Mustard 〽️
@TeamMSTRD
Followers
19,519
Following
54
Media
692
Statuses
2,797
FREE 3D throwing analysis for pitchers & quarterbacks with coach @tomhouse . Golf beta opening April 23rd. iOS-only, for now. #BeACutAbove
Joined April 2020
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
América
• 506515 Tweets
Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj
• 311501 Tweets
#母の日
• 195415 Tweets
#MothersDay
• 98649 Tweets
ヴィクトリアマイル
• 77492 Tweets
Newwiee Honey Teerak🩷
• 43854 Tweets
ストフェス
• 41710 Tweets
Chivas
• 38445 Tweets
Pachuca
• 36227 Tweets
カーネーション
• 35103 Tweets
Tatum
• 34404 Tweets
Roger Corman
• 29592 Tweets
Saint MSG Insan
• 26189 Tweets
ティアキン
• 17870 Tweets
ナミュール
• 17382 Tweets
4EVER LOVE MEW
• 16728 Tweets
Toluca
• 14856 Tweets
#LomaKambosos
• 13794 Tweets
Hannibal Lecter
• 12489 Tweets
Derrick Lewis
• 12264 Tweets
マスクトディーヴァ
• 10056 Tweets
An 86-mph fastball down the pipe looks 86 mph. If it’s inside, it looks 92 to the hitter. Away, it looks 80. Pitchers use that 12-mph spread to keep hitters off balance. Watch how
#MLB
pitchers do it this weekend in the
#WildCard
!
#Postseason
11
123
741
Mic'd up with
@tomhouse
: "The head weighs 7% of body weight. If your head moves 6 inches this way, that's basically 7 foot pounds of energy going that way instead of straight forward. That might be the difference between 95 and 96, or 93 and 95." Keep your eyes level! 👀 ⚾ 💪
12
63
506
Kids today pitch too much and throw too little. The answer, according to coaches
@tomhouse
and
@jaegersports
, is long toss. Check out our latest blog to learn how to incorporate this training method into your throwing routine!
7
67
365
An 86-mph fastball down the pipe looks 86 mph. Inside, it looks 92 to the hitter. Away, it looks 80. Pitchers use that 12-mph spread to keep hitters off balance. Watch how
#RedSox
&
#Yankees
pitchers do it tonight in the
#MLB
#WildCardGame
!
#postseason
6
78
364
Your head weighs 8 lbs. If it is more than 15 degrees off center as you pitch, its weight doubles. Fighting 16 lbs of dead weight pulling you in the wrong direction wreaks havoc on biomechanical efficiency & pitch command. More from
@tomhousesports
here:
7
50
324
An 86-mph fastball down the middle looks 86 mph. If it’s inside, it looks 92 to the hitter’s eyes. If it’s away, it looks 80. Pitchers need to live outside that 12-mph spread to keep hitters off-balance. Keep that in mind while watching
#MLB
pitchers!
3
78
314
Real velocity is what's on the gun. Perceived velocity is how fast the pitch looks to the hitter. Effective velocity is how fast the pitch looks compared to the pitch that came before. The best pitchers in
#MLB
will master all three.
9
68
309
An 86-mph fastball down the middle looks 86 mph. If it’s inside, it looks 92 to the hitter’s eyes. If it’s away, it looks 80. Pitchers need to live outside that 12-mph spread to keep hitters off-balance. Keep that in mind while watching
#MLB
pitchers!
1
69
251
An 86-mph fastball down the pipe looks 86 mph. If it’s inside, it looks 92 to the hitter. Away, it looks 80. Pitchers use that 12-mph spread to keep hitters off balance. Watch how
#RedSox
&
#Yankees
pitchers do it tonight in the
#MLB
#WildCard
!
#postseason
3
50
233
No one cares how good you are when you’re 13, but everyone cares if you hurt your arm when you’re 13. At that age, just minimize injury risk so the pitcher has fun and keeps playing, says coach
@tomhouse
. The easiest way to do that is to count pitches.
2
52
223
Mustard, Inc. has agreed to purchase the Field Of Dreams. We are inviting you all to our first live Mustard camps at the Field of Dreams featuring all the best throwers and throwing coaches in the world! See you there!
9
12
212
Post-start,
#Dodgers
P
@ClaytonKersh22
focuses on recovery work with J Bands or dumbbells. "I don't ice anymore," he says. "Unless there's an acute injury, ice isn't really around much in the big leagues." Read more in our latest blog:
2
46
202
We're thrilled to be joining
#Dodgers
ace
@ClaytonKersh22
for a workout & bullpen this Friday, 2/10.
