How Do You Pitch In Slow Pitch Softball?
• Find a softball field with a pitching mound and a home plate. Becoming a good pitcher requires practice. Having a mound and plate makes it much easier to gauge how you are doing. (It also helps to have a friend act as an umpire and catcher) • Stand behind the rubber with feet even and about shoulder width apart or with your right foot on the rubber. As you gain experience, you will learn the pitching motion that works best for you. This is just a guideline. • Grip the softball in your right hand. Pitchers use many different grips and hand positions in slow-pitch softball. While you are learning, it is best to use a circle grip. Grasp the softball with your thumb and index fingers around the widest part of the softball such that your hand forms part of a circle, as if you were holding a soda can. Place your other fingers on the ball below your index finger. • Begin your motion. Most pitchers begin their pitching motion with their right hand in front of them. Many will hold their right
