![]() The changeup is ALWAYS in the back of the hitters mind and because of that it messes up their timing on all the pitches you throw. Developing a dominating changeup can turn an average pitcher into a great pitcher. The first thing you need to have as a young pitcher is velocity. Question #5: Why is having a changeup so important? It could possibly take a little longer for the changeup to be completely game ready. I would say it generally takes a pitcher 3-6 months to feel relatively comfortable throwing changeups. If you put work into it you could learn it faster than others. The changeup is a very practice specific pitch. Question #4: How long will it take to learn? I also recommend holding a Changeup Day once a week to help you focus on learning this pitch. If you’re pitching 4-5 days a week you would want to focus 20-25% of your practice on the changeup. Question #3: How much do I need to practice the change-up? Learning the change-up earlier is preferred because it takes a while to get the feel of it. Pitchers are usually ready around the end of the first year of pitching. Once your mechanics are pretty clean and you’re throwing a decent speed for your age range you can begin learning. Question #2: When can you begin learning a changeup? The last pitch is Lacey’s killer changeup. Notice in the video below the difference between Lacey Waldop’s first and last pitches. Hitters can’t really time the fastball or changeup when the backhand is thrown correctly because they look so similar.Ĭhangeups should be around 25-35% slower than fastball speed but the arm speed should stay the same as the fastball. Back spin is the exact opposite spin of a fastball that has top spin. The backhand change is deadliest when it has tight backspin and super fast arm speed. Dominating changeups are deceptive because they look exactly like a fastball. The changeup is a deceptively slow pitch intended to throw off the batter’s timing. Lacey Waldrop, Rita Lynn’s top student and NCAA Player of the Year in 2014 built her career on a devastating backhand changeup.īelow are the 5 most common questions we get when pitchers begin learning this pitch. I had great success with the backhand changeup in my own career and so have many of our students. If a hitter can’t tell what you’re throwing, they can’t sit on any of the pitches you throw. Because it’s an “equalizer” it takes the advantage away from the hitter or actually gives you the advantage. The changeup is referred to as the “great equalizer” because you can keep the batter on their toes at all times even if you’re not throwing at top speeds. If you have a dominating changeup you can be very successful with just two or three pitches alone. When people come to us for changeup lessons most of the parents and new pitchers have no clue what it is. ![]() Changeups are one of the best tools created to keep hitters off balance. ![]()
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