NO Windup Delivery

No-Windup Delivery

From the proper position on the mound, the no-windup starts with a back or side step. The hands stay between the shoulders and the belt. The pitcher then brings the leg up, reaches a balance point, strides forward, whips the arm overhead and releases the ball toward home plate.

"Many pitchers prefer the no-windup because it offers an uninterrupted view of the target and can be more compact."

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Step 1

Take a small step back or to the side with your non-dominant foot

Keep your head still over the rubber

Eyes on target

Bring your hands together under your eyes

Pivot your dominant foot so the outside of it rests along the front edge of the rubber

Let your weight shift onto that foot

Start coming forward

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Step 2

Keep your hands somewhere between your waist and chin

Turn your non-dominant shoulder toward home plate

Lift your non-dominant knee between your waist and chest

Keep it on the inside half of the shoulder

Point the toe downward

Keep a firm dominant leg

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Step 3

Break your hands at your chest

Take the ball down out of the glove

Take your leg downward, then forward

Swing the ball down to your back thigh, then up behind your body

Raise elbow to shoulder height

Point the ball to second base

Plant the ball of your front foot at a 45° angle

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Step 4

Turn your hips to face the plate

Push with your legs

Rotate your shoulders to bring your pitching arm forward

Keep your elbow at shoulder height

Release the ball with your upper body over and inside your front foot

Let your arm continue down outside the front knee

Step your back leg forward to a square position

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Skills Drills

Balance drill

Start your no-windup, but pause at the balance point for 3 seconds. Continue and finish, focusing on pushing your body forward. Make sure you stay tall, working from ball of foot to ball of foot. This improves your balance point and stride.

Crow hop drill

Extend your warm-up distance by using the "crow hop" technique. This builds arm strength while improving your pitching mechanics. Standing in the stretch position, step forward with the stride foot. Bring the pivot foot behind the heel of the stride foot. Finish with a normal delivery, working top to bottom, ball of foot to ball of foot. Expand the distance until a "hump" in the throw occurs. Continue to increase by 10-foot increments.

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