mechanics.

I am not an expert, but I have dedicated myself to an approach of continuing my education and of keeping my mind open in an effort to avoid taking anything for granted.

In my articles, instead of making recommendations, I draw attention to my personal conclusions based on the research presented.  My conclusions should not be accepted as facts, and I strongly encourage you to do some research yourself and draw your own conclusions.