i am a righty pitcher and whenever i pitch the ball always ends up well outside of the strike zone and hits righty batters . What is wrong with my mechanics???
2007-07-11 07:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by ....... 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
If you are hitting righty batters, as a right handed pitcher, you are either releasing the ball too early, or you are not finishing (properly following through). When you seperate your hands, take your glove to the target, and then replace your glove with your throwing hand (that is the best way to describe it). You are being lazy with your front side (glove hand) and not finishing at the end.
You could also be landing closed...meaning, your landing leg is not even with the back leg.
Do this...draw a straight line from the middle of your foot, after you pivot on the rubber. You should be landing on that line, toe slightly pointed towards the catcher. You do not want to land too far to the right of that line, nor do you want to be too far to the left.
A drill you can do to help is a towel drill. Hold a towel in your fingers so that you have a good grip on it, with plenty of length hanging down (don't use a big towel...a hand towel you would use to whipe your face off with works well).
Go through your mechanics, trying to "whip" the towel. Have someone stand in front of you, on one knee, just far enough that you have to really reach for him. THis will help you finish your pitches. If you are having trouble picturing what i am saying, do a google search for "towel drills for pitchers" and you will see what I am talking about.
If you have any futher questions, let me know. Good luck!
2007-07-11 07:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by brianwerner1313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be a pitcher and heres some things to make sure when you pitch..
-If you pitch over the top, make sure to keep your glove aimed at the plate because this will help for your accuracy.
-Make sure to bring your arm down and release low (instead of releasing to early and having the ball rise up and out of the strike zone)
-Don't aim the ball necesarily when you pitch, you just kind of have to throw it. This is tough to understand, but when you try to make the perfect pitch sometimes, you end up making a mistake.
Hope this helps!
2007-07-11 07:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by See Hop 23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends alot on your release point and how soon your opening up. Try and stay closed as long as possible. Always keep yor elbow above your shoulder. A great way to work on getting the ball over the plate is to paint a home plate three differnet colors. One outside red the other outside blue and keep the middle white. Have your catcher or coach keep score of how often you hit a particular color and then tally those up after practice.
2007-07-11 07:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jr42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the adventure that your searching for a shot a school ball, or perchance extra advantageous, 3 pitches gets you there: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup. however the main crucial pitch is the fastball. I advise engaged on administration with a 4-seam and 2-seam fastball. Thats 2 diverse speeds and strikes soley on your fastball. including a changeup provides you with a third pitch yet additionally develop your fastball interior each and each at bat. those 2 gets you remarkable comments from scouts. area is extra important than repertoire. i does not throw a curveball for a minimum of two-3 extra years. paintings out your legs and stretch, throw some long toss to strengthen your arm. understand that Glavine merely gained his 3 hundredth interest and infrequently throws a breaking ball and rather much never reaches 90mph on the gun, yet can hit any spot together with his fastball and changeup in any count quantity on each and every occasion he needs. in case you play around with breaking balls to youthful you wont be enjoying too lots longer. I pitched in extreme college and a fastball with solid stream became into extra durable to hit than a putting breaking ball. additionally understand which you are able to't draw close a fastball.
2016-10-01 09:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defenitely go and get yourself a good pitching coach so that they can take a look at what you are doing. Doesnt even have to be a pitching coach, if your catcher is any good, he could probably tell you what your doing too. There is no way anybody here could tell you what your problem is without watching you pitch.
2007-07-11 08:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by Garrett R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at your follow through and release point. Quite possibly you have a problem with your legs. I'm sure you've tried moving around on the mound, too? Have your catcher move 2 feet to your left and throw to him from your normal pitching position. I'm sure you're gonna figure it out.
2007-07-11 07:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by geotrader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure your release point is where it is supposed to be and that you are not just slinging the ball... throw from over the top. Make sure you get a high enough leg kick too, this usually helps stabilize the pitcher and gains power to push off the mound.
2007-07-11 07:35:11 · answer #7 · answered by BOSTONboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that you are releasing the ball incorrectly. Whatever pitch you are hitting them with, you probably need to come over the top more.
2007-07-11 07:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Sarge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all mechanics and release point, you need to see a good pitching coach. None of us here would be able to talk you through it without seeing your delivery.
2007-07-11 07:33:16 · answer #9 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your release point is bad.....focus on really coming over the top when u throw, because ur probably dropping ur arm down when u pitch.
2007-07-11 07:44:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