Base ball for beginners . How fara pitcher shall go back depends upon himself, upon his build,his leg power, his back power, his weight, his physical conditionand his temperament. In any event, go back as far as is convenient to you. Try todevelop as full a swing as is possible. Putting too much force on the ball—pressing—is bad. Comealong with a powerful sweep all the way from your with the hand well over the line of the shoulder. Letthe ball go off the finger tips at the right time. The propertime will indicate itself to you. Learn not to stop your bodymotion when you let go the
Base ball for beginners . How fara pitcher shall go back depends upon himself, upon his build,his leg power, his back power, his weight, his physical conditionand his temperament. In any event, go back as far as is convenient to you. Try todevelop as full a swing as is possible. Putting too much force on the ball—pressing—is bad. Comealong with a powerful sweep all the way from your with the hand well over the line of the shoulder. Letthe ball go off the finger tips at the right time. The propertime will indicate itself to you. Learn not to stop your bodymotion when you let go the ball, but continue it until it stopsof its own accord. Follow through. Almost all the goodpitchers follow through well. Never take your eye off the place you mean the ball to gountil the catcher has it in his mitt or the batter pops up a fly. Dont try to put too much speed on your pitch. Just use agood free overhand motion, keeping well within your try to put all the strength you have on every ball. Skill,. 1—Willie Mitchell starting a pitch. 2—Ruclher finishing one. SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 15 not Strength, does the work. Practise, not brute strength, willteach you how. Work easily. A pitcher should always havelots of strength in reserve. HOW SPEED IS PRODUCED. Speed is not produced solely in the shoulder or arm. Speedand power get their origin in the spikes. That is what makesspikes, and the way you use them, so important in Base young pitcher should learn to get a firm grip on the edgeof the rubber with both heel and toe spikes. His whole body,his speed, his control, his success depends upon getting a goodgrip on the rubber with his spikes. Speed comes, first, fromthe spikes; then, from the toes and the instep; then, from theankle, the knee, the thigh, the hip, the back, the shoulder, theupper arm, the forearm, the wrist and the first and secondfingers. Even the muscles of the abdomen help to produce speed. No one of these thingsi can alone pro
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