There are a lot of different ways to grip a baseball for pitching. This video features one great pitcher, J.J. Putz, explaining the grips he uses for some of his best pitches, including the four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, and, his personal favorite, the split-finger fastball. There is no actual throwing in this video, so master these grips and then get out there and throw some pitches!
This drills is great for those who are knew to softball pitching or for those who have started fast paced pitching. In this sports how-to video, Farmington (MN) HS assistant softball coach Melissa Langer demonstrates a wrist warmup drill for pitchers. Follow along in this sports tutorial and learn more about the wrist snap, stride, rotation, and balance.
An important part of pitching for softball games should always include properly warming up the legs. Legs are an important asset to doing the fast paced motion in pitching. In this sports how-to video, Farmington (MN) HS assistant softball coach Melissa Langer demonstrates a leg warmup drill for pitchers.
Learn how to have a yard sale or garage sale. All it takes is some advance planning—and a little psychology—to unload all your junk in a yard sale.
This video will show you how to manipulate the master track of a song in GarageBand to gradually increase tempo, volume, and pitch. Learn how to speed a song up, or slow a song down. Follow the instructions of this tutorial and you'll make beautiful music.
Pop-up tents are much more convenient to pitch than the tents of old, but doing it for the first time is still tricky. Watch this video to learn how to set up both types of pop-up tent: the umbrella style and the coiled-spring style.
If you have the chance to briefly talk and sit with a literary agent (such as at a convention), you only have so much time to impress them and pitch your book to them. These tips are the best ways to get an agent and secure representation.
Want to know how to measure a chainsaw chain? Pitch, gauge, and the number of drive links are the three numbers you need when it's time for a replacement chainsaw chain. Learn how to take these measurements with this instructional video.
Whether you want to drop the pitch of your voice and sound older or increase it to sound like a chipmunk, with Sony Vegas, pitch-shifting vocals is an easy thing to do. Whether you're completely new to Sony's popular nonlinear editor (NLE) or are a seasoned digital video professional simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to mix beats as a DJ. When beat matching, a DJ usually uses headphones. Start by just listening to one song. Figure out where the beat of the song is and find the first beat of the bar (the beat count). To sync the two songs together, adjust the pitch controller. Some pitch controllers have a high pitch range than others. When the beats are properly mixed, it should sound like one complete song, almost like a remix version. This video will benefit tho...
In this tutorial, golf pro Chris Toulson demonstrates pitching basics including set up, wrist hinge, turning of the body and finish position. It is important to know these details when you play golf in order to guarantee the right swing. If you are a beginner, or just need some help with your swing, follow along with this video and learn some useful pro tips.
In this video, we learn how to make hit a pitch shot in golf. To hit this, you will need to get close to the ball, not too close but be on top of the shot. Lean the club towards the target so it's lined up with the ball. Shift your weight slightly forward and rock your shoulders so you feel the club go through both sides. You must initiate your swing with how you are gripping the club. Use force, but not too much force in your swing. Switch your weight from the opposite side to the side you a...
In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to remix popular songs in Audacity. Open Audacity. Go to file > open and find your song for remixing. Then go to effect > change speed. Select a percentage change and click OK. You can change the pitch by going to effect > change pitch and select something and click OK. Play it and see what the pitch change does to the original and select the one that you like. Under ‘effect’ there are plenty of other options available like ‘amplify’,...
From BackpackerMagazine comes a video tutorial about an essential skill: how to pitch a tent in the wild. The video takes us from scouting out an appropriate location for the tent, to actually erecting the structure. This is an invaluable skill while camping alone, but is also useful when with a group of fellow campers. The video also shows you how to properly anchor the tent to the ground, which is essential in a windy environment. Everyone should learn how to pitch a tent.
They say you have to be in the right place at the right time... how about an elevator? If you happen to run into your ideal employer or business partner, in an elevator – or anywhere else for that matter – you'll have about 30 seconds or less to wow them. Here's how to do it.
In these three sports how-to video, Farmington (MN) HS assistant softball coach Melissa Langer demonstrates three parts of a throwing drill, from the knee, for pitchers. Being able to throw from the knee give a pitcher good balance and coordination. Follow along and learn how to do this knee drill that can also be done with a weighted ball.
Check out this instructional DJ video that demonstrates how to use the pitch bend to find tune your beat matching skills. This video is great for beginning DJs who are just starting. Using the American Audio Q-SD mixer and the American Audio MCD-710 twin CD player, learn a simple trick to beat match. Practice your DJ skills by learning this technique!
A medical pacemaker regulates ones heartbeat, but the DJ pacemaker regulates the music's beat, plus a whole lot more. This tutorial teaches you how use the pacemaker to change the pitch and tempo of a track. The pacemaker is one of the best inventions for the DJ/ music industry has ever made. Find out how you can change the tempo of your music with the pacemaker in this how to video.
