Difference between revisions of "Pitch in Slow‐Pitch Softball"

Are you having trouble pitching for your slow-pitch softball team? Have you been asked to pitch but have never done it before? Here are some tips on how to become a solid pitcher in slow-pitch softball. These instructions are written for right-handed pitchers. Left-handers should reverse the directions.

Are you having trouble pitching for your slow-pitch softball team? Have you been asked to pitch but have never done it before? Here are some tips on how to become a solid pitcher in slow-pitch softball. These instructions are written for right-handed pitchers. Left-handers should reverse the directions.

== Steps ==

== Steps ==

#Find a softball field with a pitching mound and a home plate. Becoming a good pitcher requires a lot of practice. Having a pitcher's mound to practice on is important only if you will pitch from one in actual games. (Lots of fields do not have mounds.) Having a home plate to throw to in practice is critical. Without it you won't know whether you're making good pitches. It also helps to have a friend or teammate act as a catcher who can double as an umpire, although you can usually tell when you've thrown a strike by noting where the pitch lands.

#Find a softball field with a pitching mound and a home plate. Becoming a good pitcher requires a lot of practice. Having a pitcher's mound to practice on is important only if you will pitch from one in actual games. (Lots of fields do not have mounds.) Having a home plate to throw to in practice is critical. Without it you won't know whether you're making good pitches. It also helps to have a friend or teammate act as a catcher who can double as an umpire, although you can usually tell when you've thrown a strike by noting where the pitch lands.