This question comes from Michelle:
Read MoreI am watching the USA play in the World Cup today. When watching the Canadian and US pitchers, I noticed that their drag foot is not touching the ground. It is really noticeable in the slow-mo replays. Why is no one commenting on this? The pitcher even goes back and covers her track each time…which is funny to me. Do they stop worrying past HS, College, or does it really matter?
I was working with a student yesterday for the first time since last year as she spent the entire off-season recovering from an injury. We spend the whole time doing specific drills and she put in a really outstanding effort to smooth out the illegal hop in her drive through. After the lesson she asked me, what am I supposed to do in games?
Read MoreDo you still have an illegal hop in your footwork when you pitch? It could be hurting your chances of getting into college!
Read MoreLast week I talked about front side resistance and why it’s important. This week, I’m going to tell you how to make yours better.
Read MoreWe’ve spent a lot of articles talking about the drive through, but the landing leg is really just as important.
Read MoreThis week, I’m reposting three older videos, that include theory and exercises designed to improve the first phase of the windmill delivery: the drive through. Each video touches on different technical points and ways to address them through flexibility, core, and strength training.
Read MoreAfter Coach Phil’s excellent video from the other day about how you can use plank drills to test your core strength and improve your drive-through, I decided it was important to break down the plank drill a little bit for those of you who have not done it before.
Read MoreLast week I talked about the phases of the drive-through and how your body moves differently in each phase. I mentioned that this is something that MANY pitchers struggle with, but if you’re one of those pitchers, you may not fully understand why. Today we’re going to look at the top cause of not executing both phases of the drive through.
Read MoreI know I’ve been talking about drive-throughs a lot lately, but I’m finding that the drive-through is the area where MOST windmill pitchers—even otherwise very accomplished pitchers—are almost universally lacking. Not only will a weak drive through rob you of speed, but it can also cause a chain reaction of countless other mechanical problems. There is a particular concept related to the drive-through that I think a lot of pitchers struggle with, and that’s what we’re going to discuss today.
Read MoreEvery single one of you pitchers has a great training tool that you may not realize you have: the dirt below your feet! You can gather a lot of information about your pitching mechanics by looking at the markings your feet leave in the ground. Today we’ll examine some common patterns and discuss what they mean.
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