Placing the Feet for Drills
(Power Position)
This foot position is very similar to how your feet end up when pitching.
Your hips should be facing midway between home plate and third base. Personally,
I like the stride foot to be pointing in the same direction as the pivot
foot,
i.e., pointing midway between home plate and third base (right handed).
Stride foot - left foot for right handed... right foot for left handed.
Pivot foot - right foot for right handed... left foot for left handed.
If you are left handed, your hips should be facing midway between home
plate
and first base.
Beginning: When you first start, do not move your feet!
Mid-Level: As you progress, you may allow your pivot foot (the
one
standing on the pitching mound) to move forward while you are
closing your hips. Closing your hips means quickly changing your
hips and shoulders so they are facing home plate.
Advanced: In advanced drills, you may step with your stride foot
(the one you
step with) and then close your hips quickly by moving your pivot foot
up
beside your stride foot.
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