If I could go back and pick one mechanic to change...
Sep 16, 2024it would absolutely be my plant foot!
Why? For many reasons including (but not limited to) having a safer landing that protects my knee/back, improving separation and building a smoother sequence to throw more gas!
The plant foot is so important to work on. With pitchers of all ages, I want you to first look at the angle it’s landing at. Ideally, we’d like to have our toes pointed almost at home plate. A righty should be slightly pointed at the right handed batter and a lefty towards…you got it - a lefty! In between 30-45 degrees to be specific.
Too sideways and we run the risk of putting a lot of force on our knee & back. A good plant angle is going to minimize our risk of injury and improve velocity! 🔥
The first thing I always suggest is to have pitchers watch their landing foot during their motion with their eyes down and then we progress to mirror work. There are so many positives that ciome friom improving the plant angle that I would hate for anyone to miss this!
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