We'll go LIVE on Instagram several times between noon and 1:30 ET. Stay tuned to
@TeamMSTRD
so you catch all the action!
33
33
187
Mic'd up with coach
@tomhouse
: Want to stop flying open on your front side? The vector drill helps you align your energy vectors towards home plate. Having the anchor toward the fence makes it harder to pull off or spin out. Try with a towel or plyos or add it to your warmup!
0
17
190
"A properly thrown curveball is less stressful on the arm than a fastball," says
@tomhousesports
. "If you hook or flop the wrist, stress increases. If you pre-set wrist & forearm in a karate-chop position, bury & squeeze the ball, the curve is very safe."
0
28
181
An 86-mph fastball down the middle looks 86. If it's up and in, it looks 92 to the hitter's eyes. If it's low and away, it looks 80. Pitchers need to live outside that 12-mph spread to keep hitters off-balance. Keep that in mind during the
#WorldSeries
!
4
42
172
Hey, pitchers! 2-knee throws teach you to use your upper half more efficiently and allow you to train at high intensity with less stress on your arm. As
@wlombo32
says, stay loose, close the upper half, feel that rubber-band stretch and keep the eyes level through release!
1
22
174
"The angle of the wrist & forearm determines what pitch you throw, not twisting, snapping or curving the wrist or fingers into release," says
@tomhousesports
. "Those actions create stress on the arm, not movement on the ball." More grip tips from Tom here:
0
29
165
An hour after the game, most Little Leaguers can’t remember if they won or lost but they can tell you if they had a good time, says
@tomhouse
. At that age, outcome doesn't matter. Focus on the process!
5
36
158
Thanks to
@GolfDigest
for highlighting
#MustardGolf
as a small brand set to "catch lightning" at
#TheMasters
. Here's advisor/investor
@JustinRose99
carrying a sweet Mustard bag! Check out the full story here, and sign up for app beta at the link in bio!
0
2
130
"The angle of the wrist & forearm determines what pitch you throw, not twisting, snapping or curving the wrist or fingers into release," says
@tomhousesports
. "Those actions create stress on the arm, not movement on the ball." More grip tips from Tom here:
0
28
151
Normalize: “Wow nice pitching video!”
Abandon: “I know you didn’t ask, but I did a complete breakdown of your mechanics and there’s a lot wrong.”
3
9
141
Every inch of inappropriate head movement costs 2 inches of distance at release point. If the head moves 2 inches off center, your release point will be 4 inches further from the plate, costing you both real & perceived velocity. More from
@tomhousesports
:
2
23
145
Access to your own biomechanical data and personalized elite instruction in the palm of your hand.
Request beta access now. Link in bio.
#BeACutAbove
#TeamMSTRD
54
27
141
Mic’d up with coach
@tomhouse
: "I like when I can see the leg coming back while the butt's going forward." This keeps the hips from opening too soon & helps pitchers create their “lift & thrust” angle going down the mound, which is measured in our app!
#pitchingdrills
#pitching
1
15
138
1/ Stationary Flex-T Walks
Benefit: Increase blood flow and circulation.
1
6
136
Kids today pitch too much and throw too little. The answer, according to coaches
@TomHouse
and
@JaegerSports
, is long toss. Check out our latest blog to learn how to incorporate this training method into your throwing routine!
2
32
135
The two questions
@tomhouse
gets most often are for how long should pitchers rest their arms following the season? And is it better to stop throwing immediately or gradually decrease to a stop? The answer is you should do none of that.
#BeACutAbove
3
30
133
Should long toss be done with arc or on a line? The answer? You have to figure out what works for you. But coaches
@TomHouse
and
@JaegerSports
share their thoughts in our latest blog.
8
16
133
Between starts,
#MLB
great Nolan Ryan didn't throw baseballs off the mound, but he would do 100 towel drills to target off the mound every day. Why? Because you can get throwing reps for recovery & patterning without stressing the arm.
@roberttomhouse1
of
@NPA_Pitching
explains.
0
25
127
Should long toss be done with arc or on a line? The answer? You have to figure out what works for you. But coaches
@tomhouse
and
@jaegersports
share their thoughts in our latest blog.
