The Pro Pitching Institute

  Mental resilience enables pitchers to manage unique pressures and challenges inherent to their position. 1. Pressure Management and Perf...

  The Importance of a Balanced Stance A balanced stance, with heels close together, is crucial for a stable base, balances your body, and ...

  Tilted Shoulders A pitcher tilted-shoulder delivery starts with their feet too far apart, causes their hips and shoulders to tilt, and t...

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

Shoulder alignment breaks down the role of alignment and the negative consequences of misalignment. Proper Shoulder Alignment When a pit...

Throwing a baseball contrasts the results of throwing with and without proper lower-body involvement. Key Principles of Lower Body Engagem...

  The Problem "Foot Strike, Then Throw" is initiated by a forward weight shift after the front foot has already landed. This c...

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

The lower body driving through the core and into the throwing hand optimizes pitching performance. Balance is Critical The position of t...

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

  Your motion is profoundly influenced by where your feet make contact with the ground. Precise foot positioning ensures stability, servin...

  Your internal feel enables precise timing and control, which optimizes rotational energy transfer and ultimately enhances accuracy and vel...

A proper balance, guided by accurate proprioceptive feedback, enables the kinetic chain to operate efficiently, resulting in optimal velocit...

The precise positioning of the front knee relative to the front hip has a significant impact on a pitcher's ability to maintain a coordi...

Foot positioning is a critical part of the kinetic chain for a consistent and accurate throw. Improper Timing Starting with your front f...

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

  Optimal Lower Body Loading Positioning the "back knee behind your back foot" during the bent-knee stance creates a powerful co...

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

 Archery is a fantastic and easily understandable way to explain the critical roles of proprioception and the kinetic chain in achieving con...

  An archer effectively simplifies and explains complex pitching mechanics. Stance & Nocking the Arrow Keeping the front knee in fro...