Category: Softball Pitching Drills

Softball Pitching Part 2 – Body Rotation, Ball Release & Follow Through

Softball Pitching Part 2 – Body Rotation, Ball Release & Follow Through

Previously, in Part 1 of “Softball Pitching”, we talked about basic softball pitching mechanics, including Grip, Pre-motion and Footwork. In Part 2 of “Softball Pitching”, we are going to continue to walk through our pitch and talk about proper body rotation and follow through after the pitch.  But first, I want to go over what [...]

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Softball Pitching Drills for All Ages

Softball Pitching Drills for All Ages

In today’s video blog, you’ll learn about 2 great pitching drills that work well for all aged players. One Knee Drill The one knee drill helps your players work on the concept of keeping their weight back when throwing and pitching the ball. The purpose of this drill, and a very important point to teach [...]

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Softball Pitching Part 1– Grip, Pre-motion & Footwork

Softball Pitching Part 1– Grip, Pre-motion & Footwork

Today, we’re going to be going over some very basic softball pitching mechanics for your fastball, as well as other pitches.   In Part 1, we will be talking about grip, pre-motion and footwork.   You’ll learn the proper technique to use, and how to incorporate them into your players style.  Hopefully this information can help you [...]

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4 Softball Pitching Drills to Improve Mechanics

4 Softball Pitching Drills to Improve Mechanics

As we all know, pitching is very technical. So it is great that we have appropriate drills for each part of the pitching mechanics. By incorporating these drills, you’re going to increase muscle memory in each part of the pitching activity. But I would quickly like to preface it with a short review about the [...]

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Video: The Six Minute Speed Drill

Video: The Six Minute Speed Drill

During the above video, you’ll learn about a great softball pitching drill called the Six Minute Speed Drill. This is an excellent drill to work on arm speed, leg drive, and overall powerful mechanics. For this softball pitching drill, you’ll need a person to feed you the balls as well as a person who’s timing [...]

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