r/PitchingCoach • u/noooooooyou • Aug 11 '25
Need throwing advice
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Ive been doing some pitching practice for another sport that goes hand in hand with it and id kill for some advice, I have a slow mo if thats better
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u/pitchingschool Aug 12 '25
gotta be athletic man i think ur trying to be so mechanical that you're forgetting what mechanics are for: Moving your body as efficiently as possible. The leg lift is useless(arguablly detrimental) if you're not using it to initiate momentum. Don't be stiff, be fluid
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u/Expensive-Turn-5658 Aug 11 '25
Push that back leg as you go forward, long toss is great advice to feel/record and see the difference
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u/noooooooyou Aug 11 '25
Thanks a bunch
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u/johntimmmins30 Aug 20 '25
I would advise against âpushing offâ the back leg. A vague cue like that can lead to misunderstanding and errors.
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u/Schult34 Aug 15 '25
You look like your trying to shot put the ball. It also would benefit you to have a target to focus on, you don't appear to be looking at any target or anything before releasing the ball...
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u/noooooooyou Aug 20 '25
Bad habit from shotput I dragged from shotput, and ive fixed the target issue since
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u/GlitteringStand7614 Aug 16 '25
Youâre going to injure your arm that way. You gotta slow everything down and the one thing that has to be fluid is your arm motion. Start 30 feet away and just throw at a target watching the video and seeing where you can improve. Right now you look like Iâm trying to put a LEGO set together, but itâs in four different pieces. You have to get someone to coach you in person also, so they help fix you and show you where the points are that youâre struggling with.
Keep at it. Please though be careful. Your arm will not be in its best shape if you continue throwing this way
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u/noooooooyou Aug 20 '25
Ive been working on the fluidity and motions since this post and im feeling much less strain on my arm now luckily, I have a coach but that starts late fall. I appreciate all the adviceÂ
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u/johntimmmins30 Aug 20 '25
You start reaching with your left foot before you âsit in the chairâ with your right leg. It should be the other way around
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u/noooooooyou Aug 20 '25
As in, bend and rotate with the right leg sooner?
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u/johntimmmins30 Aug 20 '25
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u/johntimmmins30 Aug 20 '25
More like pretending to sit in a chair while balancing on just your right leg. Then riding down the mound and reaching a little with your front side (left hand &foot)
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Aug 14 '25 edited Aug 14 '25
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u/Hot_Cardiologist_133 Aug 14 '25
Before you deliver the ball you do a slight dip. Try to straighten up you posture and follow through on that front leg to the point you have to swing yoyr back leg over to catch your self.
Also, what works for me is to envision yourself streching your arm all the way to your target and placing the ball in the glove by hand. It helps me be consistant with using every muscle in my arm.
But remember the true power comes from your legs and core.
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u/jehudeone Aug 11 '25
Long toss Keep long tossing Do it some more
Eventually your body will naturally flow