Drop and Drive

[Mgdb]

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[Ohfor]

"We" think its impossible to help you without a video clip.

And quite possible we could help you if we had one.

Get one and post it. If you don't know how, send it to me and I'll do it.

[Mgdb]

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[Ohfor]

Sent you a PM with my email address.

[Ohfor]

This is what Lorenzo sent me so far. He's working on a clip.

Lorenzo Picture

[wogdoggy]

still a tuff pic to see.Is your front foot opened up fully? that may rob you of some rotation.

[Baseball36]

It is really tough to tell with a still, because you could end up in that position through an infinite number of ways, but I don't see anything really wrong with the picture. You back knee looks fine, it isn't too low. Also, dropping and driving does not necessarily predicate a low elbow. Just my opinion, hope it helps.

[XFactor]

Hi guys,
But my pitching coach says i've got to keep my pivot leg stick and not flex it anyway.

Keep the pivot leg (I assume thats the back leg right?) stick (I assume you mean stiff) and not flex it anway. It's true, until you start to make your movement towards the plate.. then it will naturally start to collapse a bit

Take a look at this



Thats what you want to look like.

[Mgdb]

Ok!
xcuse me for some mistakes, but i rarely speak english and more rarely I write! Anyway, it's important to be understood

I know, just a picture can't give an idea about the entire movement! I'll get some clips as i'll go on the field. My biggest problem is the follow through: my trunk can't go down so much as in the picture and i don't understand why...

[XFactor]

How far are you striding out? Ususally people have a hard time getting down if their stride length is short. That or maybe you have some muscle weakness somewhere that is inhibiting you from doing that. I'm not 100% sure

[Mgdb]

I arrive to the release point with a good mechanic. Than, as i release the ball, instead of continuing the movement of the trunk towards the ground i stop it. I think that this is the cause of some troubles i had to the low bicep: the muscle that slows down the arm after the release. But until i release the ball, i don't do any big error. I can go down with the trunk if I do the towel drill or mechanics without pitching: here I am similar to many MLB pitchers But as I throw the ball my movement looks much different...it's a little frustrating and i don't understand why with\without the ball things can change so much...

[Ohfor]

...I think that this is the cause of some troubles i had to the low bicep: the muscle that slows down the arm after the release...

I don't. I think it's poor rotation. Those hips twist such that that trunk goes forward.