Softball Pitching Drills Free – Drop-Ball Drill

Purpose: A fastpitch softball pitching drill which reinforces the correct drop-ball mechancis (getting on top of the ball and pushing it into the ground).

Procedure: Give your pitcher a bucket of 30 balls (they can be softies) and either a net, tarp, or fence. The pitcher stands approximately three feet away from her catch net. She goes through her pitching motion and exaggerates her release of the drop ball by pushing it directly into the bottom of the net. Let each pitcher throw three buckets of balls.