The Mental ABCs of Pitching: A Handbook for Performance Enhancement Paperback – March 1, 2017

Very well written, clear and easy to compartmentalize. Helpful for high school-aged pitchers!

Not only is this a great book on preparing yourself mentally for the game of baseball, it is a great life skills book. I am a swim coach who has a 13 year old playing baseball. It has helped him tremendously with his handling of pitchers when catching and has helped him when he pitches. I have almost completed the book and have gone through 4 topics my son picked out. We are going to review 4 new topics each week. I highly recommend this book. Think small and focus on the task at hand. Your next pitch.

In the Jim Bouton baseball classic "Ball Four", Mr. Bouton said something like: "After ten years in this game, I'm just now starting to realize that ninety percent of baseball is psychological". While no book may be able to prove that Jim's statement is true, this book will at the very least show you the importance of understanding the mental game within the dusty diamond. While much of the explorations take place on the mound, the lessons found in this excellent book are also applicable to all of baseball and, perhaps even more importantly, to life in general. I highly recommend this book for musicians and writers as well. As a musician and writer myself, I was able to apply many of the topics discussed in this book to my creative work and performances. It is well written and succinct on the subjects it discusses; not a lot of filler here. It's like reading a conversation with that life mentor you always wanted, but a mentor who is a bit pressed for time, so they cut out the lengthy anecdotes and fluff and get down to nitty-gritty of what they really want to teach you. A baseball book with few equals, and a stunning glance into the mind of a strategic and competitive genius, after reading this alphabetized guide of baseball knowledge you'll feel much more prepared when you step up to the plate, whether that's at home, at work, or at play. And who knows, with the help of H.A. Dorfman you might even throw a perfect game or knock one right out of the park. And at least this time you might have a better understanding of why and how you did it when you watch the ball fly over the fence and take a victory lap around the bases. Buy it. This is the no-hitter of books.

In decent shape. Bought for my son, will he read it? We shall see. Seems like a good book

I bought this for my nephew, who is a college age pitcher. It was highly recommended by a coach.

Great read for players and readers of all levels!

Picked this book up going into the 14u all-star season this summer after seeing a college pitcher reading it during a televised NCAA game. I figured if it was good enough for her, maybe I should check it out and I am glad that I did.The A,B,C format makes it more of a reference book than a cover-to-cover read. So, I skimmed the various chapters, like Finishing Hitters where he reminds the pitcher to Work Ahead, and Stay Ahead and not let up after going up 0-2 on a batter or trying too hard to throw a perfect pitch. I reviewed several of these concepts with my daughter at home and got to use them in our first tournament this weekend. My daughter came in to relieve a struggling starter and I would periodically call out some of these reminders for different situations, "Attack the Zone", "Work Ahead, Stay Ahead", etc...The game was tied when she came in and she was able to shutout the other team the remaining 4 innings with 6 strikeouts and we end up winning. (actually took 2nd place in the tourney) I really think this book was helpful in keeping her head in the right place. I recommend it.

This has been a big deal for my D1 pitcher and also for younger brother, they both have had nothing but positive to say about how it has helped there mental game...they both needed it.

Very good pitcher but he says there is lots more to learn so he and his father will read it together and discuss ways he can implement the suggestions in this book. Father feels the info could be valuable to have for many other sports as well

絶版みたいだし翻訳本もないけど、メンタルを鍛えたい時に読むといい本です。

The Harvey Dorfman's books are always very intersting and fully relevant, you won't be disapointed.

Met expectations. Excellent book for any and all pitchers.

Every pitcher at any level should make Dorfman's book his standard reference tool. Taken in small doses randomly, the mental problems that many athletes encounter, especially pitchers, can be analyzed, exposed and remedied in a systematic fashion. This book is very powerfultool in the hands of the pitcher - athlete bent on seriously improving his over-all performance, as well as his outlook on life's challenges.