- Weighted Baseballs - The Good, The Bad, & The Uglybr br Why Baseballs?br "All you have to do is pick up a baseball. It begs to you: throw me. If you took a year to design an object to hurl, you'd end up with that little spheroid small enough to nestle in your fingers but big enough to have some heft, lighter than a rock but heavier than a hunk of wood. Its even, neat stitching, laced into the leather's slippery white surface, gives your fingers a purchase. A baseball was made to throw. It's almost irresistible." - Dave Draveckybr br Why Weighted Baseballs?br Who decided that a baseball should weigh 5 ounces anyway?br Footballs are 3x as heavy?br br Who Should Use Weighted Baseballs?br Little Leaguers? High Schoolers? College? Pro's?br How Are Your Mechanics?br How's Your Arm?br br Why Should You Use Weighted Baseballs?br Sport Specific Strength Trainingbr Increase Arm Strengthbr Increase Arm Speedbr br When Should You Use Weighted Baseballs?br After Your Ramp Up Throwing Programbr After Several Bullpen Sessionsbr No More Than 4 Weeksbr br How Should You Use Weighted Baseballs?br what Weights?br Mound or Flat Ground?br Catch?br Sets & Reps?br br Conclusionbr When used properly with the right ballplayers weighted baseballs can be a tremendous asset to a pitchers career... When used improperly with the wrong ballplayers you can quickly end a career!br br And one more thing...