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Showing posts with label Throwing a baseball. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Rules of Baseball : How to Throw a Baseball
The Rules of Baseball : How to Throw a Baseball
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Basic baseball techniques. Learn how to throw a baseball, in this free baseball training video.
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Bio: Ben Graham was an outstanding high school and collegiate baseball player where he won all-conference honors.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
3 Absolutes to Develop Arm Strength and Accuracy For Baseball
By Jack Perconte
Throwing a baseball with accuracy and speed is obviously a necessity for ballplayers to continue to move up the baseball ladder. It is almost incomprehensible that kids who are fourteen years old and in high school are expected to play at the same distances that major league baseball players do, but that is the case. High school dimensions are the same ninety feet between the bases and sixty feet between home and the pitcher's mound. Those are formidable distances for players, especially for those who have not had their growth spurt yet. The good news is that players can improve their arm strength and accuracy with good mechanics and practice. Players who want to improve their throwing should adhere to the following fundamentals and practice until perfecting them. It is also necessary to throw (correctly) for anywhere between six and nine months out of the year. Generally, as kids get closer to high school, more throwing is advised with at least a couple of days a week of quality throwing. Getting the proper amount of rest between throwing sessions is also important.
3 Absolutes of Throwing for Speed and Accuracy
1. Direction - most kids know how to stand at home plate so having them go to their hitting position before throwing should come easy. This complete turn of the body will point the front shoulder directly at the target with feet parallel to each other. Without this correct set-up position, the thrower's ability to reach maximum speed and accuracy are already compromised. A noted with hitting position, a complete ninety degree turn of the thrower's foot of the same side as his throwing arm is necessary to get to correct starting position.
2. Direction 2 - Players must step directly at the target. Without this direct step the thrower's hips will not function correctly causing a lack of accuracy and power. The length of the step will be determined by the distance of the throw and will come naturally, with the key being the direction. Drawing a direct line from the lead foot towards the target or setting down a couple of objects for the player to step in between are good practice drills to reinforce the correct step. An indirect step is the most common area of break down in a player's throwing fundamentals.
3. Follow through - it is necessary that throwers allow their arm to travel the complete path so the body can alleviate some of the stress of the arm action on the shoulder and to prevent aiming the ball. This is done by the players throwing arm finishing at his opposite side hip, thigh or knee and by having his rear leg come up and forward as they throw. Like hitting, this weight transfer puts power into the throw.
Sounds simple enough but like anything, "The difference between doing something totally correct and almost correct, is the difference between success and failure." (Author of quote is unknown.) Long distance throwing can also develop arm strength but the 3 above fundamentals must be followed for "long toss" to be beneficial.
Former major league baseball player, Jack Perconte gives baseball hitting tips and batting practice advice for ballplayers of all ages. His baseball hitting lessons advice can be found at http://www.baseballhittinglessons.com/baseball
Jack is the author of two books, The Making of a Hitter and Raising an Athlete - his parenting blog can be found at http://positiveparentinginsports.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jack_Perconte
Throwing a baseball with accuracy and speed is obviously a necessity for ballplayers to continue to move up the baseball ladder. It is almost incomprehensible that kids who are fourteen years old and in high school are expected to play at the same distances that major league baseball players do, but that is the case. High school dimensions are the same ninety feet between the bases and sixty feet between home and the pitcher's mound. Those are formidable distances for players, especially for those who have not had their growth spurt yet. The good news is that players can improve their arm strength and accuracy with good mechanics and practice. Players who want to improve their throwing should adhere to the following fundamentals and practice until perfecting them. It is also necessary to throw (correctly) for anywhere between six and nine months out of the year. Generally, as kids get closer to high school, more throwing is advised with at least a couple of days a week of quality throwing. Getting the proper amount of rest between throwing sessions is also important.
