An excellent pitching motion is a heel-to-heel relationship, and the role of the glove hand in maintaining balance and initiating the throwing action.

The Pro Pitching Institute

04.09.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Impact of Proper Shoulder Alignment

Proper shoulder alignment is essential for a pitcher to achieve an efficient and powerful delivery, leading to improved accuracy and control.

The Pro Pitching Institute

28.08.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Lower Body Engagement

Throwing a baseball contrasts the results of throwing with and without proper lower-body involvement.

The Pro Pitching Institute

25.08.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: How to Pitch with Your Entire Body, Not Just Your Arm

This fluid motion results in a consistent and repeatable delivery and leads to significantly reducing the risk of throwing arm injury.

The Pro Pitching Institute

25.08.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Shoulder Alignment: The Key to Pitching Power, Accuracy, and Injury Prevention

Proper shoulder alignment is a conduit for transferring energy from the lower body to the throwing arm.

The Pro Pitching Institute

08.08.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Understanding the Concepts of Core Engagement

The lower body driving through the core and into the throwing hand optimizes pitching performance.

The Pro Pitching Institute

01.08.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Core Philosophy: Organized vs. Unorganized Motion

The critical difference between an "Organized Motion" and an "Unorganized Motion" highlights the importance of body coordination and efficiency.

The Pro Pitching Institute

29.07.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Uncanny Accuracy: Glove Hand Precision

The specific, seemingly small action of the glove hand palm flip is a powerful indicator of proper pitching mechanics.

The Pro Pitching Institute

29.07.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Foot Position and Command: Mastering Your Pitching Delivery

When your foot position sets up for your lower body to drive your throwing action, your glove work becomes a powerful asset.

The Pro Pitching Institute

10.07.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Proprioception, the Kinetic Chain, and Pitching Biomechanics

The glove arm's role is indeed crucial in both maintaining balance, contributing to the efficient direction and transferring of energy.

The Pro Pitching Institute

03.07.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Knee Forward: The Key to Pitching Command

By ensuring the front knee stays in front of the hip, you're more likely to consistently hit your target and have a proper command over your pitches.

The Pro Pitching Institute

27.06.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Foot Positioning and the Kinetic Chain

Foot positioning is a critical part of the kinetic chain for a consistent and accurate throw.

The Pro Pitching Institute

19.06.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Kinetic Chain and Proper Back Knee Positioning

The sequence of body segments and joints that work together to generate and transfer force signifies the importance of the kinetic chain.

The Pro Pitching Institute

12.06.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Unleashing Your Pitching Power: The Kinetic Chain

The highly efficient and synchronized energy transfer are consistently channeled directly towards the target and predictability leads to ball location

The Pro Pitching Institute

05.06.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Your Glove Hand: The Proprioceptive Key to Pitching Accuracy

The critical role of proper glove hand movement in achieving accurate throws is linked directly to proprioception.

The Pro Pitching Institute

29.05.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Archer's Secret to a Pitcher's Bullseye

Archery is a fantastic and easily understandable way to explain consistent pitching accuracy.

The Pro Pitching Institute

22.05.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Archery Simplifies Pitching

An archer hitting the target consistently explains the importance of stance, glove work, lower body engagement, and accuracy.

The Pro Pitching Institute

15.05.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Key to Pitching Command and Glove Work

A foot distance of one baseball width frees the throwing arm to focus on accuracy, enabling the glove hand to contribute effectively to the motion.

The Pro Pitching Institute

08.05.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Maintaining Balance and Producing Location

Proper positioning contributes to a stable base, the glove hand's role in maintaining balance and encourages velocity and accuracy.

The Pro Pitching Institute

01.05.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Your Kinetic Chain And Your Starting Position

A pitcher's starting position influences their proprioceptive awareness and the subsequent sequencing of their kinetic chain.

The Pro Pitching Institute

24.04.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Stride Length and Shoulder Alignment

This is an excellent explanation of how stride length and glove-hand action influence shoulder alignment, ultimately affecting pitching accuracy.

The Pro Pitching Institute

17.04.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Unlock Fastball Command: Focus on Your Front Leg Lift

A stable, controlled lift sets the stage for a more precise and repeatable delivery.

The Pro Pitching Institute

10.04.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Lower Body Engagement

Activating and coordinating the muscles of your legs, hips, and core in a specific sequence generates power and stability.

The Pro Pitching Institute

03.04.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Your Feet Promote Lower Body Engagement

Engaging the lower body through proper footwork is key to achieving better velocity, command, and overall pitching performance.

The Pro Pitching Institute

27.03.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Crucial Role Of The Glove Hand

When the glove hand and lower body work in sync, pitch location can become more automatic.

The Pro Pitching Institute

20.03.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Emphasis on Interconnectedness

This valuable summary of the lower body's role effectively communicates the importance of proper mechanics and the impact of even small adjustments.

