Starlin Castro - Infield Footwork

[DjSmash5]

I will be practicing this. 

[futursticswagg]

Really good technique. Got me playing varsity as a freshman

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@futursticswagg Awesome! Good luck!

[ajs1850]

Do you know any good first base gloves? I have an ssk now, but I feel like it's loose on the hand and after a year and a half it's somewhat flimsy causing easy balls to be popped out of the pocket. I want a glove that will keep form. Have any recommendations?

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@ajs1850 Rawlings gloves generally keep their form pretty well. Pro Preferred takes a long time to break in but will keep its shape for a long time.

[strikezonefreak]

will this footwork help me on my accuracy because im a freshman in high school and am going to play ss and 2nd base and want to improve my accuracy before the season starts because it sucks right now

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@strikezonefreak Yes this will greatly improve your footwork. It keeps your body in balance and under control. It also keeps you on line with your target and helps cut down the distance and gets your momentum to help your throws. Good luck!

[strikezonefreak]

@TouchEmAllBaseball thank you so much this video helped me a lot. i went to the park and practiced my thowing after fielding a groundball and used this footwork and i seemed to have more accuracy and balance

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@strikezonefreak That's great...glad to hear it helped!

[SuperJerk97]

Thanks, I'm currently in transition from centerfield to third base at a high school level. this helped a lot.

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@SuperJerk97 Great! Good luck with the transition. If you have any questions let me know.

[tballa1313]

so is like a shuffle?

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@tballa1313 Somewhat...The way you can think of it is after you field the ball you go, "right to left, left to target." Take your right foot to your left foot and then your left foot to your target. Hope this helps!

[Heavilinhobby]

good stuff thank you

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@Heavilinhobby You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[rockcreeksports]

@TouchEmAllBaseball How about a guy like David Eckstien? He played in the bigs for over 10 years. He was a crossover guy. He crossed his right leg over his left and threw. Replacing the feet is great if you have a 70 arm, but if you don't gaining distance and direction is an important factor? Yes / No?

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@rockcreeksports Yes Eckstein was the one guy I know that always used the cross over. He was able to do is successful. There are always exceptions to the rule. I would say that for the other 99% of guys, they find it much easier to replace the feet. I find replacing the feet helps to gain direction and distance more effectively than the cross over method.

[dperrybaseball]

Crap please just quit breathing hard and smacking ur lips its nasty otherwise good video.

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@dperrybaseball Yes I will try to hold my breathe and keep my mouth closed haha...but thank you lol

[TheBnat1]

Thank you. I was having trouble with some cutoffs today and this is going to help with my footwork.

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@TheBnat1 Awesome, thanks for watching

[luvyrbrain]

Good stuff. I liked how you broke things down. Thanks for posting.

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@luvyrbrain Thank you! I appreciate you checking it out

[Bball14Playa]

Great, informative video!

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@Bball14Playa Thanks and thank you for watching

[laflippin]

I love the way you break things down, Matt--you have a real gift for coaching. Same for the funny and helpful analysis of the TV segment on staying inside of the ball. I really think we tend to swallow a lot of baloney without too much critical thought about it--it's very cool to have access to your knowledge and experience.

[TouchEmAllBaseball]

@laflippin Thank you! Yes, I totally agree with you.