4
19
126
Post-start,
#Dodgers
P
@ClaytonKersh22
focuses on recovery work with J Bands or dumbbells. "I don't ice anymore," he says. "Unless there's an acute injury, ice isn't really around much in the big leagues." Read more in our latest blog:
2
27
123
For every foot your release point is closer to home plate, the ball appears 3 mph faster to the hitter’s eye; hitters say some pitchers' pitches just "get on them faster." A long strides moves release point closer to the plate and helps you
#BeACutAbove
.
0
16
121
Once a youth pitcher hits 30 pitches in an inning, take the pitcher out, says coach
@tomhouse
. Even if they’re close to 30 pitches, consider taking them out. There's no need to keep a pitcher in the game when he or she is flirting with muscle failure.
5
27
120
Coach
@tomhouse
says your drag line should be the length of 2 of your feet; that's not 2 feet/24 inches, but 2 of your size 9s or size 13s. If it’s shorter, your foot is lifting too soon. If you wear out the toe of your cleat, you’re doing it right!
1
23
115
Kids on the sandlot, throwing Wiffle (1 oz), tennis (2 oz), Pinky (3 ounces) or footballs (16 oz) as hard as they can, have unwittingly been training with
#weightedballs
for years. It's not new! Check out our latest
#TeamMSTRD
blog w/
@tomhousesports
:
3
21
116
The faster you get to your energy angle - which should be 25 degrees or more, measured at max leg lift from your leading hip to your back ankle - the faster you get your whole body moving down the center line toward home plate. More from
@tomhouse
here!
1
17
117
Pitches are only counted with a batter in the box. No one counts bullpens, pre-game or between-inning warmups, pickoffs, or time spent playing catch. So next time a coach pushes the pitch limit, remember your kid is likely already over it, says
@TomHouse
.
1
24
114
A good warmup is key to prepare your body and your arm to throw with maximum intent, and throwing is not the best warmup for throwing! Coach
@TomHouse
shares warmup tips in our latest blog.
2
18
111
“To grip a baseball, cut the ball in half w/ the thumb & middle finger,” says
@TomHouseSports
. “The splitter & forkball are exceptions, but the thumb splits the “V” of the fork. Every 1/8 inch you miss cutting the ball in half by costs you 8 at the plate.”
2
21
111
No one cares how good you are when you’re 13, but everyone cares if you hurt your arm when you’re 13. At that age, just minimize injury risk so the pitcher has fun and keeps playing, says coach
@tomhouse
. The easiest way to do that is to count pitches.
3
18
110
🚨PSA: Mustard was not specifically mentioned in the commissioner’s guidelines, so we’d just like to be clear…
Do not put Mustard on baseballs.
Only use Mustard for your pitching mechanics.
3
4
105
Every inch of inappropriate head movement costs 2 inches of distance at release point. If the head moves 2 inches off center, your release point will be 4 inches further from the plate, costing you both real & perceived velocity. More from
@tomhousesports
:
3
19
104
The mound is the only unnatural thing about
#pitching
, increasing ground force production to 6X bodyweight. This is why we only HOLD and do not throw heavy balls off the mound. More on
#weightedballs
with
@tomhousesports
here:
4
17
106
The two biggest mechanical differences between quarterbacks and pitchers? For quarterbacks, timing is faster and stride length is shorter. Coach
@tomhouse
explains in our latest blog.
1
16
104
Biomechanical variables in order of importance to the pitching delivery: timing, balance & posture, lift & thrust, stride length, opposite & equal, torque retention, stack & track, swivel & stabilize, angle of wrist & forearm & pitch grip, release point.
2
19
104
The feet should be armpit-width in the set position. If they're too wide, you can't lift your leg without cantilevering to shift your center of gravity backward and your head will go back before it goes forward. That's wasted motion! More from
@tomhouse
:
0
21
104
Coach
@TomHouse
recommends all youth athletes, parents and coaches follow the guidelines on pitch count limits and required rest recommendations for youth pitchers set out by
@MLBPitchSmart
. Read more in our latest blog.
8
27
102
Pitchers! Get the booty moving toward home plate the moment you lift your leg! Think about leading with the front pants pocket. Your greatest mass is in your lower half; use it as effectively and as early as possible, says
@tomhouse
.
2
15
100
Your head weighs 8 lbs. If it is more than 15 degrees off center during your delivery, its weight doubles. Fighting 16 lbs of dead weight pulling you in the wrong direction wreaks havoc on biomechanical efficiency & pitch command. More from
@tomhouse
here:
1
14
98
We just sent invites to 1000 coaches and 813 players.
