Nolan Just

Former Division II Pitcher | Director of Pitching Development Hit House Ohio | Student Manager @MiamiOHBaseball

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

How I went From sitting 82-85 in bullpens to 86-89 in just a couple months.

From this. To This.
May 31st July 18th

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

Simple cues. Better movement. A great first step toward building an efficient delivery.

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

These cues helped him create a better hip hinge, improve his direction toward the plate, and begin loading into the ground more effectively.

Key cues from Lesson 1:

1️⃣ Control the leg lift (tap my hand at hip height)
2️⃣ Step over the medicine ball
3️⃣ Sit into a chair
4️⃣ Pinch the hip back and keep the back knee pointed toward second

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

To clean that up, I added two simple cues:

• Pinch the hip back (I physically put him into the position so he could feel it)
• Point the back knee toward second base and hold it there as long as possible

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

After working on the leg lift, we moved into a drill to help improve his extension and finish without adding mechanical thoughts. I had him kick his lead leg up and over a medicine ball as he moved through his delivery. The drill naturally encouraged better extension and finishing through the throw without him having to consciously think about either. For a young athlete, allowing the body to organize the movement through a constraint is often more effective than giving multiple technical cues.

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

From there, we addressed his lower half. In the first video, you can see a lack of force production into the ground and poor direction toward the plate. To begin improving this, I gave him the cue to “sit into a chair.” This helped him start learning how to lower his center of mass and create force into the ground. Initially, this caused his knee to travel too far over his toes and prevented him from maintaining a more vertical shin, which reinforced some of his directional issues.

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

The first thing we addressed was his leg lift. I wanted Greyson to learn how to control his body and stay balanced throughout the delivery. Before worrying about advanced concepts like drift and sequencing, it was important for him to develop body awareness. Learning to move under control at a young age creates a foundation that will make sequencing and force production easier to develop later.

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First lesson with 11-year-old Greyson. (Thread 🧵)

Before⬅️ After ➡️

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

My main goal wasn’t to completely rebuild his delivery—it was to give him a foundation of body control and movement awareness that we can build on over time.

[Tyson Gill @tyson_gill51]

Tyson Gill | UTIL | Transfer Portal out of Clarion University (D2 PSAC) | 1 Year of Eligibility

2026 Clarion:
.325/.485/.417 49 H, 11 2B, 1 HR, 47 R (School Record), 16 RBI, 40 BB (Conference Leader), 15-16 SB

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

Cues to help
•Back kneecap toward second from the drop
•Knee behind toes ❌
•Pinch the hip

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Quad-Dominant vs Glute-Dominant: Why Your Lower Half Is Leaking Velocity

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

Glute Dominant Pitchers
✅ Movement shifts slightly toward first base (For RHP, Towards third for LHP)
✅ Stay stacked on the heel instead of the toe
✅ Hold flexion longer in the drop
✅ Keep torso/pelvis connected deeper into the move
✅ Create more force into the ground
✅ Sequence later → more efficient energy transfer

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

One of my hardest working dudes! 2028 expect to shoot up by summer.

[Maddox Pieton 2028 @1realMaddox22]

Athletic throwing work as I continue ramping up for the season.
Throwing at 70% intensity.

@OEBbaseball @CoachRickSodo @jagunn24 @NolanJust1 @BUncommitted @uncommittedBBs

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

Excited to announce that I’ll be joining @hithouseohio this summer to help lead pitching development. Extremely grateful for the opportunity and fired up to get to work!

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

I am offering free remote pitching training. Always looking to give back! Fill out form or contact me if interested!

https://t.co/EWnLbXbBNV

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Beckett has trusted the process and put in the work—proud of his progress and excited for what’s next.

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

2028 RHP @BeckettSull has taken big steps in a short time. The first video is from November 2025, the second from August 2025. He started at 68–70 mph (T71) and a 79 pulldown and is now up to 77 on the mound and 84 on pulldowns, while also training his swing at @biosportathlete .

[Nolan Just @NolanJust1]

Now we’re focused on holding more tension in the back hip during the drop to store as much energy as possible and improve sequencing from the lower half into the upper body. The goal is to keep him even more engaged with the mound throughout his delivery.