pitching accuracy

[elizabeth34679]

Can anyone give some drills so my player can pitch strikes instead of high balls?

 

[cnardone]

If you want specific help / feedback, you will need to post a video.

 

[uncdrew]

Yell "Throw strikes" a lot and eventually they'll throw more strikes.


But seriously, high pitches are usually the result of letting go too late, which can be a simple adjustment or might reflect mechanics issues.

 

[Ken Krause]

The thing to keep in mind is that control isn't a goal, it's a result. With good pitching mechanics your pitchers will throw strikes. With bad ones they'll throw all over the place.

So if you really want to solve the issue you don't need a special drill. You need more of an approach that makes good mechanics repeatable.

Best thing you can do is have your pitchers start in-close, maybe 15 feet away from a net, and pitch from there. Keep doing it until they're throwing strikes pretty much all the time. Then have them move back 5 feet and repeat. Keep doing that pattern until you're back at full distance.

A lot of times when kids are throwing high it's because the plate looks far away and they put a little extra on the ball at release to make sure it gets there. Stepping them back through the progression helps them overcome that thought.

 

[daywalkerdad]

Throwing high can be a good thing if she is picking up velocity.
Sounds counterintuitive what works for dd is to throw without worrying where it is going just working on form. Like a net a short distance away.

 

[ArmWhip]

Consistently high = HE, sometimes.

For a drill start with something simple; alternate throwing to a low target then a high target. But keep in mind that it could also indicate a mechanical flaw.