Youth Baseball Pitching Drills: “Towel Drill”
www.baseball-training-instruction.com is another great resource for players, coaches and parents involved in youth baseball. Have players get the feel of what it is to follow through and extend on their pitches. This drill is set up to encourage a safe throwing motion while increasing velocity. From: www.BASEBALLSMITH.com
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August 3rd, 2007 at 8:27 pm
does this really help velocity?
August 3rd, 2007 at 8:54 pm
I believe so…When the arm gets more extension (whip action) the speed of the hand is increased through out the release point. Also, I have seen players tap into the major muscle groups of their body i.e. back and legs when doing this drill that they ordinarily did not use as much.
August 31st, 2007 at 7:26 am
GREAT VIDEO!!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:42 am
If you are looking for a drill to emphasize “hip explosion” and “leg kick”…I have a great one that I will demonstrate and post soon. Look for the “Bucket Drill”. Thanks!
January 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Nice job on that, Thanks
February 1st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
everyone listen to this guy, no idea who he is, but he knows his stuff…we call that “stack and track” here where i live, no idea why…adds 5-10mph pure velocity though
February 20th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
thank you very much
March 17th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
thanks, good tip, i tried to make the varsity baseball team this year as a freshmen but i couldnt pitch the ball good enough, ill definetly have to try this!
April 14th, 2008 at 12:33 am
The towel drill is an awesome drill, I’ve been doing it since my freshman year in high school. One thing that I’ve been told though is to have whatever your hitting(here, a bucket) should be about at your eye level or a little lower when your in the “power position”
keep up the good work!
April 20th, 2008 at 3:22 am
Thank you i started doing this drill last yr. and my pitcher increased their speed from 8-mph to 20-mph i had one kid who was all arm and he was throwing 58 mph but was follow through..well after breaking him down and doing the towel drill his pitching is sick he is now 13 years old and his fast-ball is at 79 to 80 mph consistent and he is a lefty Thanks for the help!
May 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
nice
May 16th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I do this drill everyday and it helps tremendously
May 24th, 2008 at 9:08 am
thanks for that drill >.> Im going to try it out tmrw
May 27th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
how many reps/sets for an 11 year old? thanks, Murph
May 28th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I usually have my pitchers do between 15 and 20 reps as a part of their warm up routine.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
13 year old??
May 30th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
same