How to Control your Head over Hip Alignment

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[donervin1]

L.A ."Skip Fast," Get into your stance ready to swing have someone hold their open hand tight to your forehead so you cannot move it forward now attempt to shift your body weight forward onto your front foot, the best you will be able to do is slightly move only your front foot nothing else unless you move your head first, "WHERE ONE'S HEAD GOES, SO GOES ONE'S BODY," weight shift or otherwise.

The same goes for pitching, keep the head centered, let hips lead the way.

kom_ervi@yahoo.com

[pitchingsolutions]

@donervin1 In my opinion, forcing an Athlete's Head to stay in place by placing your Hand on their Forehead only treats a symptom and IS NOT a remedy.

A Pitcher's Head moving from center is a reaction to an some Arm/Leg action occurring earlier in their kinetic pitching chain.

Instead of the extreme recommendation you propose, an Expert Pitching Coach would resolve the Arm and Leg actions that cause their Head (as a reaction to their disruptive Arm/Leg actions) to move off center.

[donervin1]

L.A."SKIP FAST," I finally have some computer time.

In reference to my comments on side ways body,"CLOSED" position to front foot touch down, I do not suggest the front foot toe to not point down the imaginary line to the catcher, it would be absurd to teach one to step down sideways , nor do I suggest or teach one to step down with the toe pointing at a 45 degree angle or more to the glove side of the line as I have viewed Oswalt doing.

kom_ervin@yahoo.com

[pitchingsolutions]

@donervin1 Expert Pitching Coach paint a clear picture of what they want. In my book, "closed" means "closed".

Perhaps in the future, when first presenting a concept, you should describe actions and reactions in terms to Body position.

We, for example, describe a productive Foot Strike as the Pitcher's Front Toe landing (as a reaction to their synchronized Arm/Leg movements ... their Foot Strike is not an action) on their target line with their Front Toe pointing directly to their target.

[donervin1]

Pitching solutions,

I mention app. stride length etc. due to the fact that numerous people understand numbers more than generalization explanations, I like to have things explained to me in detail. Yes I do teach to stride closed to front foot touch down before hip rotation, those who start hip rotation prior to touch down such as Roy Oswalt or nearly everyone who has not been taught properly will prematurely open up leaving the majority of the throwing load on the arm.

kom_ervin@yahoo.com

[pitchingsolutions]

@donervin1 I chuckle at the insinuation that Oswalt "has not been taught properly".

In my opinion, landing closed places a "throwing load on the arm". With a closed landing, a Pitcher blocks their Hips from making a full rotation. You require your Pitchers to compensate for having to throw over their Front Hip. You force them to manufacture a productive Arm Slot. This two reactions place stress on the Throwing Arm.

Our Teaching Model proves Hip rotation at Foot Strike is possible!!!

[pitchingsolutions]

@donervin1 I teach my Pitchers that their Head reacts to their Arm/Leg actions. To keep their Head and weight centered, their synchronized Arm/Leg movements cause their Back Leg to gradually load. It's this gradual loading action (as a reaction to the Pitcher's Arm/Leg movements) that keeps their Head centered within their Body.

The Head is NOT the culprit! It's the pitcher's disruptive actions/positions that prompt their automatic balance mechanism to move their Head.

[donervin1]

Pitching solutions,

I also agree with you on the fact that expert pitching instructors show their students how to use their arms & legs to keep their heads & weight centered within the body between the shoulders, hips & feet. I also teach my students not only pitchers that the head is the culprit that forces the weight to prematurely shift out over the front foot, "WHERE THE HEAD GOES SO GOES THE BODY,"

kom_ervin@yahoo.com