you miss your target because you don’t engage your lower body.

Your Upper Body fires the ball without the aid of your Lower Body.

These readily noticed errors cause you to lose your lower body.

  1. Your Back Foot is tilted.
  2. Your Head moves.
  3. Your Glove Hand position is forward.
  4. Your Knees aren’t flared.
  5. Your Back Knee is over or ahead of your Back Foot.
  6. Your Front Knee is behind your Front Hip.
  7. Your Front Foot points away from the target.
  8. Your Back Knee straightens as your Front Foot to its starting position.
  9. Your Front Foot begins ahead of your Front Hip.
  10. Your Shoulders are out of line.
  11. Your Front Toe opens too soon.
  12. Your Hands separate after you begin your Stride.
  13. Your Front Foot moves ahead of your Hands.
  14. You are bent at the waist.
  15. One or the other of your Hands are out of position.
  16. Your Front Knee is toward the Second Base.
  17. Your Hips tilt your Body.
  18. Your Glove Hand follows your Front Foot.
  19. Your Throwing Hand initiates your Throwing Action.
  20. Your Throwing Hand moves before the Glove Hand turns.
  21. Your Pitcher “Strides and then Throws” the ball.
  22. Your Front Foot points away from your target.
Each mistake creates an imbalance to take your Lower Body out of your delivery.

WITH YOUR LOWER BODY, YOU SEND THE BALL DIRECTLY TO YOUR TARGET!

Lower body engagement is the foundation for an efficient and effective pitching motion.

  • Lower Body use is crucial for generating power, velocity, and location.
  • You transfer force from the ground up through your core and ultimately to the ball.
  • Imagine a whip; your lower body initiates the motion, your core transfers it, and your upper body releases the energy through the throw.
  • A strong lower body allows for better control and location on your pitches.

Your delivery is 3 balanced positions and one action.

  • One Position, Your Starting Position: You get into a Starting Position that has your weight balanced over your Back Foot.
    • There are 4 mechanics to make your Starting Position functional.
  • Second Position, Your Front Leg Lift: You pause in your Front Leg Lift without falling toward the target.
    • Followed by one motion to produce 3 very memorable mechanics.
  • Third Position, Hand Separation: Your Hand Separation balances your motion.
    • Your Hand Separation is the final balance point for your delivery.
  • ONE ACTION, Your Throwing Action: A Glove Hand movement delivers the ball to your target.
    • Your Lower Body drives the ball to your target with maximum velocity and pinpoint command.

As a check, balanced positions mean you can hold the position for an infinite time, then your Glove Hand prompts your Lower Body to send the ball to your target.

You resolve these all errors when your Glove Hand leads your Front Foot into your Foot Strike.

“Location by choice, not chance!”

Is your pitch location hurting your performance? … ENROLL!!!