Drill

Drills

Baseball

Arm Path Wall Drill

Clean up a wrapped or long arm path into a consistent slot

8 min
3 sets of 10 slow reps
Beginner

Why this drill

Builds toward clean up a wrapped or long arm path into a consistent slot.

Instructions

  1. 1Stand a foot from a wall with your throwing side toward it.
  2. 2Take the ball out of the glove thumb-down and up into the slot without touching the wall.
  3. 3Pause at the high-cocked position and check the elbow is at shoulder height.
  4. 4Add speed only while the path stays clean.

What to focus on

Short, repeatable path with the elbow at shoulder height.

Recommended reps

3 sets of 10 slow reps

Common mistake

Wrapping the ball behind the head or dropping the elbow.