Listen… at one time in my life, I was working at an investment firm. But I just loved to throw. I’d hit the gym, run around, play some basketball, then go to the field and throw the ball for fun. No plan, no expectations — just pure love for the game.

For years I did that. No stretch, no overthinking, I’d jump on the mound and start ripping. And you know what happened? My command got insane. My arm felt better than ever. Because I stopped trying to be perfect.

That’s why we created Soul Throwers — because we’ve thrown with our soul. We’ve lived it. We’ve been through all the bad advice, the “perfect methods,” and the noise. None of that matters. There is no perfect method — not for throwing, not for making money, not for life.

The only way you’ll ever get ahead is by thinking for yourself, being a rebel, and trusting your instincts. You have to throw with your heart. You have to train with your soul. Yes, you need to recover and blah blah blah, but you have to throw for fun.

If your arm’s gonna break, it’s gonna break. God decides how long you get to throw. So while you can — throw like it matters. Throw with your soul.

Brooks Hall was drafted in 2009 in the fourth round out of high school, and has spent 13 years pitching professionally with the Brewers, Diamondbacks, Mets, as well as in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Australia and Taiwan, and currently in the Mexican League.

He has joined with Seth Blair, a nine-year pro pitcher and first-rounder from Arizona State, to teach pitching remotely through their training program, Soul Throwers.

“We take our own approach when it comes to finding the path for you. We start with a full body assessment and then determine your body’s capacity. We find ways to go back to the basics and find a way to turn the brain off and just play. We have more of a holistic approach compared to the industry. Our favorite thing is to throw gas and win on the mound and mold players to do the same thing.

“We’ve helped hundreds of players gain velocity, get rid of anxiety, create confidence they never thought they would have, look at baseball in a different lens, and much, much more. We are trying to help people gain perspective on what they are trying to accomplish. We are just helping shape real humans that want to keep playing baseball.” – SoulThrowers.com

Each month at The Baseball Collegian, we will highlight insights from Brooks that can be found on his Soul Throwers Instagram page.