Softball Tip

Presented by John Stegmaier, Camp Director
Nike Softball Camp Timberline High School

7 Key Softball Pitching Mechanics

Pitching Mechanics: ABSOLUTES

There are absolutes and styles. An absolute is a movement that is common in all of your better pitchers. Below are a few bullet points that are essential traits of those pitchers.

• Pre-pitch weight shift
• Heel drive forward BEFORE turning
• Stride direction and height to establish pitching ally
• Sequence: stride foot lands while pitching arm is around 1 o'clock, then shoulder elbow wrist, fingers
• Pulling the ball through and rotation at the hip
• Drive back leg into, not around the front leg
• Snap and relax the arm. It will always be across the body...do not force the arm straight up.

Ensuring that these 'Absolutes' are apart of your pitching mechanics will go along way in improving your pitch. Every pitcher will still have their own style, but having constants in your mechanics is key.