![YBE 010 art](https://i1.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ybe010.jpg?resize=761%2C365&ssl=1)
In this episode, you'll learn:
- why pitchers should beware of tricks to boost velocity
- which cues from renowned pitching instructor Tom House are problematic, and why
- whether there is evidence that the "inverted W" when pitching is problematic
- what the difference is between the "inverted W" arm action of Chris Sale and Mark Prior
- what to do if you have an athlete trying to pitch
- what 3 absolutes to look for when teaching young pitchers
- what "arm drag" is while pitching and how to spot it
- what is important, when hitting, prior to heel plant
- when doing video analysis of a swing, which two milestones are the ones to focus on
- what two things to look for at each milestone of the swing
- what to do if your batter has a very bent front knee when hitting the ball
- Chris's theory why Albert Pujols' production has dropped since leaving the Cardinals
- whether icing a youth pitcher's arm after a game is beneficial
- Chris O'Leary's analysis of Albert Pujols' swing
- Chris O'Leary's web site, including tons of free information for teaching baseball and softball players
- the Inverted W
- Flat Arm Syndrome (pitching arm is down at foot plant)
- Pitching arms should be up at foot plant, not down
![CJ Wilson on March 5, 2009 in Surprise, Arizona.](https://i0.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CJWilson_2009_001.jpg?resize=350%2C234&ssl=1)
![Anthony Reyes' Inverted W](https://i1.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/InvertedW_AnthonyReyes_2006_048.jpg?resize=350%2C384&ssl=1)
![The Cubs' Mark Prior delivers the ball against the Detroit Tigers on June 18, 2006 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Prior_Mark_2006_002.jpg?resize=350%2C455&ssl=1)
![Stephen Strasburg's flat arm syndrome](https://i0.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Strasburg_Stephen_2010_062.jpg?resize=350%2C482&ssl=1)
![Adam Wainwright's Flat Arm Syndrome](https://i0.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Wainwright_Adam_2010_003.jpg?resize=350%2C400&ssl=1)
![Seaver, Fernandez, Ryan at foot plant](https://i0.wp.com/www.youthbaseballedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SeaverFernandezRyan_Public_Full.jpg?resize=696%2C350&ssl=1)
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