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Mastering Balance and Pitching Mechanics

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Explore the importance of maintaining a balanced stance with your heels close together for effective pitching and the role of the glove hand in guiding the ball towards the target.

A balanced stance is fundamental for effective pitching.

Keeping your heels close together to maintain a stable base and ensure your weight is evenly distributed between both feet keeps your body balanced.

By keeping your body evenly distributed, you use your glove hand to trigger your lower body involvement and send the pitch directly to your target.

Benefits of Balanced Stance

Balanced mechanics enable efficient power and enhance pitch accuracy by transferring energy from your lower body through your core to your throwing arm.

A balanced stance minimizes stress on your joints and muscles and reduces the risk of injury.

These key elements significantly improve your pitching mechanics, achieve consistent accuracy, and produce power.

Ultimately, a balanced stance allows for more precise targeting and improved accuracy.

Getting Your Best Results

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you to always keep your feet close together, or your instruction is free—no questions, no hassles… and no hard feelings.

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Mastering the Balanced Pitch: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Achieving consistent accuracy in pitching requires a well-balanced and coordinated motion.

The importance of maintaining a balanced stance with your weight over your back foot throughout the pitching motion produces an accurate delivery.

Starting Position

To maintain your weight primarily over your back foot, ensure your back foot is slightly to the second base side of your back foot, your front foot is close to your back foot, and your front foot points toward the target.

Preparation Phase

Keep your front knee slightly in front of your front hip and separate your hands to create tension in your core.

Delivery Phase

As your glove hand moves forward, it naturally shifts your weight towards the target.

The natural transfer of weight and momentum propels your throwing arm towards the target.

Key Takeaways

Maintaining your weight over your back foot is essential for stability and control.

The glove hand plays a crucial role in initiating the throwing motion and transferring power.

A well-balanced and coordinated motion leads to consistent accuracy.

Getting Your Best Results

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the balance to prompt a throw right to your target, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

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Organized Motions – Balance

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Finding your target with uncanny regularity comes from being “in balance” or starting your motion with your Front Knee in front of your Front Hip.

Your Body is Always Getting “In Balance”

The instant you’re “out of balance” becomes the instant your Body makes adjustments.

What should happen.

Your Glove Arm triggers your Lower Body.
Your Throwing Action is part of your entire motion.
Your Glove Arm needs to move before your Front Foot.
Your Heels being close creates an “in balance” motion.
Your “in balance” motion has your Glove Arm promoting your Throwing Action.
Your Lower Body rotates.
Your Hands need to separate before your Stride.
Your Back Knee begins toward Second Base.
Your Shoulders need to be aligned with your Hips.
Your Stride needs to happen before your Hands move.
You need your Front Foot to move after your Hands.
Your Throwing Hand needs to stay in front of your Body.
Your Body is vertical going into your release.
Your Glove Arm initiates your Throwing Action.

Starting “in balance” means you send your ball to your target with uncanny regularity, and your motion never changes!

Getting Better Results

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the balance to prompt a throw with uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
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Organized Motions –Lower Body Engagement

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Lower Body Engagement Is Crucial For Effective And Accurate Throwing

A solid Lower Body engagement generates more power and allows the throwing hand to deliver the ball with greater velocity and accuracy.

The balanced position with the front knee in front of the front hip provides a more stable base for the throwing motion which improves control and accuracy.

The coordinated movement of the lower and upper bodies allows for better timing and efficiency in the throwing motion.

By setting up the Lower Body correctly and activating it through the glove hand, the pitcher generates more power, stability, and control, leading to improved accuracy and consistency.

No Lower Body Engagement

Your Front Knee is behind your Front Hip placing your balance over your Back Foot.

Your Throwing Hand fires the ball, and you get a larger-than-expected target area.

Lower Body Engagement

Your Front Knee is in front of your Front Hip placing your balance in front of your Back Foot.

Your Glove Hand Palm activates your Lower Body, and your Lower Body propels your throwing hand to the target with uncanny regularity.

Getting Better Results

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the Lower Body movement to prompt a throw with uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

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Organized Motions – Proper Foot Strikes

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Not “Foot Strike, Then Throw” …

In your Starting Position, your Front Hip finishes behind back leg, your Body fights gravity, and you lose control of the ball.

Your weight shifts forward causing your throwing action.

You hit your foot strike, and your weight initiating your throwing action sends the ball to a larger target area.

… But “Foot Strike, And Throw”

In your Starting Position, your weight balances just in front of your Back Foot.

You Glove Hand initiates your Stride, and your Lower Body initiates your Throwing Arm

Your Glove Hand Palm goes up, your Throwing Arm follows, and you hit your target with uncanny regularity.

The “Foot Strike, And Throw” Method

The Glove Hand acts as a guide and provides more control over the throwing motion.

A simultaneous foot strike and throwing action allow for better timing and coordination.

The more efficient transfer of momentum from the lower body to the upper body allows you to hit your target with uncanny regularity.

Getting Better Results

While both methods involve a foot strike and throwing action, due to factors like control, timing, and momentum “Foot Strike, And Throw,” appears to be more effective in terms of accuracy.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the starting position to prompt a throw with uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

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Organized Motions – Shoulder Alignment

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The Importance of Proper Shoulder Alignment.

