CG

God Fearing. |Ex Pro Baseball thrower | Boonville Lumberjacks Head Coach | Pitching / Player Development

[CG @CGUnlocks]

PROJECT MENDY — EP.1 🤺

Just getting home from college, a couple weeks ago, working with one of my college guys.

Early on, he was extremely quad dominant and constantly trying to “sit” into the lower half.

Instead of moving efficiently down the mound, he would sink into the back leg and get stuck over the rubber.

That affected:
• Momentum
• Timing
• Lead leg block
• Energy transfer

Biggest adjustment:
We rebuilt how he controlled and moved his center of mass down the mound.

Instead of forcing excessive depth into the back hip, we focused on allowing the center of mass to move earlier and smoother down the slope.

We also adjusted his landing pattern slightly more open to match how his hips naturally wanted to rotate.

That allowed:
• Cleaner hip clearance
• Better lead leg stability
• Improved rotational sequencing
• More efficient energy transfer

Instead of forcing positions that didn’t fit his movement profile, we built the delivery around how his body naturally organizes movement.

Result:
Cleaner movement.
Better timing.
Easier velocity.

— CG

#Baseball #PitchingDevelopment #1%

[CG @CGUnlocks]

Big time dawg!

[Logan Brock @LoganBrock2024]

I am officially entering the transfer portal from Kennesaw St. I am looking for an opportunity to compete and contribute while continuing to develop as a pitcher.

RHP 6'2" 195lbs
FB 92-93 T95
CT 86-87 T89
SL 81-82 T84
CH 80-82 T83

GPA 3.8
2 Years eligibility - DSA
770-825-3208

[Logan Brock @LoganBrock2024]

I am officially entering the transfer portal from Kennesaw St. I am looking for an opportunity to compete and contribute while continuing to develop as a pitcher.

RHP 6'2" 195lbs
FB 92-93 T95
CT 86-87 T89
SL 81-82 T84
CH 80-82 T83

GPA 3.8
2 Years eligibility - DSA
770-825-3208

[William Hill @W1llhill06]

I would like to thank the coaching staff, teammates, support staff, and everyone at the University of Texas for the opportunity.

After careful consideration, I have decided to enter the transfer portal with 4 years of eligibility remaining as a redshirt freshman.

[CG @CGUnlocks]

Most unstable lead legs aren’t a front leg problem.

They’re usually a symptom of inefficient movement patterns happening BEFORE foot strike.

If the body is drifting, collapsing, or leaking force earlier in the delivery, the lead leg ends up trying to absorb and organize chaos instead of transferring energy efficiently.

Poor COM movement.
Poor pelvic organization.
Energy leaks.

The lead leg can only stabilize what the body delivers into it.

— CG

#JustTalkingBall #PitchingMechanics #Pitching

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@BCBattleJacks The beef the baseball world needs!

[CG @CGUnlocks]

A lot of pitchers are late at foot strike not because the arm is “slow”…

But because the body is moving faster than the arm can organize.

And when the arm is outside of the “arm window” at front foot strike…

The last 10% of the throw becomes extremely difficult.

Now the throw starts turning into compensations instead of efficient movement.

That’s why abbreviated drills matter.

They:
• Simplify movement
• Improve awareness
• Create cleaner timing windows
• Help athletes FEEL what “on time” actually is

Over time, they start programming the body to naturally organize into better positions without forcing movement.

You can incorporate these drills on the slope or flat depending on the plyo day and throwing focus for the week.

Stop trying to rush the arm up.

Create better sequencing so the arm can work WITH the body instead of constantly playing catch-up.

☔️

— CG

#JustTalkingBall #Pitching #PitchingDevelopment

[CG @CGUnlocks]

The baseball world romanticized ‘getting into the backside’ so much that an entire generation forgot how to move.

— CG

#JustTalkingBall

[CG @CGUnlocks]

Project NBA Tyson Ep. 1 ☔️

Tyson originally had almost zero drift and would get stuck on the backside early.

A big reason?

He was forcing an exaggerated vertical shin angle that didn’t match how his body naturally wanted to organize down the mound.

Instead of moving athletically down the slope, he was artificially trying to stay stacked into the backside.

Result:
• Killed momentum
• Disrupted sequencing
• Inconsistent lead leg stabilization
• Poor rotational organization

Biggest focuses so far:
• Earlier COM drift
• Better backside direction
• Improved tempo
• Cleaner lead leg stabilization
• Better connection with the rubber
• Tighter rotational turns

Big cue:
“Stay behind the lead leg. Let the foot come down, then throw.”

Tyson was QB1 in high school, so the athleticism has always been there.

The process now is organizing and directing that athleticism more efficiently within the delivery.

Only 2 sessions in.

Still cleaning up:
• Rubber connection
• Rotational Planes
• Getting into more powerful spots throughout the throw
• Setting the body up to make a violent punch
• Holding posture through rotation
• Last 10% of the throw

But he’s already moving more athletic, fluid, and explosive.

