What’s at the core of your location?

In past blogs we’ve defined single-legged “balance” as having your weight centered within your knees which brings your core into an upright position. We promote “balance” not only to keep your glove arm free to rotate your body around your core, but to keep your core upright.

From the top of your front leg lift, you fire your glove arm toward second and, as a reaction, your back hip to come forward. Your glove arm spinning your body toward the plate causes your lower body action to instinctively pull your throwing hand through a consistently tiny release window. Your pitch execution produces the sustainable excellence allowing you to control every opponent on every pitch.

Your core tilt spells pitching problem.

When the “balance” at the top your front leg lift places your weight over your back foot, you force your body to end your front leg lift with a titled core.

Only when your front foot gets back on the ground and your mind senses your weight back to center does your core move back to vertical. Then and only then do you have a vertical core required to pivot your shoulders around your head, but, with both feet already on the ground, you physically take your lower body out of your delivery.

Instead of pitching, you end up throwing. You throw, and your independent throwing arm action means you never really know where your next pitch will end up. Instead of controlling your opponent, you produce many more hitter favorable counts than are good for your pitching career.

Core alignments are easily managed.

Therefore, sustained excellent revolves around ending your front leg lift with the “balance” associated with a vertical core. Since your body posture at the top of your front leg lift is a mere position, a vertical core position at the top of your front leg lift is very easy to manage.

Should you find you come out of your front leg lift with a core tilt, contact us to find out a couple of simple things you can do to permanently make your results sustainably excellent.

Skip Fast

Pitch Location Expert
Professional Pitching Institute

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