What's up softball players.
I'm Dan Blewett.
And in today's video, let me teach you how to throw from the outfield
using the outfield pro step footwork.
All right.
So in today's video, we're going to learn how to throw a softball from the outfield
and how to use the outfield pro step footwork, which is really simple.
And it'll take a little bit of getting used to.
But once you integrate this into your catch play, you'll have it in no time.
All right.
So let me demonstrate
basically the footwork of the outfield pro step and then I'll speed it up
and I'll throw some for you so you can see what it looks like all at once.
So whether you're catching a fly ball or you're running up
and scooping a ground ball to try to throw a runner out of the base,
the footwork is going to be basically the same.
So for me as a righty,
I'm going to eventually get to my left with my the ball at my center.
I'm going to step behind with my right.
And it won't be a dramatic step behind like this.
It'll really be more sort of like a a click of my feet behind.
But for our learning purposes, it's
going to be a left foot or right foot steps behind.
And this gets my chest in a good throwing position
and then my left foot is going to move towards my target.
So right foot goes
forward, right behind, left to target.
That's pretty much it for the outfield Pro step. A couple of things.
Understand this is going to be the easiest to execute when you catch a fly ball.
Number one because you're already in a tall position,
which is what you'll need to be when you throw.
So when you're already up here, it's real easy to step, step behind and throw
and you can start to time it up.
So that again, as I'm anticipating catching the ball,
I'm reaching forward while I'm reaching with my left.
So it makes everything a lot simpler.
It's a lot harder when you have to field a ground ball on the run
because as I'm fielding a ground ball on the run,
I have to get all the way down here in this lunge position and then I'm trying
to get up into my back foot all on motion, which isn't usually going to happen.
That's okay.
We're going to add a couple of steps in,
and even though we add those steps in, it'll still be really, really fast.
So when you make a good outfield, throw in softball,
whether it's fast pitch or slow pitch, it needs to be accurate, number one.
So you don't want to be so fast with your feet that you can't be accurate
that you're wild because you're so concerned
with getting the throw off really, really quick.
You want to find the balance of being very fast,
but also still very in control and accurate.
And that's what this will help you do.
So say we're fielding a ground ball.
The goal would be to sort of like time of your feet
so that when you field the ground ball and your glove,
which should always be fielded off to the side of your legs,
you don't get tangled up.
You're fielding it on the same side as your glove.
So for again, for me as a righty,
that means I'm fielding it off to the side of my left leg.
If I was a lefty, it would be over here.
I'd be fielding it on this side to sit behind and go that way.
So I'm trying to tie my feet up.
If I can, to field it with my glove next to my left leg and my left leg forward.
Then I'm going to step bring it to my chest.
But I'm on the wrong foot.
So now I'm going to take another step, then step behind and then go.
Now, if you field that off your right, that's great too.
You're just going to have maybe one less step.
So if it's off to the right, I field it here now it's left
and right, and sometimes that can be a lot easier to do that way.
So it's up to you.
You're not going to have a lot of choice in which leg you field it off.
But if you're really good at doing this, so this then the left would be the fastest
you could do it.
If you're not quite as good at that,
then fielding it off your right might be better.
Or then your left foot gets you here and then your right
starts the throwing motion.
So let's throw a couple of first in the outfield, which is going to be easier.
So I'm going to try to go last step with my catch and then make my throw just
so if I'm
reaching for the ball with leg and arm at the same time, it just starts my motion
before I even catch it, which is going to help me get that good throw off
quicker.
And then a ground ball, you'll see I'll take extra steps.
So I hope you enjoyed this video on how to throw a softball from the outfield.
Again, we're using the outfield process footwork,
so if you've any questions, leave a comment below.
Definitely integrate this into your catch play.
So whenever you're playing catch work on the footwork as you get the ball
back for your partner, go through the steps like we talked about
and work on your outfield throws every time you touch a softball.
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