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Your Shoulders Guide Produce Exceptional Location

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The Role of Level Shoulders

Maintaining level shoulders at the peak of your front leg lift allows your throwing hand to follow the path guided by your glove hand and ensures smoother and more controlled movement of the throwing hand.

When your throwing hand follows a well-defined path due to level shoulders, you gain greater “command” over the throw which translates to better control and placement of the ball.

Impact of Uneven Shoulders

If your shoulders are not level at your front leg lift, your body compensates for the tilt and often manifests as adjustments in your throwing arm.

The adjustments made by your throwing arm to compensate for uneven shoulders disrupt its natural throwing motion and significantly impacts on the consistency and accuracy of your throws.

Benefits of Level Shoulders

Maintaining level shoulders allows for a consistent and well-defined path for your throwing hand to follow which is guided by your glove work and leads to throws that consistently hit your target area with “uncanny regularity.”

Overall takeaway

By ensuring your shoulders are level at the peak of your front leg lift, you empower your glove hand to guide your throwing hand, leading to throws that consistently hit your target.

Better Shoulder Work

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you to begin your motion with your shoulders level … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Lower Body Involvement”
Pro Pitching Institute
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Narrow Footwork Builds Command

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Footwork plays a crucial role in setting the stage for good glove work and exceptional command.

Wide Footwork and Balance Issues

When your foot distance is too wide, most of your weight stays on your back foot. Your throwing arm “pulls” you forward to maintain balance and takes away focus from controlling the throw.

With your arm busy with balance, your glove work becomes reactive rather than proactive, follows the path of your throwing arm, and loses its ability to guide the throw precisely.

Narrow Footwork and Glove Control

By narrowing your foot distance, you establish a proper center of balance right in front of your back foot. You create a stable base freeing your throwing arm to focus on generating power and delivering the ball accurately.

Now, your active glove work can take charge. The glove initiates the throwing motion, guides your throwing arm along a predetermined path, and leads to a more controlled and precise throw.

Benefits of Proper Footwork

A stable base and efficient power transfer from your lower body to your throwing arm allows you to generate maximum velocity, resulting in a fastball with a good zip.

When your mechanics are sound and your glove work guides the throw precisely, the grip you use on the ball becomes the primary factor dictating its movement (curveball, slider, etc.).

Better Balance

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you to begin your motion with your Feet close together, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Lower Body Involvement”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
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Good Foot Positions and Glove Hand Movements

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Don’t Do This

When your Foot Positioning is off, your Body moves out of balance, your Glove Work is reactionary, and your command suffers.

Your Foot Position

Your motion depends on your Foot Positioning.

The correct Foot Positioning promotes great Glove Work and exceptional command.

With your Heels in line with your target and one baseball width apart keep your motion in balance, your good Front and Back Heels promote your Glove Hands and give you good posture.

Your Glove Work

Your Glove Hands maintain your balance, and your balance produces your location.

Your Glove Hand moves out and in from your body and, most importantly, your Glove Work causes your Lower Body to open and land your stride.

Your Throwing Action

Your Glove Hand action shifts your Lower Body energy through your core into your throwing arm, you land your stride, and you deliver the ball to your target.

Your Lower Body drives your Throwing Action, and your Throwing Action takes the ball directly to your target.

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The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you to manage your Lower Body … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Lower Body Involvement”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
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A Rubber Band and Pitching

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Rubber Bands

The concept of using your lower body to generate power in your throw is similar to the rubber band and propeller in the toy airplane.

Just like the rubber band stores potential energy that’s released to spin the propeller, your legs, and core can be “wound up” during the pitching motion to create potential energy through hip rotation and core engagement.

In Pitching

The energy release is a smooth transfer of power that travels from the legs through the core and into the throwing arm.

Your hips forcefully rotate creating a significant amount of torque before your upper body starts its movement.

The torque generated by your hips travels up through your core and into your throwing arm and contributes to producing velocity and accuracy of your throw.

The Rubber Band Analogy

The rubber band analogy highlights the importance of using your lower body to generate power in your throw.

While the analogy simplifies the mechanics, the concept of storing and transferring energy is relevant.

Working Your Motion

Visualize “winding up” your lower body during the leg lift and then releasing that energy through your hips and core as you throw.

Practice drills that emphasize leg drive, core rotation, and a smooth transfer of power from your lower body to your upper body.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you to manage your Lower Body … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Lower Body Involvement”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
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Glove Hand Palm and Your Location

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Poor Glove Hand Palm Movement

When you begin your motion with your Front Knee to the Second Base side of your Front Hip, your weight is entirely over your Back Foot.

Your Glove Hand Palm merely reacts to your Starting Position, your Body moves out of balance, and your command suffers.

Your Body recognizes this position and naturally reacts with your Throwing Arm taking over your motion.

Your Throwing Arm works by itself to bring the ball to a point between where you want the ball to go and one your Body wants.

Good Glove Hand Palm Movement

When you begin your motion with your Front Knee in front of your Front Hip, your weight is just in front of your Back Foot and your Starting Position naturally impacts your Glove Hand Palm.

The correct glove-hand palm movement tells your Body to deliver the ball to your target.

Your Body recognizes your Starting Position and reacts with your Glove Hand Palm driving the ball into the target.

Your Glove Hand Palm fires your Throwing Hand and sends the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

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The Pro Pitching Institute system accomplishes this by using your glove hand palm to bring the ball to your target with precise reliability.

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Your Glove Hand Needs Involvement!

