TIPS

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The Slide Step: Advantage or Albatross?

By: Doug Thorburn
National Pitching Association

The slide step has become a standard practice for most pitchers, and is taught throughout youth, high school, college, and professional baseball. Coaches have been teaching the slide step to pitchers for more than 20 years, . . .

To read more of this article, please click on the following link: The Slide Step by Doug Thorburn

Dave Pankenier - "I have never believed in the slide step. You can stop the running game by learning how to change your timing and hold the ball longer to stop runners from getting a good jump."