One of my favorite drills for all baseball players is Long Toss also called Long Catch. It has 3 benefits: Strengthens the Arm Forces natural throwing motion Increases the awareness of the body rhythm and motion But, I’ve never thought about incorporating some variations into the long toss. In this article, a long toss variation is introduced […]
5 Drills to Teaching the Curveball
When teaching the curveball to a pitcher, you want to teach an effective curveball. There are 5 keys to an effective curveball. Create Maximum Top Spin Use Fastball Arm Action Incorporate Appropriate Leverage Release Producing Vertical Break Linear Finish in Proper Fielding Position It is easier to teach new things through isolation drills. Here […]
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4 Change-up Grips to Teach in Baseball
The change-up is a very effective tool for changing speeds as a pitcher. But, it is all in the change-up grip. You don’t want to teach your kid to slow down their arm speed, you want the change-up grip to do all of the work. [do action=”quote”]Don’t slow down your motion in order to make […]
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Baseball Pitching Grips Two Seam Fastball – YouTube
Closeup demonstration of the 2 seam fastball grip. This will create some movement on your fastball. Have you ever wondered how Major League Baseball pitchers get their fastballs to move so much? If so this baseball pitching video is for you!There are two basic grips that pitchers use to get movement on their fastball.1- two […]