Zoom and video Instruction: “Proprioceptively Accurate Power Position”
Pitching instruction is not a quick fix; it is a long-term development process!
- Starting now allows you to get on a path of continuous improvement, with a coach who can provide ongoing feedback and support for months to come.
- By making this investment in quality instruction, you gain a competitive edge.
- Pitching instruction allows you to focus on building a correct, efficient, and injury-preventative foundation.
- The instruction you receive treats your body as a complete kinetic chain, ensuring a holistic approach to your development.
Ultimately, now is the time not just to perform, but to hone your skills for sustainable success.
When you train with Coach Skip, Coach Skip teaches you a “Proprioceptively Accurate Power Position” with your sessions designed to provide a clear understanding of your past and future pitching motions.
You choose to learn your skills from the comfort of your home, garage, or field, and you discover a motion that shows one fluid movement to the target.
- Initial Observation. During your first Zoom Session, you show Coach Skip 2 or more motions from the stretch, where he keenly observes your motion, paying close attention to your “Proprioceptively Accurate Power Position,” foot placement, glove work, and the seamless flow of your kinetic chain.
- Personalized Feedback. Coach Skip identifies specific areas where your motion can be improved to enhance command, boost velocity, and significantly reduce your risk of injury. This isn’t just a lecture; it’s a discussion where you’ll gain a deeper understanding of what needs to be done and why.
- Instruction Begins. Once we have a plan in place, the hands-on, Zoom instruction begins. Coach Skip guides you through adjustments designed to refine your mechanics, introduces a specific drill to help you get the ball to the target, and seamlessly integrates the principles of “Proprioceptively Accurate Power Positions” into your throw.
- Follow-Up. The support doesn’t end with the initial instruction. For 12 months after your Zoom Session, Coach Skip continues to provide guidance. You send pitching motion videos to Coach Skip, who uses these videos to help identify areas where your motion aligns with instruction and areas that require improvement, ensuring you stay on track with your development. In extreme cases, an additional Zoom session will be scheduled to correct your movements.
By starting in a “proprioceptively accurate power position” and having the glove arm move to your front hip, you allow for a consistent kinetic chain transfer of energy, resulting in uncanny regularity to the target.
Zoom and Video Instruction is $300 $120 for a session, plus 12 months of video follow-up!
- If anything is unclear or you would like to discuss your instructions further, please don’t hesitate to contact Coach Skip.
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The Problem: A Flawed, Compensatory Motion
An improper starting position is the root of most pitching problems. When a pitcher’s weight is incorrectly positioned or their front knee moves behind their front hip, it disrupts the entire motion.
- Proprioceptive Compensation: The brain, using its internal sense of body position (proprioception), recognizes this flaw and triggers a series of subconscious adjustments to get the ball to the target. These compensatory movements—adjusting hips, stride, and arm—are a sign of a disorganized motion.
- Detrimental Effects: These adjustments are highly detrimental. They lead to:
- Increased injury risk because smaller muscles (like those in the arm and shoulder) are overused to compensate for a lack of power from the lower body.
- Inconsistent command because the timing and angles of the throw are constantly changing.
- Reduced velocity because energy is wasted rather than channeled efficiently through the kinetic chain.
The Solution: An Organized, Fluid Kinetic Chain
By teaching a specific, organized motion that eliminates the need for compensation. The key components of this solution are:
- Correct Starting Position: The pitcher’s weight is gathered just in front of the back foot, with the front leg lifting and tilting in a specific way and creating a solid foundation for the entire movement.
- The Role of the Glove Hand: This is a crucial element. Instead of the throwing arm initiating the motion, the glove hand “fires” the lower body. By sweeping the glove hand across the body toward the front hip, it initiates the kinetic chain, which is a synchronized transfer of energy from the lower body, through the core, and to the throwing arm.
- The Ideal Scenario: This organized motion creates a single, fluid phase where energy is maximized, command is optimized, and injury risk is minimized. The movement becomes repeatable, which is the foundation of consistency.
A holistic approach to pitching prioritizes foundational mechanics and the proper engagement of the kinetic chain, rather than trying to fix a faulty motion with constant, last-minute adjustments.
Coach Skip’s guaranteed Zoom and video instruction provides a solid starting foundation, emphasizing the kinetic chain, proprioception, and lower-body involvement to optimize your results.
Discover a Much Anticipated Motion Today …
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