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Random Fastball Command

Your throwing hand going behind your body tells you that you don’t have the fastball command you need.

Your throwing arm going behind your body is used to balance your stride, your body position is random, and your ball release is arbitrary.

Pinpoint Fastball Command

However, your hands staying in front of your body shouts fastball command.

Your body is in balance, your throwing arm reacts to your glove hand, you land in the same body position all the time, and the ball goes where you want.

Resolution

Unable to get your throwing arm in front of your body, feel free to use my do-it-yourself pitching program or my in-person, South Jersey pitching sessions to improve your motion.

Until next time, I’m Coach Skip telling you pitch location is coachable.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
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Command and Your Stride

Once your front leg lift is balanced, your glove hand path takes control of the ball.

Later Front Leg

Right now, your out-of-balanced starting position has you finishing your stride, then firing the ball toward your target.

Thoughts you can control the ball are a misconception.

Earlier Front Leg

However, from a balanced front leg lift, when your glove hand takes a direct path toward your target, you begin your throwing action, then your front foot hits the ground.

Your glove hand tips your weight, your throwing hand begins its trip toward home, and your ball goes where your eyes are focused.

Resolution

For those of you who are unable to balance your starting position, feel free to use my do-it-yourself pitching program or my in-person, South Jersey pitching sessions to improve your command.

Until next time, I’m Coach Skip telling you pitch location is coachable.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Command is Balance

Beginning your motion with your weight balanced over your back foot means you control the ball.

Out of Balance Front Legs

When you make the mistake of placing your weight in front of your back leg, here’s what’s going to happen.

Your front leg lift places your weight over your back leg and, as soon as you move toward the target, your body can’t do anything until your front foot hits the ground and you balance your weight between your feet.

With your weight in balance, you complete your delivery and send your ball home.

Balanced Front Legs

Beginning your motion with your weight balanced over your back leg eliminates these self-corrections and makes your delivery part of your motion.

Your weight balanced over your back leg gives you the confidence to send your ball to your target.

Having trouble beginning your motion with your weight balanced over your back leg, I’m waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Your Glove Hand Path Produces Command

Your glove hand path makes your ball go where you want.

Preparation

You prepare for your glove hand path by
– bending your knees,
– placing your feet one baseball width apart,
– putting your weight over your back knee, and
– making sure your front foot is over your front shoulder.

Front Foot Lift

When your front foot comes off the ground, you

– lift your front knee toward your front shoulder,
– position your back heel in front of your back toe and
– make sure your front toe is facing the target.

Delivery

From there, your glove hand produces your command.

You …

– brings your glove hand palm toward your target and
– ball moves directly to your target.

Essentially, your glove hand triggers your lower body to naturally send your ball directly to your target.

Having an issue with your glove hand path, Coach Skip is waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Your Lower Body Produces Command

You might not know this, but your balance is determined by your front foot position.

No Lower Body

Your front foot position causes your front knee to finish behind your front hip, you need a weight shift to move down the mound, and you begin your throwing action after your weight is back in balance.

In this process, you eliminate your lower body, your throwing arm controls your delivery, and your ball ends up where your body decides.

You miss two pitches in a row to your target and your front foot position is the reason.

Engaged Lower Body

However, you begin your motion with the front foot position close to your back foot and you’re more likely to have the balance needed for your lower body to send your ball directly to your target.

Said another way, when you get your front foot to begin closer to your back foot, your lower body pulls your throwing arm through the same release point.

Need help with your foot placement? Coach Skip is waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Dads Beware!!!

There comes a point when your son will stop listening to you.

Why? Because you tell your son what you want him to do without telling how to do it.

Your Solution.

To avoid this, you need to realize are three elements to pitching instruction.

Understand what needs to be improved,
2. Understand why the improvement will elevate your son’s performance, and
3. Most importantly, understand how to improve the motion without changing your son’s throwing action.

What your son wants to do is elementary … he needs to make his performance as simple and automatic as possible.

Fail to Improve.

Fulfill each element and you’re golden.

On the other hand, Dads who realize they don’t understand how to teach their son what he should be doing need to seek professional guidance.

Need help with your son’s motion? Coach Skip is waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Produce Better Command Today!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Lower Body Balance Guarantees Fastball Command

Like walking a balance beam, once your mind senses your hips aren’t level, you instinctively use your arms to balance your lower body.

On the other hand, when your mind senses your lower body is in balance, you can use your arms any way you want

Your Body Only Works One Way.

This is the way your body works, and things don’t change just because you’re pitching.

When pitching, anytime you miss your target, you can be sure it happened because some weight shift caused you to use your throwing arm for balance.