Tom Gauger has played percussion with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras for over 35 years and has also served on the faculty at Boston University and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. In this installment from his series of video lessons dedicated to breaking down the basic skills necessary for playing the concert bass drum, Tom will demonstrate where to strike the drum to get a desired pitch or sound.
This tutorial shows how to make those fast pitched snare rolls popular in dirty south style music in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
A short introductory theremin lesson in mechanical stability, breath control, and pitch preview, also known as "pitch fishing," all of which help control the intonation of the theremin.
Learn the correct positions and techniques for a quarterback when pitching the ball to the running back.
The minus and plus pitch bend and the jog wheel on your tabletop CD player will slow down or speed up the music so that you can beat match better.
Mark McDonnell from All Star Dugout explains the mechanics of throwing a curveball. You'll learn how the pitch is different from others, how the ball should be gripped and the proper pitching motion for throwing the curveball.
Whether you work in sales or want to become more persuasive and better at selling yourself, the art of selling can be transferred to nearly any career path or walk of life. Whether the gains are monetary or interpersonal, being a great salesperson is one of the most invaluable skills you can ever learn.
Do you need some extra cash? Is your clutter piling up on you? The perfect summer solution is a how-to on throwing and attending a yard sale. This week we show you how to prep and carry-out a successful yard sale, and show you how to spot a score. A few key points will help you spot the key piece for your wardrobe or next DIY project, whether it involves a yard sale or garage sale or what.
The holiday season is upon us, and that means all the big-box stores are competing against each other to offer the best prices on electronics. What was once a 24-hour period of flash deals the day after Thanksgiving has now become a holiday in and of itself — Black Friday is an event you don't want to miss.
If you have a natural ear for music and have perfect pitch, then tuning any sort of instrument, including the guitar, is probably not a problem for you. But for the rest of us, a piano or a pitch finder is necessary to make sure our guitars are in tune.
In this tutorial, we learn how to pitch a large tipi. First, work on the tripod and get it lifted up. Recruit people to help you get it lifted up and pull it up with a rope. Use poles to help keep it in place so it won't fall back down. Swing the tripod up until it's in the air. Place them to where they will go according to your measurements. Use a tape measure to see where everything should go, so you know you are putting it in the right spot. After this, your tipi will be pitches and set up!
In this tutorial, we learn how to train your ear and tune your guitar better with David Yeager. Before you begin, you want to be able to hear what you are tuning to and listen to what you are playing. This is the key in order to train your ear and enhance your ability. Even if you are using a tuner you will need to train your ear. A great exercise is to play a pitch on your guitar and listen to how they sound and if they are in tune with your voice. If the pitch in the guitar isn't the same a...
The focus of this video is on singing high notes for men. The first step is to identify which mode your high note are sung in: classical, contemporary, or falsetto. For most men around the E flat note of the range determines which of these three routes is natural to the singer. For classical singers there is a distinct throttling around this pitch change into higher notes, a region known as the passagio. Contemporary singers have a more gradually ramping up as they pass over this transition o...
One of the key fundamentals to fast pitch softball for pitchers is the wrist snap. In this sports how-to video, Farmington (MN) HS assistant softball coach Melissa Langer demonstrates a wrist snap drill for pitchers. Follow along and learn how to improve your wrist snap with this simple drill.
Babies can learn to sing on pitch starting at age 3-5 months. This tutorial teaches you techniques so your baby can learn to sing. Start nurturing your child's musical ability with the tips from this how to video.
Watch this video on how to pitch a four seam fast ball.
In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to search for local yard sales online. Stacy, in this butterscotch tutorial, takes you through a site called Yard Sale Treasure Map. This site uses Craigslist for finding the yard sales and it places them on maps for you to find you way to them. First you type in your starting address, say, Cincinnati, OH. Then you adjust the search radius of the distance you want to drive and the day of your choice. Click ‘search’ and the map ...
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 285th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to calculate a sales price given cost and markup on said price.
WataAtaCrackah teaches you how to tune a ukelele by ear without an electric tuner. Just like a guitar, you start by getting the first string tuned and gradually work on the others. The first step is to get the right pitch of the G string, which is quite a high note. What the G string sounds like is demonstrated. Next, you work on your A string and this should sound like the G string with a finger pressed on the second fret. Then the E string is worked on. The sound of the E string with a fing...
The knuckleball is an important part of both soccer and baseball, oddly enough, and the soccer version is a very effective shot that is probably much more widely used than the baseball pitch. This video will teach you how to shoot a perfect knuckle that will have most keepers confused and crying with shame.
The iconic rap songs that Dr. Dre produced in the early 1990's were the best party rap songs of all time, and many were lead by a high-pitched synth melody that became the hallmark of Dre tunes. Watch this video to learn how to make a similar synth lead effect in Reason.
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and especially popular among young people in the United States. This video features a university soccer coach explaining several important drills for developing young soccer players, including two-touch passing and doing over-unders with the ball. Have you kid dominating the pitch in no time with these drills!