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Softball Pitching Fundamentals: Posture

When trying to improve your pitch it is common to think that your pitching arm or stride leg may be the problem and too much focus is shifted there. However, one of the most important parts of the body to focus on is your overall posture. In this article we will be talking about the importance of staying stacked, tall, and how to fix common problems. We will also be looking at some of the underlying causes behind these mistakes and how exactly they hurt your pitching.

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Softball Hitting Fundamentals: The Load

Whether you are a beginner or perfecting your swing the load is great place to start, literally. Having a good load and beginning of your swing is essential for timing and gathering up power to put behind your swing. It also just sets the tone for the rest of the swing and if something is wrong in the load then something will be wrong with the rest of the swing. In this article we will be talking about when to shift your weight, how your body should be lined up, and the arm movement.

Softball Warmups

Softball Pitching Fundamentals: Warm Up

Having a good warm up before a pitching a game or practice is essential to a pitcher’s success. It allows the catcher to figure out what pitches are working, makes pitchers more accurate, and most importantly prevents injury. However, there are so many drills out there, it is hard to know exactly which ones every pitcher should be doing. The drills pitcher’s do before games can also be tailored towards what the pitcher is struggling with or is working on. In this article we will only be talking about the essential drills we think every pitcher should be doing before a game or practice.

6-4-3 Charts and SportsTrace

All 6-4-3 Charts video solutions will integrate with SportsTrace’s industry-leading sensorless AI biomechanical analysis software

6-4-3 Charts (www.643charts.com), a leading baseball and softball data and video solutions technology platform, is pleased today to announce a new partnership with SportsTrace (www.sportstrace.com), a leader in video-based sensorless AI biomechanical analysis. This new partnership will give college baseball and softball programs access to a cost-effective professional-level biomechanical analysis platform integrated with all 6-4-3 Charts video solutions.