How to Improve Your Fastball Command?

Armed with this understanding, once you resolve the cause of your imbalance, you’re much more likely to end your stride with your lower body in balance and your throwing arm free to send your pitches where you want with uncanny regularity

Therefore, next-level fastball command comes from you using your lower body balance to naturally and consistently send your pitches directly into your intended target.

Need help with your lower body balance? I’m waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Your Destination for Next-Level Command”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Video Analysis Slows Fastball Command Development

Pitchers, you need to know a competent pitching coach is a man of science.

He understands action/reaction cycles.

He understands when you can control your actions and when your body is getting itself back in balance.

Science Makes Your Fastball Command Development Instantaneous.

Armed with this knowledge, a competent Pitching coach does not need video analysis to understand what he needs to teach to permanently and instantly improve your fastball command.

Without video analysis…

– He understands how to get your lower body to drive your results,
– He instantly recognizes why your fastball strays from your target, and
– On your very next pitch, he produces the results you know you need to excel on the mound.

Stop Wasting Your Time.

Beware, Pitching Coaches who rely on video analysis are not men of science and may be wasting your already too short pitching career asking you to change things that are out of your control.

Want to instantly improve your fastball command? I’m waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

The Truth Behind Command

What do your arm actions tell you?

You may not realize it, but it’s impossible to let your body collapse in a heap on the floor.

The instant your Head signals your body that there’s an imbalance, you instinctively use your arms to keep from falling over.

However, when your Head remains centered over your neck and shoulder, your arms remain free to move the way they want.

Searching for command?

If you’re searching for better command, you’re allowing your head to tilt and, in response to your head tilt, you’re using your throwing arm for balance, letting your body control your throwing arm path, and can only hope your pitches end up where you want.

One Head Movement Produces Command.

On the other hand, end your stride with your Eyes level and your Head centered, by plan, your foot plant will move your Head from center.

Once your foot plant is the only thing that creates an imbalance, instead of using your throwing arm for balance, your throwing action will bring your body back to balance.

Automatically Send Your Pitcher Where You Want.

As a result, without thinking about anything else, you’ll see many more of your pitches end up where you expect.

Need help staying balanced into your foot plant? I’m waiting for your call.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Real-World Experiences Expose Command Breakdowns

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Trust your real-world experiences to help improve your command.

Proof Balance Without Movement Hurts Command.

When balancing on a bike in place, at the first you’re about to fall over, you trust your subconscious will move your handlebars to the opposite side.

When pitching and a weight shift sends you toward your target, you can trust you will lose control of your Throwing Arm path.

Evidence Your Subconscious Is on Automatic.

When balanced on a bike and there’s a threat you’re about to fall over, you can trust your subconscious will move your handlebars.

When pitching, as you drive down the mound, your body will use your Arms for balance, and you will lose your command.

Confirmation You Can Control Your Arm Movements.

When riding a bike and you keep your weight positioned over your rotating wheels, your arms will be free to steer you where you want to go.

When pitching, as you spin your torso down the mound, you can trust your Arms won’t be needed for balance and will remain free to command your pitches.

Bike Behaviors Build Command.

When you end your Front Leg lift with your weight around your Back Leg and spin down the mound, you can trust your pitches will go where you want.

Need help balancing your Front Leg lift? Coach Skip is waiting to hear from you.

Coach Skip Fast
Pro Pitching Institute
“Pitch location by choice, not chance!”
+1-856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
http://propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Navigation

Promote Fastball Command

Random Fastball Command

Pinpoint Fastball Command

Resolution

Command and Your Stride

Later Front Leg

Earlier Front Leg

Resolution

Command is Balance

Out of Balance Front Legs

Balanced Front Legs

Your Glove Hand Path Produces Command

Preparation

Front Foot Lift

Delivery

Your Lower Body Produces Command

No Lower Body

Engaged Lower Body

Dads Beware!!!

Your Solution.

Fail to Improve.

Lower Body Balance Guarantees Fastball Command

Your Body Only Works One Way.

How to Improve Your Fastball Command?

Video Analysis Slows Fastball Command Development

Science Makes Your Fastball Command Development Instantaneous.

Stop Wasting Your Time.

The Truth Behind Command

What do your arm actions tell you?

Searching for command?

One Head Movement Produces Command.

Automatically Send Your Pitcher Where You Want.

Real-World Experiences Expose Command Breakdowns

Trust your real-world experiences to help improve your command.

Proof Balance Without Movement Hurts Command.

Evidence Your Subconscious Is on Automatic.

Confirmation You Can Control Your Arm Movements.

Bike Behaviors Build Command.