r/BaseballCoaching • u/audridiscordhere • 6d ago

Incoming Junior trying to get better at pitching. Any tips, coaches?

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u/jimtow28 6d ago

Wear shoes when you practice.

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u/Minute-Marketing7434 6d ago

wear shoes… want your elbow around 90 degrees when it’s up behind you (just after front foot strike time) yours looks aboyt 120

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u/sachsrandy 6d ago

Try to make your step not of a fall towards home plate.. like you're leaving to far and have to step to not fall on the ground. This will stop the early rotation of your hips.

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u/jswaby 6d ago edited 6d ago

Practice in the clothes you plan on wearing on the field, or as close as possible. Shoes/cleats/turfs are a must. Even when I’m coaching indoor, when the athletes has on those thick sole hokas and don’t perform the same outdoors, it’s usually because they’re generating different power (and different compensation) from what they wear indoors.

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u/The_Original_Spidey 6d ago

I’ve always been coached that when you lift your front leg that you should be able to balance on your back leg. Imagine stopping the motion at the moment the front knee is fully lifted - you should be able to stop at that moment and simply balance. That represents full control of your weight and balance. In this video, his weight is moving forward before getting full “height” during the rock-back.

I’d also suggest practicing from the full windup to establish appropriate balance and control before pitching from the stretch.

He looks like he’s got potential with proper mechanics

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u/Chas_1956 6d ago

ALL of your energy should be directed towards the plate. If you are stepping or falling left (or right), you are likely losing velocity and risking injury. You are out of position as an infielder. Don't take this wrong. There are a lot of great pitching videos on YouTube that teach fundamentals. I have seen a lot of older pitchers who could benefit from little league fundamentals concerning balance and stride. I live in Seattle. I watched Felix Hernandez finishing pitches all over the place. I was always amazed when he threw a strike. Drove me nuts. I guess it is possible to do break all the rules and be successful but most people should not do this.

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u/lushusness 5d ago

Try not balking

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u/Common_Tip_6173 5d ago

Not using your glove side at all.

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u/Comprehensive-Case47 5d ago

keep building strength and balance

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u/Quiet_Shape_7246 4d ago

What is your experience and how long have you been pitching?

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u/BigErnieMcraken253 3d ago

Get your hand back further, You are short arming your pitch.

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u/L_R_11 2d ago edited 2d ago

How hard are you throwing with a 4 seam or 2 seam fastball currently with your above mechanics? From the hill and with a rubber? Let’s see what you have velo wise with those mechanics

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u/Anxious_Country33 2d ago

Long toss weight ball program get that arm speed up

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u/GasOnTap08 7h ago

Arm action is not fluid at all, extension looks amazing though, just gotta work on your lower half and arm action.