Highly recommend checking those inboxes!
24
3
95
To throw efficiently, a pitcher must get into the right position at the right time with the right sequence of movements, like dominoes falling. If a domino falls too early or too late, it disrupts the other dominoes. This is the kinematic sequence.
1
12
95
If you miss the strike zone high & low, it's often a swivel & stabilize issue with the glove. If you miss right & left, it’s usually a balance & posture issue, but the glove can also affect posture. There are a few ways to skin the cat, says
@tomhouse
.
1
17
95
Undue pressure put on youth athletes by their parents is one reason why 70% of American kids quit sports by age 13. Coach
@tomhouse
shares tips on how parents can support their kids so sports are a fun experience through which they learn and grow!
3
22
94
Try weighted ball holds this offseason to help build
#velocity
& arm strength. Work up to a weight at which you can go at full speed but still hold on. This builds strength in the decelerators & you can only accelerate what you can decelerate! More info:
1
12
93
Training upper body functional strength will help you to move faster, produce more velocity AND keep your arm healthy! Take care of your arm, you only get one! And, as coach
@TomHouse
says, "If you think you're pushing hard, push harder."
#armcare
#velocity
#offseason
#baseball
1
8
93
Coaches
@TomHouse
and
@JaegerSports
agree, the most important points of long toss are to be athletic, to experiment to find what works best for you, and to listen to your body and arm, because they tell you different things every day.
0
14
91
Pitchers leap for distance, they don't jump for height. The leap comes from plantar flexion of the back ankle, or going tippy-toe, not from contraction of the quad. The quad and knee only stabilize during the delivery. More from
@tomhouse
:
1
9
92
To retain torque, delay rotation of your back shoulder to the target for as long as possible; it shouldn't rotate until the front foot hits the ground & your center of gravity has moved forward to at least 80% of stride length. More from
@tomhouse
:
2
9
89
A pitcher's drag line should run straight from the middle of the rubber to the middle of home plate, and you want your belly button, your spine and your nose all on that line, says
@tomhousesports
. Read more here!
#TeamMSTRD
#BeACutAbove
1
12
87
Every inch of inappropriate head movement costs 2 inches of distance at release point. If the head moves 2 inches off center, your release point will be 4 inches further from the plate, costing you both real & perceived velocity. More from
@tomhousesports
:
0
11
85
Timing & stride length are so important to the pitching delivery! Stride at least the length of 6 of your feet in 1.05 seconds or less, with ball release .15 to .25 seconds after foot strike. Join
#TeamMSTRD
to check & improve your own biomechanical stats!
0
16
83
As a pitcher’s shoulders square to home plate, the glove needs to swivel, palm to chest, & stabilize over the front foot, inside the width of the torso, between the shoulders & belly button. Torso moves to the glove, not vice-versa. More from
@tomhouse
:
0
16
84
Coaching your own kid, male or female, really only works until the teenage years, when kids are designed to butt heads with their parents, says
@tomhouse
. Then, it’s better to take a step back and let the kids play for someone who isn’t related to them.
4
10
85
It's the total opposite of what we've all been taught, but
@tomhouse
says have kids practice catching grounders and popups with their throwing hands in their pockets. The eyes work better catching with one hand than they do with two.
3
8
81
#Dodgers
P
@ClaytonKersh22
knows the importance of baseball being a “game” for kids. "It’s the same game for me now as it was then... If I didn’t have fun playing the game, I don’t think I'd do it anymore." For more from Clayton, join In the Kitchen today!
2
16
83
Timing is key! The best pitchers get from their first forward movement into footstrike in 1 second or less. At
#TeamMSTRD
, we think GFF: Go Forward Fast. Throw hard easily by using your legs to go as fast & as far as possible into footstrike.
#BeACutAbove
2
11
82
The two questions
@tomhouse
gets most often are for how long should pitchers rest their arms following the season? And is it better to stop throwing immediately or gradually decrease to a stop? The answer is you should do none of that.
#BeACutAbove
1
18
83
2/ Moving Flex-T Walks
Benefit: Joint mobility and joint flexibility.
