Why You Should Pivot vs Push Off the Rubber - Baseball Pitching Mechanics - DNA Sports: On The Field
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Why You Should Pivot vs Push Off the Rubber - Baseball Pitching Mechanics - DNA Sports: On The Field
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❌ Stop Pushing Off the Rubber Many pitchers are taught to push off the rubber, but this can actually hurt your mechanics. Here’s why:⚡ Pushing off too hard = energy leak 🔄 Your legs should set up your hips, not launch your torso forward 🎯 A better move = allowing the slope to work for you 🏔️ Just like a ball rolls down a hill without force, your body should move efficiently down the mound Master this concept, and you'll unlock effortless velocity & better command! #Baseball #Pitching #Pitchin
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❌ Stop Pushing Off the Rubber Many pitchers are taught to push off the rubber, but this can actually hurt your mechanics. Here’s why:⚡ Pushing off too hard = energy leak 🔄 Your legs should set up your hips, not launch your torso forward 🎯 A better move = allowing the slope to work for you 🏔️ Just like a ball rolls down a hill without force, your body should move efficiently down the mound Master this concept, and you'll unlock effortless velocity & better command! #Baseball #Pitching #Pitchin
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Most pitchers are taught to “push” off the rubber, but that’s not how elite throwers generate power. The back leg’s job isn’t to push—it’s to stabilize and sit to create gravity-assisted momentum, which translates into efficient linear movement down the mound. Watch how Nolan Ryan and Mariano Rivera keep their shin vertical instead of collapsing and pushing. This is how you stay powerful, explosive, and in control. Stop wasting energy and start moving like the best! #PitchingMechanics #ThrowGas
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Most pitchers are taught to “push” off the rubber, but that’s not how elite throwers generate power. The back leg’s job isn’t to push—it’s to stabilize and sit to create gravity-assisted momentum, which translates into efficient linear movement down the mound. Watch how Nolan Ryan and Mariano Rivera keep their shin vertical instead of collapsing and pushing. This is how you stay powerful, explosive, and in control. Stop wasting energy and start moving like the best! #PitchingMechanics #ThrowGas
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If you struggle to feel true knee and hip drive off the rubber, this s a great drill for you! So many pitchers struggle with how to use the hips and stride leg: they will push off the rubber with their head and upper body going first (leaning forward), they will step out or reach out with the front foot instead pushing and driving, they will kick the front foot up super high.. Lack of knee and hip drive will affect not only speed but command as well 2028 Norah Parker had a tendency to kick her f
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There are 2 things that create the majority of our push and drive off the rubber: 1️⃣ hip extension 2️⃣ pushing back HARD with the drive leg (the leg that’s on the rubber) The number of pitchers I have seen who literally do not use their drive leg at all is crazy! And it really affects not only your power but your command as well, because when we don’t get an appropriate push off the rubber, our timing is thrown off If you have a pitcher who doesn’t engage the drive leg, check out these drills t
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If you want stronger legs for a better push off the rubber, slow it down and take away any extra pre-motion movements! If you can still be explosive from a slow start, without using any arms, you know you have strong legs This is my slow load drill. I take away all backswings and pre motions. I make my pitchers move very slowly through the load position so they can focus on getting forward, staying square and creating good angles Once they feel like they’re going to fall forward they push off. T
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2025 @rileyfnelson22 is working hip extension and driving straight off the rubber!! Also working on developing powerful leg drive with this drill set 🙌🏻 Something I always tell my students and something I always go over when I do a video analysis: “You must drive OUT before you open” Opening too early or staying too open is probably the number one problem I see in pitchers these days and it leads to soooooo many mechanical issues Learn how to use your hips correctly on Fastpitch power today! .
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