To date, Hundreds Have Learned How to Use Their Lower Body To Find Their Target

Why Your Pitch Isn’t Hitting the Target?

Right now, there’s nothing within your motion to promote the ball going to your target.

  • Your proprioceptive system (body awareness) is likely providing conflicting or incomplete feedback:
  • The kinetic chain (energy transfer) lacks a crucial link for directional efficiency and precise transfer to the target.

You’ve got the power generators (foot strike, hip rotation) working, but you’re missing the directional steering and efficient energy transfer mechanism within your kinetic chain.

You’re causing a breakdown in both your proprioceptive feel for accurate delivery and the actual outcome of your pitches.

  • As taught by former Minor Leaguers, Division 1, and below pitching instructors, an improper back foot position causes the body to tilt, disrupts weight distribution, and forces a pitcher to change their head position to regain balance mid-throw.
  • These tilts disrupt coordination between the upper and lower body, resulting in a loss of control over both glove work and lower-body movement in the kinetic chain.
  • Consequently, the lower body’s compensatory movements cannot contribute efficiently to the throw; you end up relying solely on your throwing arm, and resulting in less power and accuracy.

Coach Skip Fast addresses these issues.   

  • Coach Skip Fast teaches a proper back knee position that ensures that weight distribution remains centered, the body stays balanced, and tilting is prevented.
  • With this appropriate position, the glove hand is ready to initiate movement and transfer energy efficiently from the lower body through the core and into the throwing arm.
  • This efficient power transfer allows the lower body to effectively pull the throwing arm into the throwing motion, which in turn facilitates a proper energy transfer and leads to more accurate throws.

Coach Skip’s Step-by-Step Guide to Optimizing Your Pitching Motion

Coach Skip truly makes proprioception and the kinetic chain second nature.

By focusing on these precise movements, you’ll develop a more efficient and powerful pitching motion, maximizing your kinetic chain and proprioception without needing to think about them actively.
  1. Your Starting Position (Emphasis on Proper Setup)
    • Foot Placement: What is the position of your feet?
    • Glove Hand: Where does your glove hand need to be?
    • Knee Bend: How do you bend your knees?

  3. Your Front Foot Lift (Initiating the Drive)

    • Thigh Rotation: What happens with your front thigh?
    • Knee Alignment: Where is your front knee?
    • Foot Placement (Critical): Where do you place your front foot?

  4. Your Separation (Setting Up for Power)

    • Throwing Hand: What’s your throwing hand’s position?
    • Glove Hand: What’s your glove hand’s position?
    • STOP: How do you practice your Starting Position, Front Leg Lift, and Separation to build muscle memory?

  5. Your Motion (Dynamic Movement to Delivery)

    • Glove Hand Action: What part of your body moves first, and how does it move?
    • Throwing Action: How do you deliver the ball to your target?
    • STOP: How do you bring these motions to game speed?

Coach Skip’s guaranteed instruction provides a solid starting foundation, emphasizing the kinetic chain, proprioception, and lower-body involvement to optimize your results.