The Secrets of a Better Softball Pitching

All coaches and players want to win. Of course winning is the aim of everyone. You feel overjoyed when you win in the most important game of your life. Sometimes you feel awfully unlucky, but still the good feeling is there. But the sad thing is you also get to lose in some games. Well, there are always two sides of the story, the good and the bad... winning and losing. Even though you thought that you already did your very best, if winning is not really meant for you, then you will end up losing. No one feels good in losing but you should accept the fact that in every game there is a winner and there will always be a loser. Keep in mind that every time your team lost a game, there is a lesson behind it that every member of your team must learn.


There are many reasons of losing. Maybe the opposing pitcher was very good. Your fielding might not have been all good, and you might have made mental mistakes. Whatever is the reason of your losing, you should not forget that there will be better chances to win your game. All you have to do is to practice more, have this great determination, and be patient as long as you become expert in every softball drill.


One basic softball drill that a softball player must master is the softball pitching. Softball pitching is very important because the pitcher is the one who throws the ball passed the batter to the catcher. The triumph of every team sometimes depends on how good their pitcher is. You can be a better pitcher if you have the knowledge on the smart tips in softball pitching and the urge to become a better pitcher.


Have you ever wondered how a jet or a plane could defy gravity? Have you crossed your mind that there some factors why jets and planes fly? Well the forces that keep the plane airborne are the same forces that keep the ball in flight.


Trust

When you exert effort on any small objects, it moves. Softball pitching trust should be a force in order for the ball to move in a longer distance. Pitching force is wrist snap, arm whip and trunk rotation.


Lift

In your physics class, your teacher taught you the principle; the faster a fluid moves past an object the less sideways pressure is exerted on the body by the fluid. In softball pitching, the fluid is the air and the body is the ball. With the ball, the raised seams and their motion create lift. "More rotation - More Lift."


Weight

Gravity always acts downward towards the center of the earth. When pitching, the quick forward rotation of the ball (drop) will cause the ball to come down.


Generally speaking, to become good in softball pitching, you should be trained properly for strength, agility and endurance. These skills are the keys in order for your team to win.

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Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS, is a softball peak performance coach that helps players and teams hit with more power, run faster, throw harder, become mentally tougher, and be more dominant on the softball field. Visit us and sign-up to get tons of great FREE softball pitching tips to boost your game!