⚾ SPOT YOUR PITCHES RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING!
Your front foot hitting the ground with your glove hand in line with your target prompts you to use your throwing hand alone to deliver your pitch.
Your pitches don’t miss by accident.
They miss because your motion never builds in order.
You land your stride, then your throwing arm works on its own to deliver the ball.
- Your starting position is off.
- Your body can’t sequence.
- Your front leg lands before you’re ready to throw.
Now your arm takes over.
- Your command disappears.
- Your release point moves.
- Every throw becomes a compensation.
And with this kind of motion, you’re more exposed to arm problems.
⚾ WHERE’S YOUR VELOCITY?
Your front knee behind your front shoulder forces your throwing arm to work by itself.
Because every throw becomes a throwing-arm event,
- Your command disappears.
- Your velocity becomes inconsistent.
Most instructors tell you to throw harder, but your arm can’t create what your body never builds.
You can’t build consistent velocity because …
• Your lower body never fully engages
• Your timing is late
• Your release point moves
• Your velocity has no foundation
You don’t need more effort. You need the motion that produces command and velocity.
Most instruction tells you to throw harder …
- But your arm can’t create what your body never builds.
If your sequence is off …
- Your lower body never fully engages,
- Your timing is late,
- Your release point moves, and
- Your velocity has no foundation.
You don’t need more effort. You need the motion that produces command and velocity.
⚾ THE FIX
When your glove hand crosses your body, your body can deliver the ball.
Everything starts with your starting position.
When your starting position is right …
- Your glove hand initiates the motion,
- Your body moves toward the target in order,
- Your stride lands on time, and
- Your arm follows instead of forcing the throw
That’s when command shows up naturally, and velocity comes into your pitch.
Fastball progression starts with your starting position.
When your starting position is right …
- Your glove hand can initiate the motion,
- Your body moves toward the target in order,
- Your stride lands on time, and
- Your arm follows instead of forcing the throw.
That’s when command shows up naturally, and velocity comes with the throw.
⚾ GET LIFE ON THE BASEBALL
When your starting position is right, your lower body delivers the ball to the target.
You’ll learn …
- The specifics of your starting position,
- How your glove hand moves, and
- How your throwing hand responds to your stride.
In person or remote, Coach Skip evaluates your motion, corrects your starting position, and gives you clear, simple adjustments.
- Fix the starting position, deliver the ball to the target, and your pitches finally start to show up.