The Pro Pitching Institute

13.03.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: A Way to Optimize Upper Body Mechanics

Focusing on upper body cues reduces tension in the lower body, allowing for smoother and more fluid movements.

The Pro Pitching Institute

06.03.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Crucial Role Of The Lower Body

The lower body's engagement is not an independent action but a natural reaction to a kinetic chain timing of the ball's release and the upper body.

The Pro Pitching Institute

27.02.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Lower Body Engagement as a Natural Response

By focusing on the correct sequence of movements, pitchers ensure consistent lower body involvement and improve their accuracy and velocity.

The Pro Pitching Institute

20.02.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Knee In Front Of Front Hip

Your Lower Body produces your command, reinforcing the idea that true command originates from the lower body and core, not just the arm.

The Pro Pitching Institute

19.02.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Knee Position: Setting the Stage for Success

The position of your front knee at the start of your delivery is crucial for balance, power, and accuracy.

The Pro Pitching Institute

19.02.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Better Command? It Starts With Your Back Knee

Stop fighting your mechanics. Start with your back knee behind your back foot.

The Pro Pitching Institute

30.01.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: A Simple Way to Improve Command

A narrower stance, roughly one baseball width apart, promotes better balance.

The Pro Pitching Institute

23.01.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Misconception Of Arm Dominance In Command

By focusing on a strong foundation and allowing the lower body to drive the pitch, pitchers develop consistent command.

The Pro Pitching Institute

09.01.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Wide Feet Cause Issues

Keeping your feet closer together improves your mechanics, leading to better control, accuracy, and overall performance.

The Pro Pitching Institute

02.01.2025

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Shoulders Prompt Your Stride

By focusing on developing a shoulder-dominant motion, you significantly improve your pitching mechanics and achieve greater success on the mound.

The Pro Pitching Institute

26.12.2024

The Pro Pitching Institute: Body Balance In Pitching: Throwing Action And Pitch Location

True pitching power and accuracy originate from a balanced and grounded position, not solely from a forceful stride.

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The Pro Pitching Institute: The Three Pillars of Mental Toughness

The Pro Pitching Institute: A Guide to Balance, Power, and Precision

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Case for Level Shoulders

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Heel-to-Heel Guide to Pitching

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Impact of Proper Shoulder Alignment

The Pro Pitching Institute: Lower Body Engagement

The Pro Pitching Institute: How to Pitch with Your Entire Body, Not Just Your Arm

The Pro Pitching Institute: Shoulder Alignment: The Key to Pitching Power, Accuracy, and Injury Prevention

The Pro Pitching Institute: Understanding the Concepts of Core Engagement

The Pro Pitching Institute: Core Philosophy: Organized vs. Unorganized Motion

The Pro Pitching Institute: Uncanny Accuracy: Glove Hand Precision

The Pro Pitching Institute: Foot Position and Command: Mastering Your Pitching Delivery

The Pro Pitching Institute: Proprioception, the Kinetic Chain, and Pitching Biomechanics

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Knee Forward: The Key to Pitching Command

The Pro Pitching Institute: Foot Positioning and the Kinetic Chain

The Pro Pitching Institute: Kinetic Chain and Proper Back Knee Positioning

The Pro Pitching Institute: Unleashing Your Pitching Power: The Kinetic Chain

The Pro Pitching Institute: Your Glove Hand: The Proprioceptive Key to Pitching Accuracy

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Archer's Secret to a Pitcher's Bullseye

The Pro Pitching Institute: Archery Simplifies Pitching

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Key to Pitching Command and Glove Work

The Pro Pitching Institute: Maintaining Balance and Producing Location

The Pro Pitching Institute: Your Kinetic Chain And Your Starting Position

The Pro Pitching Institute: Stride Length and Shoulder Alignment

The Pro Pitching Institute: Unlock Fastball Command: Focus on Your Front Leg Lift

The Pro Pitching Institute: Lower Body Engagement

The Pro Pitching Institute: Your Feet Promote Lower Body Engagement

The Pro Pitching Institute: Crucial Role Of The Glove Hand

The Pro Pitching Institute: Emphasis on Interconnectedness

The Pro Pitching Institute: A Way to Optimize Upper Body Mechanics

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Crucial Role Of The Lower Body

The Pro Pitching Institute: Lower Body Engagement as a Natural Response

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Knee In Front Of Front Hip

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Knee Position: Setting the Stage for Success

The Pro Pitching Institute: Better Command? It Starts With Your Back Knee

The Pro Pitching Institute: A Simple Way to Improve Command

The Pro Pitching Institute: The Misconception Of Arm Dominance In Command

The Pro Pitching Institute: Wide Feet Cause Issues

The Pro Pitching Institute: Front Shoulders Prompt Your Stride

The Pro Pitching Institute: Body Balance In Pitching: Throwing Action And Pitch Location

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