{"id":12548,"date":"2016-10-20T04:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T09:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2016-10-20T06:29:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T11:29:27","slug":"good-leg-drive-key-for-pitchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/good-leg-drive-key-for-pitchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Leg Drive Key For Pitchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As the National Director of Softball who has has scouted some of the best talent coast to coast, I can tell you that what Coach Mo is telling you in this video is 100 percent correct.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kIQ8N7IjDkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From a scouting standpoint, one of the first things I&#8217;m evaluating on a pitcher is her leg drive. A good leg drive not only will increase velocity, but also will allow the pitcher to improve her breaking pitches (also partly as a result of the higher velocity) and hide her off-speed pitches better if her arm\/lower timing is on point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How long should the stride be? Although this is something that must be right for the pitcher, a typical stride\u00a0 is about 90-120 percent of her height. I always encourage pitchers to stride 5-plus inches or more beyond their height. A 5-foot-6 pitcher, for example, often will stride 6-plus feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As Coach Mo said in the video:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">1) You&#8217;re set and pushing down into your front toe on the front of the rubber.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">2) Can&#8217;t just stand up and step off.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">3) Hard leg drive forward into the pitch.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">4) Use legs for power as if you were jumping.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">5) The idea is not leaving the ground.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">6) Getting the hips open before you land.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">7) Stay tall.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">8)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">A proper drag should look like a question mark in the dirt.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">9) From the mound it should go straight toward home plate and, after about a foot or so, it should go behind you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">When evaluating a pitching prospect and examining her mechanics, a good leg drive and drag are &#8220;tell-tell signs&#8221; of a more experienced pitcher. I&#8217;ve scouted plenty of 6-0 pitchers who could step off the mound and windmill it 59 mph. But, in my head, all I could think is &#8220;Man, get this kid using her legs, and she&#8217;s a mid 60s kid in a heartbeat&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Stay tuned for more softball-specific tips from Coach Mo. Curious how your pitching stacks up? Be scouted and get recruited: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/softball\"><span class=\"s3\">www.nsr-inc.com\/softball<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">To learn more visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiptopsportsandfitness.com\/\">www.tiptopsportsandfitness.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/how-to-get-recruited?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=button&amp;utm_campaign=blog-get-scouted-button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12126 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/get-scouted-300x47.png\" alt=\"get-scouted\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/get-scouted-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/get-scouted.png 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/career-application-location?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=button&amp;utm_campaign=blog-careers-button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12125 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/apply-now-300x47.png\" alt=\"apply-now\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/apply-now-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/apply-now.png 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the National Director of Softball who has has scouted some of the best talent coast to coast, I can tell you that what Coach Mo is telling you in this video is 100 percent correct. &nbsp; From a scouting standpoint, one of the first things I&#8217;m evaluating on a pitcher is her leg drive. &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/good-leg-drive-key-for-pitchers\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":12537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,859],"tags":[31,57,222,889],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12548"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12564,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548\/revisions\/12564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}