Switch Pitching 101

It is critical for a pitcher to have good glove control. Pitchers who control the glove side throw more strikes and reduce their chance of injury. This young pitcher finishes a throw with the glove up behind his back - with the body totally exposed to a hit up the middle. The uncontrolled glove arm puts a lot of strain on the shoulder. Blocking the glove, in front of the chest, would help solve the problem. Problems I see with young pitchers: - glove side elbow moves behind the center of gravity creating counter rotation - no glove control; the glove goes way behind the back causing shoulder strain - yanking the glove into the armpit causing them to open up to early - glove flops to the side and causes release point to be off Lack of glove control results in fielding problems: - no glove protection from a line drive - glove is out of position for fielding ground balls - pitcher is off balance, falling way off the mound, with their back to the hitte...