For those of you coaching youth baseball, you know what I mean.

I hadmade is a goal this season with my younger son Craig,to spend more time andhelp him a little more with his game. More specifically, help him become more consistent with his pitching delivery.

We worked right in our living room. No, we didn't throw the baseball, we worked with a towel. A drill that my mentor, Tom House and one of his more famous students, Nolan Ryan, came up with. According to Tom, Nolan wanted to get more reps in with his delivery, but didn't want to throw too many baseballs. Nolan still wanted to duplicate his delivery, but was looking for something to help with resistance, but not the weight of the ball.

Tom House and Nolan Ryan came up with using a towel. There are self-proclaimed pitching gurus out there claiming that the towel drill hurts you more than helps you. I say that's a crock of cow dung.

All these folks are doing is trying to discredit some of us that use the tool to build consistency in the delivery. Maybe even fix a flaw or two.

Look at what pro golfers do. They swing the golf club up to 500 times a day....we've all heard the stories of the golfer swinging until his hands are bleeding. They putt until they can't putt any longer. Why? To groove their swing or stroke. To develop a better feel for their swing and their body.

What do most pitchers do? They get board and move on to something else. I would agree with some of these self-proclaimed gurus that the towel drill can hurt your mechanics....if you practice the wrong things. If you engrain bad habits. It's not the towel drill that is bad, it's the bad repetition.

My son Craig completed 15 quality reps tonight with each of our Drill 2's, 15 Drill 3's, 15 stretch deliveries, and 15 wind up's....all within about 15 minutes. Right in our living room.

Who doesn't have 15 minutes available to work on their pitching delivery. I'm sure most of us say we are too busy, but in reality, we waste more time in the day than we can imagine.

Start off slow. Maybe 5 to ten each for a total of 30 or 40. Work up to 50 or 60. Then work up to 100 a day. You'll be amazed at the results. You'll increase your endurance and you'll be able to complete your delivery in your sleep. Remember, the drills should be done to the best of your ability. Not just rattling them off with out any intent to get better.

The best 15 minutes a day you'll ever spend for your baseball career.

If you need some great pitching drills, check out my "How to be a More Athletic and Explosive Pitcher DVD. These drills can easily be converted into towel drills right in your own home.

Keep training like a champion today!

Bill Mooney

http://www.bioforcebaseball.com