150 Fastpitch Softball Pitching Drills - Sport.ca

Throw to the hitters as if it were a real game having the catcher call balls and strikes. The
difference, though, is that you are only allowed to throw one type of pitch during the at-bat
and you must tell the batter what pitch it is you’re throwing. For example, for the first round
of hitters, you will only throw your drop pitch. The batters will be aware that every incoming
pitch will be a drop pitch. This forces you to concentrate on throwing to different locations of
the strike zone. Because you cannot fool the hitter, you will have to throw her inside,
outside, high, and low. For the second round, pick a different pitch.
18. 1-2-3 Drill. The objective of this drill is to teach the pitcher to extend the glove hand forward
and to develop good rhythm. On one knee, with your hips open, place both your hands
forward, pointing at the target. Bring your throwing hand with a ball overhead and bend the
elbow slightly, with your glove hand still pointing at the target. Follow through and finish
with increased speed when reaching the bottom of the pitching motion.
19. Reach for the Sky. This drill touches up on the wrist snap, leg drive and, arm speed & full
extension. While focusing on reaching for the sky at the very top of windmill, throw 8 balls
into a net concentrating on wrist snap, where the pitcher snaps her wrist as quickly and as
violently as possible. Next the focus is on arm speed, throwing another 8 balls into a net.
And finally the leg stride, where players will make a mark in the dirt for her stride on the first
pitch and then try to beat it.
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