Aligned shoulders provide a direct path to the target, enhancing accuracy and command.

Proper shoulder rotation allows for the energy from your hips to go through your core and your throwing arm.

The increased torque from your body contributes to optimal velocity.

Misaligned shoulders lead to overuse injuries such as shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tears, and a motion being injury prone.

Shoulder Alignment

Shoulder position directly influences target accuracy and overall efficiency and is interconnected with lower body mechanics.

Correct shoulder alignment is essential for consistency, power, and injury prevention.

Improper glove hand positioning misaligns shoulders and disrupts the kinetic chain.

Shoulder Alignment and Its Impact on Pitching

To improve shoulder alignment, pitchers strengthening the muscles surrounding the shoulder joint improve stability and control.

A strong core is essential for maintaining proper posture and preventing compensatory movements.

Exercises that increase range of motion help pitchers achieve optimal shoulder position.

Common Shoulder Alignment Issues

– Excessive shoulder tilt restricts shoulder rotation and leads to compensatory movements.

– Shoulder opening too early disrupts timing and reduces power.

– Shoulders lagging the hips hinder torque generation and cause arm stress.

Getting Better Balance

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the shoulder alignment to prompt a throw with uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
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Organized Motions – Understanding the Concepts of Core Engagement

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The lower body driving through the core and into the throwing hand optimizes pitching performance.

Balance is Critical

The position of the feet significantly influences the front knee’s position, overall balance, power, and accuracy.

The placement of the front knee in relation to the front hip is crucial for engaging the core.

Weight Distribution

As well as balance, proper weight distribution is essential core engagement.

As the pitcher strides, weight shifts progressively to through the core, creating a counterforce for upper body rotation, and is vital for generating torque and velocity.

Core Engagement

Legitimate core rotation occurs when the front knee stays in front of the front hip and the lower body moves through the core to the throwing arm.

A strong core acts as the body’s stabilizer, preventing excessive rotation, maintaining postural control, and generating power and accuracy.

This legitimate rotation efficiently transfers energy from the lower body to the upper body, maximizing force production, and promoting better balance and power.

Getting Better Balance

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the core activity to prompt a throw with uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
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Accurate And Consistent Pitching through Proper Balance

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Inaccurate Throws

When your front knee goes behind your front hip, you’re out of balance and you disrupt your motion’s sequence.

Your throwing arm moves behind your body to regain your balance.

You end up “managing” the pitch location at the release point which leads to inconsistent and inaccurate throws.

Accurate Throws

When your front knee is in front of your front hip, you free up the rest of your body for the throw.

You land your stride, engage your lower body to power the throw, and create a more coordinated sequence.

Because your lower body controls the movement, your throwing arm stays in front of your body, and you deliver the ball with uncanny regularity.

Improved Command

Significantly missing the target indicates your throwing arm went behind your body.

Rather than trying to adjust at the release point rely solely on your lower body leading your arm.

You’re more likely to consistently hit your target.

Getting Lower Body Engaged

Proper balance achieved through a correctly engaged front leg allows your lower body to power the throw and leads to more accurate and consistent pitching.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the balance to prompt a throw uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
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856-524-3248
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Foot Positioning Promotes Location

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The front foot is critical in achieving consistent location in your throws.

Improper Timing

Starting with your front foot too far forward ahead of your hip means, to compensate with an exaggerated stride to shift your weight forward, you disrupt the throwing rhythm and make it challenging to locate the pitch.

Better Direction

A balanced stance, having your front foot even with your back foot at the start, allows you to initiate the throw with even weight distribution and leads to better control over the ball’s direction.

The Glove Hand Connection

The glove hand staying back creates tension and builds up potential energy.

With your front foot balanced, your glove hand allows for a smooth transfer of energy from the lower body through the core and into the throwing arm, resulting in a more controlled and accurate throw.

Balance is Key

A balanced stance with your front foot, even with your back foot, allows for a smooth weight transfer, proper timing with the glove hand movement, and ultimately, greater control over the throwing motion.

Your movement translates to the ball consistently reaching your target with pinpoint accuracy.

Getting Your Proper Back Knee Position

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a foot position to prompt a throw uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

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Proper Footwork Promotes Location

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Two different footwork approaches in throwing mechanics highlight the importance of proper footwork for efficient power transfer and accuracy.

Wide Front Foot Drawbacks

Your front foot wider than your shoulders leads to your back knee being directly over or in front of your back foot.

When you lift your front foot for the throw, your unbalanced weight ends up over your back foot.

Balance is regained only when your front foot hits the ground, but your throwing arm is already isolated and acting alone to deliver the ball.

Your lack of connection with your lower body means you lose the benefit of efficient power transfer, and the target area expands significantly.

Back Knee Behind Back Foot Benefits

Starting with your heels together and your knees bent position your back knee behind your back foot.

When you lift your front foot for the throw, your leg movement positions your front foot to the home plate side of your front hip.

Your lower body movement through your front leg lift prompts your glove arm to initiate the throwing action.

The coordinated movement between your lower body and glove arm leads to throws that hit your target with uncanny regularity.

Getting Your Glove Hand Involved

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches your foot position to prompt your throw, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
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