Pivot Pickoffs

Start in a relaxed position with your throwing side facing the wall. Lift the ball next to your ear so that your elbow raises to a position even with your shoulder line. Your elbow should be bent a little more than 90 degrees – make sure it doesn’t extend or flex too far. Fluidly continue the motion by retracting your scapula as much as possible and rotating your chest to your arm side as far as you can. You can rotate your back foot, but do not rotate the front – the goal is to rely on your core & chest instead of your lower body for this movement. From this fully loaded position, use the hip-shoulder separation you generate to explosively rotate your chest to your glove side, allowing your arm to lag behind. Let your arm flow through a natural path and pronate through release to take stress off your elbow as you rotate toward your glove side.