Every time you pitch is going to be a learning experience. You’re going to always have to understand, why did that happen? Why did I give up three runs? Why did I give up a five-spot? Why was I behind everybody?

Was the game speeding up? Were you focused too much on hitting the corners? Were you not really reading swings, and just throwing whatever the catcher put down? You were just in a panic and just throwing it. You’re always going to be learning.

So don’t get discouraged or frustrated. Not everybody is going to be the best at pitching every time they pitch. It’s unfortunate, but it’s not going to happen. It’s not that simple.

There’s way more to it. You have to keep getting better, and trying. That’s all you can do.

But you have to learn from your mistakes. If you can sit back, and learn and when that situation comes back – oh, I know this one – that’s the only way you’ll learn: By failing, and not letting it happen again.

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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