Drill

Drills

Baseball

Gather-to-Balance Rehearsal

Start

6 min
Begin with 6–10 quality reps or a short controlled set; stop before mechanics degrade. For throwing/pitching, workload and intensity must remain age/level appropriate.
Beginner

Why this drill

Train start / gather / posture.

Setup

Dry delivery or low-intensity throw.

How to perform it

  1. 1Move into leg lift/gather, hold briefly, then reset or continue smoothly.

Key feel

Own the gather before moving out.

Success cue

Repeatable balanced gather without excessive sway.

Recommended reps

Begin with 6–10 quality reps or a short controlled set; stop before mechanics degrade. For throwing/pitching, workload and intensity must remain age/level appropriate.

Progression

rehearsal → constrained rep → variable rep → game-like rep when appropriate.