2
4
82
If the head moves toward 1st or 3rd base, check posture in the set position. Kids who lean back 10 degrees as they lift are generally too upright, so lean them 10 degrees forward. Get the head on the baseball side of the body. More from
@tomhousesports
:
0
10
81
“To grip a baseball, cut the ball in half w/ the thumb & middle finger,” says
@TomHouseSports
. “The splitter & forkball are exceptions, but the thumb splits the “V” of the fork. Every 1/8 inch you miss cutting the ball in half by costs you 8 at the plate.”
0
13
82
🤫
This left me pretty speechless on the
@TeamMSTRD
call yesterday.
@sean_duffy12
made this change in one week with the Mustard app. Popped him up 4 mph. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen someone make this change this fast. All virtual, no in-person work.
18
33
416
3
9
82
The first sign of fatigue in a pitcher of any age is a loss of control, says coach
@tomhouse
. Kids can be tired and still throw hard, but they can’t throw strikes once they hit muscle failure. When they start to walk people, get them out. Read more here:
0
11
81
The first sign of fatigue in a pitcher of any age is a loss of control, says coach
@tomhouse
. Kids can be tired and still throw hard, but they can’t throw strikes once they hit muscle failure. When they start to walk people, get them out. Read more here:
1
11
79
On the 4th day of Pitch-Mas
@tomhouse
said to me, what do you want the batter to see? For every one foot of distance your release point is closer to home plate, the ball appears 3 miles per hour faster to the hitter’s eye! ⚾️🎄
0
17
79
The two questions
@tomhousesports
gets most often are for how long should pitchers rest their arms following the season? And is it better to stop throwing immediately or gradually decrease to a stop? The answer is you should do none of that.
0
17
77
Wisdom from
@TomHouse
: "There's days that you're frustrated, days you get depressed, days that you don't feel right physically. But that's all part of the experience that becomes knowledge that allows you, when the time is right, to put all the pieces of the puzzle together."
1
17
79
Quarterbacks and pitchers have the same arm action, but a quarterback's arm path is shorter than a pitcher's because a football weighs 15 ounces and a baseball weighs 5. Coach
@tomhouse
talks QB throwing mechanics in our latest blog.
1
14
77
A pitch with an effective velocity difference of ≥18mph from the pitch before is considered a “lockout” pitch, because brain & body can’t react to a spread that big. Watch how your favorite
#MLB
pitchers use effective velocity & read more about it here!
0
8
77
The mound is the only unnatural thing about pitching, and it makes
#pitching
different from
#throwing
. So, you throw year-round, but you don’t pitch year round. The
#offseason
is active rest from the mound, but everything else goes on.
#BeACutAbove
0
13
76
To throw efficiently, a pitcher must get into the right position at the right time with the right sequence of movements, like dominoes falling. If a domino falls too early or too late, it disrupts the other dominoes. This is the kinematic sequence.
0
13
76
A pitcher's drag line should run straight from the middle of the rubber to the middle of home plate, and you want your belly button, your spine and your nose all on that line, says
@tomhousesports
. Read more here!
#TeamMSTRD
#BeACutAbove
2
11
71
Up to 80% of
#velocity
comes from hip & shoulder separation, says coach
@tomhouse
. The greater the disassociation of the hips and shoulders and the longer you hang onto that torque, the more energy you'll deliver into the baseball.
#pitching
#mechanics
1
10
74
A baseball is almost always thrown off the middle finger, which puts force & spin on the ball. A football is thrown off the index finger. The middle finger still provides power, but the index finger applies spin. More from coach
@tomhouse
in our new blog.
1
11
73
Torque is a twisting force that causes rotation. Think about winding a rubber band attached to a model airplane. The more stored energy in the rubber band, the better the plane flies. In pitching, your body is the rubber band. More from
@tomhouse
:
1
5
73
Real velocity is what's on the gun. Perceived velocity is how fast the pitch looks to the hitter. Effective velocity is how fast the pitch looks compared to the pitch that came before. We see pitchers who have mastered each in the
#WorldSeries
3
18
72
The two questions
@tomhousesports
gets most often are for how long should pitchers rest their arms following the season? And is it better to stop throwing immediately or gradually decrease to a stop? The answer is you should do none of that.
#BeACutAbove
3
16
71
The Mustard update on Tuesday is going to be fresher than an Opening Day mound.
9
5
72
Weighted-bat swings are a great way to get an explosive rotational stimulus without throwing. This
#offseason
, try them from your knees, then regular, then Happy Gilmore on both sides with a light and heavy bat.
#velocity
#throwhard
#training
#rotation
#pitching
2
7
71