3 Absolutes of Throwing for Speed and Accuracy
1. Direction - most kids know how to stand at home plate so having them go to their hitting position before throwing should come easy. This complete turn of the body will point the front shoulder directly at the target with feet parallel to each other. Without this correct set-up position, the thrower's ability to reach maximum speed and accuracy are already compromised. A noted with hitting position, a complete ninety degree turn of the thrower's foot of the same side as his throwing arm is necessary to get to correct starting position.
2. Direction 2 - Players must step directly at the target. Without this direct step the thrower's hips will not function correctly causing a lack of accuracy and power. The length of the step will be determined by the distance of the throw and will come naturally, with the key being the direction. Drawing a direct line from the lead foot towards the target or setting down a couple of objects for the player to step in between are good practice drills to reinforce the correct step. An indirect step is the most common area of break down in a player's throwing fundamentals.
3. Follow through - it is necessary that throwers allow their arm to travel the complete path so the body can alleviate some of the stress of the arm action on the shoulder and to prevent aiming the ball. This is done by the players throwing arm finishing at his opposite side hip, thigh or knee and by having his rear leg come up and forward as they throw. Like hitting, this weight transfer puts power into the throw.
Sounds simple enough but like anything, "The difference between doing something totally correct and almost correct, is the difference between success and failure." (Author of quote is unknown.) Long distance throwing can also develop arm strength but the 3 above fundamentals must be followed for "long toss" to be beneficial.
Former major league baseball player, Jack Perconte gives baseball hitting tips and batting practice advice for ballplayers of all ages. His baseball hitting lessons advice can be found at http://www.baseballhittinglessons.com/baseball
Jack is the author of two books, The Making of a Hitter and Raising an Athlete - his parenting blog can be found at http://positiveparentinginsports.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jack_Perconte
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Baseball Throwing - Throwing Drills
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By Dick Birmingham
I think an excellent drill for infielders is what I call the Four Corners Drill.
I have stolen drills and I have created some that no one has stolen from me. One drill is called Right, Left, Pick-it-Up and I have used it a lot. It is a great drill.
I got this one from Gene McArtor at the University of Missouri. I have used it for a lot of years and I think it is really excellent.
If my partner and I were on the back side of the corridor and we had a guy at this corridor and a guy at that corridor and this guy throws that ball to me, I want him to throw it right into this center circle. If this guy wants to show his hands that is alright too. I don't think there is anything wrong with that for him to show his hands away from his body, thumb to thumb, then what I want this player to do is to get his feet involved as he is catching the baseball.
To do this, we exaggerate by having you step across with the pivot foot, across the front like that and make a little hop as I if you are catching the ball and throwing. You catch the ball and step across and throw to that circle and he throws to this one and back and we just go around that way. Now, you have to do this with all right-handers. You stick a left-hander in there and it will be one heck of a drill. There is no telling where it will go.
But, this is an excellent drill because it emphasizes some of the things that are basic. You want people catching the ball with both hands, you want that guy throwing into that circle, you want the feet involved and you want a throw with a squared back foot and a closed front shoulder.
I guarantee you if you step across here you can't open that shoulder. You are going to stay closed, until the right time to open it. You are not going to open it prematurely.
Then there are some other variations you can add to this drill if you want to reverse it and circle. There are a lot of things you can do with this drill.
Later on, you can change it to a shuffle drill where he takes it and just kind of shuffles his feet to throw as opposed to stepping across.
What this helps to fight against is the infielder that fields the ball and he steps behind to throw in that direction.
Now, it doesn't make much sense if you are going to try and throw a guy out over here to field the ball here and step toward the outfield because what happens is he gets his momentum built up in the wrong direction.
That is why it is better to shuffle or even to kind of crow hop or to step across because you are driving at the place to which you are throwing. It puts you in a position of strength as opposed to weakness. You are letting your body work for you as opposed to against you.
I think that is very important.
To learn more baseball throwing tips and get more baseball throwing information to help develop your baseball players visit the Dick Birmingham Sports Championship Baseball Drill Book at http://www.BaseballDrillBook.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Dick_Birmingham
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