When to Pickoff a Base Runner

Part of the Video Series Pickoff Moves for Pitchers

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Timing is very important for pickoff moves in baseball. Learn how to decide when to pickoff a base runner with the pitching tips in this free baseball video lesson for pitchers.

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When to Pickoff a Base Runner
Hi my name is Mike Lumley on behalf of Expert Village I'm here to teach you pitching. So again coming up set okay so one thousand one, one thousand two, and then we can go to the plate. Okay, so vary those times very crucial is the right handed pitcher. Okay so the next thing here is when we pick okay so I will give you a couple of different timings and then we will go through the footwork. Timing could come in anytime, you can come up, as you come up you can pick. As you come all the way down you can pick, as you don't even have to set you can come over and pick. There is all these different variables that would make you know a base runner very uncomfortable with this position over there. You are also going to want to make sure that you are not paying too too much attention to a base runner and taking all of your focus off. You really, your major task at hand is that is to get the hitter up. But if you are in control of the whole situation on your timing it is not a excitable movement, it is not rushed, it is not panicky but you would be able to hold this runner effectively and still be very affective at the plate and get this guy out.

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Expert: Mike Lumley, President & head instructor of Lumley School of Baseball, has played professional baseball and has 25 years of coaching experience. Read More