Cleats

Several brands make shoes with some re-enforcement on the toe cap. I know Mizuno does on some of thier models.
Also, you may want to try Shoo Goo. You can apply it as thick or thin as you want. It's not as heavy or cumbersome as the caps. If you drag hard and apply thin, you may have to re-apply regularly but it's still cheaper than the alternatives.

Don't drag your foot. I know I sound like a smart alec but I don't want my pitchers to drag their foot. Get the back side up and over on the pitch. Obviously there will be some fields where the hole in front of the rubber will cause some friction but to just drag the foot isn't good IMO.

Agreed ... don't drag your foot. It's like putting the brakes on your hips. Until you work that out, try the link below. It adds a little weight to the shoe but it lasts.

http://www.all-starsports.com/products.php?prod=371

BaseballByTheYard

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Agreed ... don't drag your foot. It's like putting the brakes on your hips.

Dragging the foot isn't always a bad thing. Most of the pitching greats all had drag lines, and it did absolutely nothing to slow their hips.

Dragging your foot is natural and is part of creating hip seperation which adds velocity rather than taking it away. id doen't slow down your hips, rather than help them fire through with correct timing. Rodger clemens, tim lincicum, greg maddux, nolan ryan, and david cone to name a few, all drag their foot when they pitch.

http://www.chrisoleary.com/pro...ses/TimLincecum.html

there is tim lincicum slowed down. he has a huge drag line. which, along with his unusual flexability, is why he can get such crazy hip seperation and throws so hard for his size

anyway, thank you cabbagedad, i am going to look up shoe goo and see if it works on my backups. thanks again everyone