A lot more left in there ☔️

— CG

#JustTalkingBall #PitchingDevelopment

[CG @CGUnlocks]

@RobertStock6 100% giving every indication of a rise ball. Tough times being a hitter

[CG @CGUnlocks]

The hardest thing for some coaches to admit:

The cue they’ve used for 15 years might be the reason their pitchers move poorly.

— CG

#JustTalkingBall

[CG @CGUnlocks]

Hips limited in mobility? Struggling to hold positions down the mound?

Start by addressing the hips and adductors.

A pitcher can have elite arm talent, great intent, and still fight an uphill battle if the lower half isn’t functioning efficiently.

The hips help create:
• Direction
• Stability
• Rotation
• Force transfer

When the hips lack mobility, strength, or coordination, especially through internal and external rotation, the body starts searching for movement somewhere else.

That’s when you start seeing pitchers:
• Lose posture
• Leak forward early
• Spin off
• Struggle to maintain strong positions down the mound

One of the biggest areas affected is the back leg.

The back leg isn’t just there to “push.”
It helps control center of mass, create tension through the hinge/coil phase, and guide the pelvis into efficient positions moving down the slope.

But when the hips and adductors are inefficient, the back leg angle becomes difficult to maintain.

Instead of riding the slope with stability and direction, pitchers often:
• Collapse into the quad
• Lose pelvic control
• Shift side to side excessively
• Open early
• Get forced into a “sit” position just to find balance and become stuck there

A lot of this comes from:
• Limited hip IR/ER
• Poor adductor strength/control
• Or trying to move in ways the athlete’s body simply doesn’t organize movement efficiently

Some pitchers naturally organize movement better through internal rotation strategies. Others move more efficiently through external rotation strategies.

Neither is wrong.

The mistake is forcing every athlete into the same delivery instead of building around how their body naturally moves.

If a pitcher naturally clears and rotates better with a more open landing strategy, forcing him closed can restrict pelvic rotation and kill efficiency.

On the other hand, a pitcher who stabilizes better through internal rotation may need:
• More direction
• Longer hip containment
• More closed landing strategies

The goal isn’t to copy mechanics.

The goal is creating efficient movement solutions that allow the athlete to:
• Control center of mass
• Maintain back leg angle longer
• Create anchored tension
• Improve hip/shoulder separation
• Rotate powerfully without compensation
• Transfer force more efficiently into the baseball

When the hips and adductors function correctly, the delivery starts looking smoother because the body no longer has to fight itself to get into positions.

Efficient movement creates efficient velocity.

— CG

#JustTalkingBall #Pitching #PitchDevelopment #PitchingMechanics

[CG @CGUnlocks]

Flat out Dog! Top arm in the state

[Prep Baseball Georgia @PrepBaseballGA]

Mature performance from 2027 RHP Andres Jimenez to earn the GM1 win.

Gave up some early runs before setting in for the 8 K complete game outing.

FB: 90-93 T94; ASR
CB: 73-76; 2600+ RPM, manipulates
CH: 80-84

@CoastalBaseball commit.

@ViewBoysGA || @ShooterHunt
#GAHS26

[CG @CGUnlocks]

Idk who needs to hear this but most pitchers don’t need more intensity.

They need better movement patterns.

#JustTalkingBall

— CG

[CG @CGUnlocks]

A lot of pitchers are quad dominant because an adult spent years teaching them to “sit” into the backside.
Stop coaching force production with cues you don’t understand.

— CG

[CG @CGUnlocks]

PROJECT MENDY — EP.1 🤺

Just getting home from college, a couple weeks ago, working with one of my college guys.

Early on, he was extremely quad dominant and constantly trying to “sit” into the lower half.

Instead of moving efficiently down the mound, he would sink into the back leg and get stuck over the rubber.

That affected:
• Momentum
• Timing
• Lead leg block
• Energy transfer

Biggest adjustment:
We rebuilt how he controlled and moved his center of mass down the mound.

Instead of forcing excessive depth into the back hip, we focused on allowing the center of mass to move earlier and smoother down the slope.

We also adjusted his landing pattern slightly more open to match how his hips naturally wanted to rotate.

That allowed:
• Cleaner hip clearance
• Better lead leg stability
• Improved rotational sequencing
• More efficient energy transfer

Instead of forcing positions that didn’t fit his movement profile, we built the delivery around how his body naturally organizes movement.

Result:
Cleaner movement.
Better timing.
Easier velocity.

— CG

#Baseball #PitchingDevelopment #1%

[CG @CGUnlocks]

@JGoetzBaseball @BH1SZN @IanFerguson_2 @WowFactorNation @WowFactorScout1 @EinhardtEvin @jbrownpg @TRussoPG @PGMidAlantitc @PrepBaseballNJ He’s nasty 🔥🔥 big fan of this kid

[CG @CGUnlocks]

@brockstempin Hey, are you playing summer ball this year?

[GSU Baseball @GSU_Base]

Can't let JB on base!!

John Beverley gets a hit, steals second, steals third, and scores on a throwing error in three pitches!

#LightItBlue | #BLB

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@jake5truitt @FlatgroundApp @CoachMcGuire26 @Coach_Muzzi @gabe_jennings21 @tnballplayers @TennesseeJuco What’s goin on Jake you playing summer ball?