does anyone have any suggestions on how to take the tail of my throw from the outfield. Its great for when im pitching, but its causing some problems in the outfield.
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Throw over the top, and pull down on the Ball.
Not 3/4 arm slot, which causes a natural slider sink type action.
Not 3/4 arm slot, which causes a natural slider sink type action.
Take a regulation ball and place a wide black ring around it with a sharpy or paint stick. Hold the ball in a four-seam grip with the black stripe running parallel to the two fingers on top of the ball. (You need to locate the stripe / ring so this is possible.)
Go do some long toss and experiment with what you have to do to get the ball to spin such that you can see the stripe in the 12-6 position and reasonably clear. Wobble will blur the stripe.
You can find weighted balls with the mentioned stripe at the Frozen Ropes site.
Go do some long toss and experiment with what you have to do to get the ball to spin such that you can see the stripe in the 12-6 position and reasonably clear. Wobble will blur the stripe.
You can find weighted balls with the mentioned stripe at the Frozen Ropes site.
Sometimes a good Of'er can live with a tail in his throws. We used to work alot on throws and the outfielder needs to know his own throws. If his throws tail often to the right, he can adjust by throwing the ball to the left of the fielder and the ball will tail in to the glove.
One fix we used was to have the players crow hop and use the towel drill. This assured them that they were pulling down on the ball. Grip will also dictate the tail and its very hard to get the proper grip during a game.
One fix we used was to have the players crow hop and use the towel drill. This assured them that they were pulling down on the ball. Grip will also dictate the tail and its very hard to get the proper grip during a game.
CG:
One other suggestion...there are three types of crow hop. You have: The shuffle (infielder), The Infront (infielder) and The Behind (outfielder).
If you are right handed and you bring your right foot INFRONT of the left foot, you have a tendency to lean thus making it hard to throw long distances straight.
The BEHIND crow hop brings your right foot behind the left foot. That makes you stand taller, straighter. Couple this with the better grip and the more 7/8 or over the top throw and you'll see a huge difference. BTW, watch the pros..I'll bet you notice alot of them doing the Behind...
Good luck.
One other suggestion...there are three types of crow hop. You have: The shuffle (infielder), The Infront (infielder) and The Behind (outfielder).
If you are right handed and you bring your right foot INFRONT of the left foot, you have a tendency to lean thus making it hard to throw long distances straight.
The BEHIND crow hop brings your right foot behind the left foot. That makes you stand taller, straighter. Couple this with the better grip and the more 7/8 or over the top throw and you'll see a huge difference. BTW, watch the pros..I'll bet you notice alot of them doing the Behind...
Good luck.
thanks for all of your posts. ive been trying your suggestions over the last week or so and my throws are looking a lot better.