Having A Better Baseball Throw

By Zach Dover

Hey guys, I got a throwing tip for you guys and you do not have to be a catcher. This is for pitchers. This can be for position players. This is simply a general technician. We want to work on keeping our hand on top. We are going to use this fence, very like we probably did it for hitting, where we used a fence in our drills. We want to use this fence to keep us on top of the ball. This is one of my favourite baseball throwing drills!

Come along the fence this way. Now get in position to throw. This would be the catcher's stance, but from here, I'm going to come down and release forward. You can easily see what is going to occur. If my hand starts to come out to the side, I am going to hit the fence. Number one, it will hurt a tiny bit. It's kind of like punishment if you don't do it properly. But your body knows it's there. It's going to find how to keep a lid on and come thru.

Lots of throwing problems are initiated someplace else. There is a root problem. Plenty of the time it is the front arm of the guy throwing. They do not get in a powerful position here where they can pull down along their side. They end up leaving it open and pulling this way. What we do is we turn around in the other direction. This is often done in a cage. It can be done on a chain link fence. But we come along the fence the other way and now from here, I'm in a good powerful position. I'm going to pull down and if I come this way with my front elbow, it's going to pull down along the side. If I pull out to the side this way, I'm going to run into the fence.

That's going to cause problems. You are trying to stay on top while you are throwing, but you are not going to be able to do it if you're pulling this way. You can see how right away, one affects the other. You must be in a position like this, so we will be able to pull down straight and extend through the ball. Use this tip, it helped me. It helped me fix my mechanics. I'm hoping it helps you too , and have a superb game.

About the Author:

Zach Dover is a school baseball coach who uses catching instruction videos to train his team. He also has baseball hitting drills from working a long side the finest in the game.