It has been about three weeks into my throwing program. My throwing partner and I have been working with different grips and different pitches but have only moved back to around 70 ft.
As far as refinement and comfort with pitches, I think it is coming along good. I have been focusing heavily on making sure that change ups feel comfortable in my hand. I have a problem where I flick my wrist too much and don’t stay on top, but hey that’s why I’m practicing to get it right.
During the season I threw what I thought was a curveball. In retrospect it was more of a slider / slurve version of a pitch. Curveballs are usually in the high 70s but mine was in the low 80s. With that being said, I have moved to a different grip and actually call it a slider. When I look at right handed relievers many of them are fast ball / slider guys. That is who I want to be out of the bullpen. A guy who comes in the game to throw hard and have a good slider to miss bats.
I have been home for nine weeks but the time is going fast. It is almost the new year, and a year I am immeasurably happy for it to arrive. 2015 could be a great year for me and a lot of my friends that I met during the season.