A Front Leg Lift and your Glove Hand separation keeps your weight balanced in place and lets your Glove Hand trigger your Lower Body.

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When your body is in balance Your Glove Hand naturally gets involved.

Glove Hand Under Arm Pit

Your Front Knee going behind your Front Hip means your Front Leg Lift naturally balances your weight over your Back Leg.

To move from this position, a forward weight shift brings you into your Throwing Action but also causes you to lose your Lower Body.

Your Lower Body is not involved means your Glove Hand is used for balance and merely tucks under your Front Arm pit.

Your Throwing Hand works alone and has fewer pitches to travel to your target.

Glove Hand Action

Your Front Knee staying in front of your Front Hip means your weight remains balanced just in front of your Back Foot.

A Front Leg Lift and your Glove Hand separation keep your weight balanced in place and let your Glove Hand trigger your Lower Body.

As part of your motion, your Glove Hand turns over, points to your target separation, and initiates your Throwing Action.

Your motion involves your entire body and your Lower Body lets you send your pitch to your target with uncanny regularity.

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Coach Skip Fast
“Location by choice, not by chance!”
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856-524-3248
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Your Throwing Arm Finds Your Target!

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Your good or bad balance confirms a good or bad throwing Action.

Bad – “Stride THEN Throw”

Your Front Knee going behind your Front Hip makes your Body out of balance, and your Front Leg ready to stride.

During your stride, your stride brings your Back Knee forward.

As you stride, your Back Knee brings your weight ahead of your Back Foot.

Your weight ahead of your Back Foot means your stride Foot lands, your Throwing Arm delivers the ball, and your Glove Arm merely tucks under your armpit.

You “Stride THEN Throw’ and your ball goes into your target by chance.

Good – “Stride AND Throw”

However, when your Front Knee stays in front of your Front Hip, and your Back Leg is flexed, your Body is in balance.

As your Glove Hand extends toward the target, to load your entire Body, your Back Leg bends even more.

Your Glove Hand rolls and points toward the target, your Lower Body rotates toward your target, and your Throwing Hand begins its journey to the plate.

You “Stride AND Throw”, your motion becomes one, and your ball goes to your target with uncanny regularity.

Getting Quality Instruction!

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a natural “Pitching System” on every motion to get your pitch to your target with precise reliability … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Location by choice, not by chance!”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
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Your Shoulders Need to be In Line with Your Target!

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Your Shoulders are meant to naturally stay in line with your Hips.

What Not to Do?

When you begin your motion, your Front Foot being out of line with your Front Foot, or your Front Feet too far apart naturally cause your Front Knee to move behind your Front Hip.

With your Front Knee behind your Front Knee, your Shoulders are automatically out of line with your target.

When you land your Foot Strike, you cause your Shoulders and your Hips to instinctively get back in line.

You clear your Front Shoulder and deliver the ball with just your Upper Body.

During this process, you lose your Lower Body, and your ball goes to your target with uncontrollable location.

What to Do!

Instead, in your Starting Position, you want your Front Knee to stay ahead of your Front Hip.

From your Starting Position, your Shoulders are in line with your target.

When you land your Foot Strike, your Shoulders and your Hips are already in line and prompt your free Glove Hand to fire your Lower Body.

Your Lower Body sends the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

Getting Quality Instruction!

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a natural “Pitching System” on every motion to get your pitch to your target with precise reliability … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“The Pitching Process Doctor”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
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Your Starting Position Puts the Ball in Your Target!

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Your motion revolves around the balance in your Starting Position.

Suspect Arm Action

Your Starting Position begins out of balance and shifts with each phase of your motion.

When you go into your Front Foot Lift, you weight gets balanced over your Back Foot.

Once you begin your motion, your Throwing Arm going behind your Body counterbalances your Front Foot movement.

Your Front Foot finally hits the ground, and your Throwing Arm works alone to bring the ball near your target.

Good Arm Action

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

As you go into your Front Leg Lift, your weight stays just in front of your Back Foot.

When you begin your motion, your weight stays just in front of your Back Foot and your Throwing Arm naturally stays in front of your Body.

With your weight still in front of your Back Foot, your Throwing Arm mirrors your Glove Hand action and, at Foot Strike, reacts to your Glove Arm.

Your Glove Arm flipping and pointing to your target fires the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

Getting Quality Instruction!

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the best “Pitching Process” on every motion that gets your pitch to your target with uncanny regularity … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“The Pitching Process Doctor”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
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FREE Instruction When We Can’t Get Your Body in Balance!

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You only control your actions when your Body is in balance.

Poor Balance

When your Front Foot goes to the Home Plate side of your Front Knee, your weight balances over your Back Foot.

You move from your Front Foot lift to your Foot Strike, and you discover your Throwing Arm controls your actions as you go into your Foot Strike.

Once you land your Foot Strike, your Throwing Hand frees itself to deliver the ball.

Your Throwing Hand works alone to release the ball and misses your target more often than throwing the ball directly to your target.

The Balance You Need

When your Front Knee finishes to the Home Plate side of your Front Foot, your weight balances just in front of your Back Foot.

To keep your weight balanced from your Front Knee finishing to Home Plate side of your Front Foot, your next action is to bend your Back Knee and, at the same time, extend your Glove Arm.

When your Glove Arm naturally goes Palm up, your Throwing Arm fires the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

Quality Instruction or You Don’t Pay!

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you the best “Pitching Process” on every motion that gets your pitch to your target with uncanny regularity, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“The Pitching Process Doctor”
Pro Pitching Institute
https://propitchinginginstitute.com
856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice