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Your Glove Hand and Command

Your Glove Hand Palm

Your Glove Hand Palm flipping up powers your Throwing Action.

It’s the timing of your Glove Hand Palm that determines the size of your target area.

Your Glove Hand makes your target area the size of your Glove all the way to nonexistent.

No Glove Hand

When you begin your motion with your Front Foot behind your Front Hip or your Front Foot wider than your Shoulders, your Glove Hand Palm reacts to your motion.

Your Glove Hand is used for balance, goes the way your Body determines, and essentially moves where needed.

Your Throwing Hand delivers the ball into a target area that’s larger than a controlled Glove Hand Palm naturally produces.

An Ideal Glove Hand

Ideally, you want your Body to be in balance.

Being in a balanced state means your Front Foot is even with your Back Toes and your Front Toe point toward your target.

Your Glove Hand naturally turns over, you Stride, and your Throwing Hand delivers the ball to your target.

Your ball goes directly to your target.

Better Command

Your Glove Hand Palm regularly places the ball in your target with uncanny regularity.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a Glove Arm movement to promote your command, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
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Your Glove Arm and Command

In your motion, your Glove Arm is used for balance.

Depending on your balance within your Starting Position, you either command the ball with uncanny regularity or use your Throwing Arm to command the ball within a much larger target area.

Out of Balance

You’re out of balance when an overactive Front Knee finishes behind your Front Hip and places all your weight over your Back Foot.

Heading to your release, your Glove Arm wants to keep your Body in balance and, as such, is not involved with your release.

You naturally land your Stride, your Glove Side Shoulder clears, and you release your pitch.

Your release forces your Throwing Hand to miss your target over the plate with indisputable consequences.

In Balance

Being in balance finds your “center of gravity” directly over your Back Foot Instep.

Your good Stride begins with your Glove Arm moving toward your target and ends with your Glove Arm Palm naturally turning upward.

With your Body in balance, your Glove Arm has freed itself to guide your Throwing Hand into release.

Better Command

Your Throwing Action regularly places the ball in your target with uncanny regularity.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a Glove Arm movement to promote your command, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
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Your Throwing Hand and Command

Your Throwing Arm Compensation

Your Stride becomes involved with your motion when your Front Leg fails to compensate for your balance.

Your Throwing Hand goes behind your Body to counterbalance your Stride.

After your Stride ends, your Throwing Arm sends the ball to your target area, and you end up managing your pitch location through your next release point.

Your location is suspect and highly out of synch.

Your Throwing Arm Freedom

When your Front Leg is involved with your balance, you land your Stride Leg, fire your Lower Body, then deliver your pitch.

Your Lower Body controlling your Throwing Arm makes your motion into a single action.

Your Throwing Hand stays in front of your Body and, as such, shoots the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

You miss your target, and you merely work the process all over again.

Improved Command

Your command finds the ball in or very close to your target.

Missing your target by a lot indicates your Throwing Hand went behind your Body.

On the next pitch, you rely on your motion, and throw the ball right into your target.

Better Throwing Action

Your Throwing Action regularly places the ball in your target with uncanny regularity.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you an active Throwing Arm location to promote your command, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
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Stride AND Throw, Glove Work, and Command

The Front Foot Starting Position

The Front Foot Starting Position places your weight on or in front of your Back Foot.

Ideally, for you to regularly find your target, you want your Front Foot to begin even with your Back Foot.

Any other position means you don’t know where the ball will end up.

The Front Foot Behind Your Hips

Your Front Foot beginning behind your Front Hip puts your weight on your Back Foot.

Your weight on your Back Foot forces your Stride to take the weight off your Back Foot.

You land your stride, THEN you fire the ball.

The chance your ball hits your target is greatly decreased.

The Front Foot Even With Your Hips

With your Front Foot in front of your Front Hip, you balance your weight slightly in front of your Back Foot.

Not only is your weight in balance, but your Glove Hand swings into action.

Your Glove Hand fires your Lower Body, your Lower Body activates your Hips, AND you throw the ball.

Your ball goes into your target with uncanny regularity.

Better Stride AND Throw Action

Your Stride AND Throw regularly places the ball in your target with uncanny regularity.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a Stride AND Throw routine to promote your command, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
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Head Position, Glove Work, and Command

Your Head Reacts to Your Weight Distribution

When your Back Knee is ahead of or over your Back Foot, your weight distribution tilts your Body.

However, your Back Knee being to the second base side of your Back Foot keeps your weight distribution in place and your Body from tilting.

Your Head Tilt

A tilt in your Body means, before you can finish your motion, your Body needs to get back in balance.

A change in your Head position as you lift your Front Leg causes you to also lose your Glove Work, and your Lower Body.

Your Lower Body needs to catch up and, in the meantime, you deliver the ball with just your Throwing Hand.

Your Proper Back Knee Position

With your Back Knee to the second base side of your Back Foot, your weight distribution remains the same, and your Glove Hand is ready to move.

You keep your Glove Hand in a position to fire your Lower Body.

Your Lower Body pulls your Throwing Hand into release and the ball hits your target with uncanny regularity.

Better Back Knee Action

Your Back Knee being to the second base side of your Back Foot promotes exceptional command.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a Back Knee position to promote your command, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
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856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
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Back Knee, Glove Work, and Command

You Don’t Want Your Back Knee to Begin Over Your Back Foot

Your Front Foot beginning wider than your Shoulders means your Back Knee activates your motion with your Back Knee over your Back Foot.

When you lift your Front Foot to complete your Front Leg lift, your weight ends up over your Back Foot.

With your weight over your Back Foot, you move toward your target with your Body needing to get in balance.

You regain balance only when your Front Foot hits the ground.

At the point your Front Foot hits the ground, your Throwing Arm acts alone to deliver the ball to your target.

The fact your Throwing Arm works alone means you lose your Lower Body, and your target area expands.

Your Back Knee Begins Behind Your Back Foot

Your Front Foot beginning under your Hips puts your Back Knee behind your Back Foot.

Your Front Foot lift ends with your Leg to the Home Plate side of your Front Hip.

Your Lower Body prompts your Glove Arm to trigger your Throwing Action.

The ball goes to your target with uncanny regularity.

Better Back Knee Action

Your Back Knee being to the second base side of your Back Foot promotes exceptional command.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you a Back Knee position to promote your command, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
https://propitchinginginstitute.com
856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

One Motion, Glove Work, and Command

Your Stride Doesn’t Precede Your Glove Hand

When your Stride precedes your Throwing Action, your Throwing Hand works alone and places the ball within your target area.

The fact your Throwing Hand acts by itself means your ball ends up in an area that’s far wider than your target.

You set your Stride, and your Glove Hand merely reacts to your Throwing Arm action and does little to command the baseball.

You can only hope the ball goes into your target, but your hopes are slim.

Your Glove Hand Precedes Your Stride

However, when your Throwing Action reacts to your Stride, your Glove Hand prompts your Throwing Action.

At the time your Glove Hand naturally turns over, your Throwing Hand reacts to your Glove Side, and delivers the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

Every other pitch finds your ball going directly to your target.

The Importance of the Glove Hand

Without your Glove Hand movement, your ball is within your target area.

Your Glove Hand positions your Throwing Hand and brings your release through your natural release point.

Always remember, your Glove Hand involvement produces your command.

Better Glove Hand Action

Your Glove Hand promotes your Throwing Action and gives you exceptional command.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches your Glove Hand to promote your Throwing Action, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
https://propitchinginginstitute.com
856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
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Hips, Glove Work, and Command

Uneven Hips arise from your Front and Back Heels starting too far apart.

When your Front Heel is more than one baseball width from your Back Heel, your Hips end up uneven.

With your Heels too far apart, when you lift your Front Leg, your Front Leg naturally goes behind your Front Hip and tilts your Hips.

Uneven Hips

You can only throw the ball when your Hips are level.

Your Hips being uneven prompts your Body to make a natural balance adjustment.

Your natural balance adjustment makes your Hips level.

With your Hips level, your Body goes into a throwing motion, and you deliver the ball within your target area.

Even Hips

When your Front and Back Heels are one baseball width from each other, your Front Leg naturally goes up to your Hips and your Hips end up level.

With your Hips level, there is no balance adjustment and there’s a good chance your Throwing Arm works at the same time as your Stride.

Your throwing action takes the ball to your target with uncanny regularity.

Better Positioning

Your level Hips promote your Throwing Action and give you exceptional command.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches your Heels to be one baseball width apart and Hips to be level, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
https://propitchinginginstitute.com
856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Front Knee, Glove Work, and Command

During your Front Leg Lift, you want your Front Knee to stay in front of your Front Hip.

Any variation and your destructive Front Knee position hurt your Glove Work and command.

Your Goal

Your Glove Work gets your Lower Body to fire your pitches, your Lower Body drives your Throwing Arm, and your Throwing Arm automatically sends the ball into your target.

Your Glove Work

When your Front Knee position is behind your Front Hip, your Glove Work suffers.

Your Throwing Arm controls your Glove Work and never gets your Glove Work to ever fire your Throwing Arm.

On the other hand, when your Front Knee finishes ahead of your Front Hip, your Glove Work fires your Lower Body, and your Lower Body drives the ball into your target with uncanny regularity.

Your Command

Your Front Knee staying in front of your Front Hip keeps your Body in balance.

Your Balance allows you to direct your Glove Work to fire your Hips.

From the point where your motion is in balance, your whole action is automatic.

The ball goes to your target without you thinking about your motion.

Better Positioning

Your Front Knee staying in front of your Front Hip prompts uncanny command.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches your Front Knee to stay in front of your Front Hip, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
https://propitchinginginstitute.com
856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice

Shoulders, Glove Work, and Command

Level Shoulders promote great Glove Work and, as an outcome, exceptional command.

Definitions

Glove Work – The path your Glove Hand takes to get your Throwing Hand to send your ball on target.

Shoulders Level – At the top of your Front Leg Lift, your Shoulders are horizontal.

Target Area – Take your worst pitch and draw an imaginary circle around your target.

Not Level

Your Shoulders being out of level cause your Body to adjust to their elevation.

The biggest change comes in your Throwing Arm.

Your Throwing Arm controls your location, and your Throwing Hand places the ball somewhere in your target area.

At separation, any sort of Shoulder tilt forces your Throwing Arm to adjust your balance.

Your ball rarely goes into your target.

In fact, you only hit your target 1 out of 10 times.

Level Shoulders

When your Front Leg Lift shows level Shoulders, your Throwing Hand responds to your Glove Work.

Your Glove Hand comes right to the target and your Throwing Hand answers with a good path to the target.

You hit your target with uncanny regularity.

Better Positioning

For your Glove Work to control your command, you need your Shoulders to be level.

The Pro Pitching Institute teaches you to come out of your Front Leg Lift with your Shoulders level, or your instruction is free … No questions… No hassles… and no hard feelings.

Coach Skip Fast
“Command by Choice, Not by Chance”
Pro Pitching Institute
https://propitchinginginstitute.com
856-524-3248
skip@propitchinginstitute.com
#ElitebyChoice