Category: Throwing
Type: Drill
Equipment: Three softballs; throwing partners
THREE BALL THROWING MECHANICS
If a player's throwing mechanics are improper, one characteristic of this is the glove hand flying out away from the body and away from the target. This will result in less velocity toward the target and generally a ball that is offline.
One drill I use a lot is to place 3 balls into the players' hands (glove hands) and have them go through their throwing motion. If the glove hand is flying out, the players will not be able to hold onto the balls in her glove hand and they will fly out. This is instant feedback to the player that a mechanical correction is needed and the coach can correct it immediately. If her mechanics are correct, the balls will be held in the glove hand and no correction is needed.
Submitted by: Coach Mike
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