04/24/2026
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Everyoneās obsessed with the radar gun right now. 68ā¦70ā¦72ā¦ like that number is the golden ticket. Like if you hit it, everything else just magically falls into place.
It doesnāt.
I just called a game with Duke Blue Devils softball vs Tennessee Volunteers softball and let me tell you somethingā¦ hitters were sitting on 77 and fouling it off like it was BP. Not guessing. Not late. On it. Because thatās the realityāthese hitters see velocity ALL. THE. TIME.
You think your 70 is blowing it by them? Itās not.
Velocity is sexy. I get it. It turns heads. It looks good on social. But if you canāt locate for s**t and youāve got one speed? Youāre getting exposed. Maybe not at 10Uā¦ maybe not even at some travel ball tournamentsā¦ but step into the college game and itās a different conversation real quick.
Because the separator isnāt how hard you throw.
Itās how annoying you are to hit.
Can you live on the edges?
Can you make them uncomfortable?
Can you change speeds so well theyāre out in front one pitch and late the next?
Can you move the ball instead of just throwing it hard?
Thatās the game now. And honestlyā¦ it always has been.
Iāve watched elite armsāeliteāwith ridiculous velo get rocked. Not because they werenāt talentedā¦ but because hitters werenāt fooled. Same speed. Same look. Same outcome.
And on the flip side? Iāve seen pitchers who donāt light up a radar gun absolutely carveā¦ because they can spin it, place it, and mess with timing.
Stop chasing a number like itās the only thing that matters.
Itās not.
Spin.
Location.
Change of speed.
THEN velocity.
If your whole identity is tied to how hard you throw, youāre building on a shaky foundation.
And if someoneās teaching you that velo over everything?
You might wanna rethink whoās guiding you.
