Real-time analytics and instruction from the world’s best coaches and athletes in baseball (with Coach @tomhouse) and golf (with @GolfDigest).
- Tweets 3,581
- Following 72
- Followers 21,056
- Likes 2,208
Clayton Kershaw is a firm believer that long toss is the secret tool needed to maximize your arm strength💪
13
123
839
116,706
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 bit.ly/31jVW48
11
118
713
Listen to how @tomhouse coaches this pitcher to help keep his direction going towards home plate ⚾ 🗣️
5
62
620
72,125
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! 👀 ⚾ 💪
11
60
475
192,293
Tom House can teach everybody to throw a strike. No sh*t. #baseball
2
31
396
63,118
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 the #MLB #ALDS! bit.ly/31jVW48
4
64
379
175,274
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! bit.ly/3chjRtw
7
65
351
Tom House says long toss should be done at high intensity and only to a distance at which you can maintain perfect mechanics to build arm endurance 💪 @tomhouse
3
47
351
43,090
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 bit.ly/31jVW48
6
71
345
Watch @tomhousesports break down the importance of a strong setup position for this college pitcher. Small details = big results. ⚾️🔥
1
25
333
48,237
Tom House gives the inside scoop on Walker Buehler’s pitching routine that keeps him calm, cool, and able to pitch under pressure⚾️
3
27
313
58,303
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: bit.ly/3w54mJP
7
49
313
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! bit.ly/31jVW48
2
74
306
137,095
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. bit.ly/31jVW48
9
62
299
"You gotta get your bottom half going" - @tomhouse, watching Tom in action never gets old⚾
2
17
292
51,859
Listening to Tom House and Walker Buehler breakdown pitching is like watching Da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa🙌
@tomhouse @buehlersdayoff
41
266
34,802
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! bit.ly/31jVW48
63
237
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 bit.ly/31jVW48
3
49
221
114,250
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. bit.ly/3LocQ5M
2
50
211
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
34
218
252,564
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
201
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: bit.ly/3Lv1Zc3
2
44
190
“If you focus on the process, the result will take care of itself.” Drew Brees stresses the importance of why you should focus on the process instead of being so focused on the result.
1
24
201
25,029
Watch as @tomhouse breaks down what our ‘Swivel and Stabilize’ metric means for this college pitcher 🔥⚾️
2
16
203
34,016
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!
17
191
43,361
"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." bit.ly/30rkBmx
27
166
56,531
Listening to Tom House and Walker Buehler breakdown pitching is like watching Da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa🙌
16
175
27,348
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
21
165
71,177
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!
bit.ly/31jVW48
4
40
164
"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: bit.ly/30rkBmx
29
160
76,881
"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." bit.ly/30rkBmx
2
38
156
41,096
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! bit.ly/3JhiqGH
3
34
142
"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: bit.ly/30rkBmx
27
145
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
132
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: bit.ly/3w54mJP
1
22
142
38,909
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! golfdigest.com/story/how-sma…
2
87
1,847
The towel drill gets a lot of hate, but that’s because it’s usually done wrong. Here’s how to unlock its real value in your pitching development ⚾️
1
13
142
26,842
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
51
27
132
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
14
134
36,107
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! bit.ly/3chjRtw
2
30
135
100,252
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 bit.ly/3nEe7KK
3
28
128
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. bit.ly/3chjRtw
8
15
129
93,678
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.
25
126
38,789
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. bit.ly/3chjRtw
3
16
119
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: bit.ly/3Lv1Zc3
2
25
119
101,086
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. #pitching #velocity bit.ly/2S3FBiL
1
12
111
33,964
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. bit.ly/2RT94s1
16
114
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. bit.ly/3LocQ5M
5
27
116
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!
teammstrd.com/whats-in-a-dra…
1
20
107
38,121
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:
bit.ly/2LIAsci
3
19
112
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! bit.ly/2S3FBiL
1
17
112
52,623
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and Mustard cofounder coach Tom House agree wholeheartedly that playing multiple sports makes you a better, healthier and more well-rounded athlete. Best of luck to Walker and the #Dodgers in the playoffs! ⚾
2
18
111
24,222
Ideally, your drag line should run from the middle of the rubber to the middle of home plate, indicating all of your energy is moving directly toward your target.
2
12
110
24,811
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. bit.ly/3LocQ5M
1
23
109
Tom House and Pitching Ninja breakdown Zach Wheeler's Mustard report card. Wheeler has the highest efficiency score ever measured in the app and uses a leg kick towards third base to help keep his shoulders closed until release.🔥#baseball
2
15
110
39,942
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. bit.ly/3qd7kvy
2
17
105
“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.”
bit.ly/30rkBmx
2
20
106
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. bit.ly/3LocQ5M
3
18
105
27,743
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: bit.ly/3w54mJP
3
18
101
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. bit.ly/3TS2rDz
1
16
96
61,028
🚨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
3
99
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: bit.ly/2S3FBiL
20
97
57,032
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:
bit.ly/2LIAsci
4
16
101
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. bit.ly/3vMWZYo
2
18
102
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
24
97
Take a listen as @tomhouse breaks down this young pitcher’s mechanics. He highlights the importance of creating an energy angle at peak leg lift—what we measure as ‘Lift and Thrust.’ This pivotal element of the throw helps generate both velocity and direction ⚾️🔥
1
9
103
9,216
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. bit.ly/2S3FBiL
2
15
91
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: bit.ly/3w54mJP
1
14
91
63,950
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. bit.ly/3vMWZYo
1
12
92
We just sent invites to 1000 coaches and 813 players.
Highly recommend checking those inboxes!
24
3
91
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
38,542
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. bit.ly/3lRavaA
1
16
91
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! bit.ly/3JhiqGH
3
21
93
"You have to get comfortable being uncomfortable to make a change."
@tomhouse | #TeamMSTRD
2
20
92
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: teammstrd.com/weighted-balls…
1
11
86
40,372
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: bit.ly/38medko
2
9
85
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: bit.ly/2S3FBiL
1
9
90
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. bit.ly/3chjRtw
14
88
40,448
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
teammstrd.com/whats-in-a-dra…
1
12
84
24,452
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: bit.ly/3w54mJP
11
80
26,787
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: bit.ly/3lRavaA
16
82
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. bit.ly/3JhiqGH
4
10
81
20,446
#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! in-the-kitchen.teammstrd.com…
2
16
82
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! bit.ly/2RT94s1
15
80
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. bit.ly/31BU49W
3
8
79
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 bit.ly/3nEe7KK
1
16
78
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. bit.ly/3xfeOyg #BeACutAbove
2
10
76
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: bit.ly/3w54mJP
10
77
“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.” bit.ly/30rkBmx
13
78
32,192