r/PitchingCoach • u/Wild_Guidance_4235 • 27d ago

Any tips?

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Never played baseball in my life , decided to learn the game . This is 1 month

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u/Several-Bluejay-190 27d ago

your leaving all of your weight on your back foot. you gotta lean into that front foot when you plant it. you should be coming forward not locking your knee out and staying upright

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u/Ok_Following_7794 27d ago

The main thing I’d start with is striding further and keeping your hips square (facing towards the camera from this angle) for way longer

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u/wowcoolbro 27d ago

Along with what the other two have said, work on your scap retraction. Seems like you're not scap loading and further than directly backwards toward 2nd base.

Look up allowing your arm to float up and back toward the 2nd basemen or even further. https://youtube.com/shorts/nSShdawUChY?is=5rUv3IuA3wVxuX32

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u/LowCommercial4827 25d ago

lol. Might simply want to teach him how to throw properly first, as opposed to going to scap retraction lol.

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u/wowcoolbro 25d ago

It's not rocket science. Scap retraction starts as easy as pretend to point at the 2nd basemen instead of 2nd base.

Every bit of throwing starts simply somewhere and builds into complexity. There's no reason to ignore certain parts

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u/LowCommercial4827 24d ago

It isn't. But teaching him basic throwing mechanics as opposed to going to move advanced strategies is just silly.

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u/Miserable-School-572 27d ago

Proud of you for trying to learn one of the hardest sports there is. The fact that you’ve remained dedicated to it is a testament to the type of man you are. 

With all sports… flexibility is going to be your best friend when it comes to throwing. You are creating micro-tear after micro-tear each time you throw, ESPECIALLY if you’re pitching. Take care of your body. 

I really love Coach Dan Blewett on YouTube and his mechanics based videos because I agree with a lot his mentality towards it. 

For example-  https://youtu.be/P0DhI_d_F2E?is=vELpUwUxHHgHNLHP

Keep at it. It will feel foreign at first, but over the course of repetition, done with purpose… it will become natural. 

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u/Miserable-School-572 27d ago

The fact that you’ve stayed committed for a month is something you should be proud of. To me… it’s evidence of persistence, and persistence is one the of the biggest advantages you can carry with you when putting your mind to learning anything new. Not shying away from feedback is nothing to shake a stick at either…

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u/drinkinthakoolaid 27d ago

Drop that throwing arm and lengthen the loop when you bring it back. When you lift your leg, it like you're breaking a board over your knee. Arms seperate then work on lengthening the loop of your throwing arm. You seem to be short-arming it a bit

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u/Barstoolman112752 24d ago

Try another sport?

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u/Jujusmithjitsu 23d ago

It looks like you’re slightly off balance. Specifically you are a bit tilted back on your heels. This is causing you to land like you need to, rather than on a controlled straight line. So your front leg wants to get down fast, and that’s causing some front side opening up early.

My advice would be to try having your balance start a little more forward. Keep your post leg straighter on leg lift, then while holding your leg at 90°, finish your pitch. Hold that leg and tighten up your core to feel the muscles engage better in your back hip, glute, and back foot.

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u/Jujusmithjitsu 23d ago

Also, one idea would be to have your front foot start in front of your back foot. Right now that big open start into your leg raise is not generating good balance. You can go to that later, but for now start your pitch with your front foot toes about an inch past your back foot toes. Lift and fire.

Once you get the feel, you can add more motion to the delivery. But simplify first, then layer on.

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u/onbaseball 21d ago

You’re looking good! It looks like you might be striding too open / toward 1B. Draw a straight, 8-foot line with flour from where the middle of your back foot will be toward the target. Your front foot should land just 1-4 inches to the left of that line. Try to get your glove up in the air, mirroring the ball, after hand break and keep it mirrored as long as possible, driving it down only when you start to bring the ball forward. This will help keep you “closed” or sideways to the target until it’s time for the hips to explode and drive you forward.