Youth Baseball Pitching Drills: "Towel Drill"

[murphman7]

how many reps/sets for an 11 year old? thanks, Murph

[ebaseballtips]

I usually have my pitchers do between 15 and 20 reps as a part of their warm up routine.

[Sportsbmxdrummer]

13 year old??

[ebaseballtips]

same

[NursieLuvsU]

thanks for that drill >.> Im going to try it out tmrw

[140wrestlin]

I do this drill everyday and it helps tremendously

[wcbombers21]

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!

[thephenompwns]

nice

[theSFect]

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!

[k3v015Mk]

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!

[sexiikaro]

thank you very much

[wingfoot1422]

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

[VSColts]

Nice job on that, Thanks

[ebaseballtips]

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!

[ebaseballtips]

GREAT VIDEO!!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING.

[baseboyy]

does this really help velocity?

[ebaseballtips]

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.