How to pick off baserunners (1 of 3) Pick off moves to first base

[@mastod0n1]

I remember in high school a lot of the pitchers still thought you had to disengage by stepping off before throwing to first. So all of their pickoff moves were slow and obvious. I always did the spin move and had great success with it. Had a few opposing coaches ask the umps if I balked and if you don't know that that isn't a balk you shouldn't be coaching high school baseball.

[@CanadianBannana]

Great video, an old coach taught me exactly what you just did. It's an awesome pick off move especially when you take your time on the first one, then lightning fast the real move.

[@shanewhitefeather6298]

Very good, and very well explained advice to a pitcher. Great work GoProBro!

[@GRUMPY656799]

Best baseball channel on KZbin... thanks John!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@barneslandon2529]

Wow! This video could not have came at a better time. I was searching up different pickoffs to first base, to find some other ones to try. Thanks

[@stvrzyy]

Just got pulled in from center field to pitcher and only thing I wasn't clear on was picking off properly and this really helped a lot

[@fredsystra7584]

I'm a lefty so I got it easy, great video anyways because I can use what you said for 3rd base. 👍🏻

[@malware8991]

Lol we got 3rd base advantage

[@nolana6205]

Yo those sleeves look nice and thanks for the tip thanks!

[@cjrolle8211]

I have been looking for the best way to handle the 1st and 3rd pick off. This will be very helpful teaching my travel baseball team.

[@marshallmccarty1528]

Thanks for the videos John! Can you make a video on cutters and 2 seam fastball. Proper times to throw certain pitches.

[@luminousera1982]

Thanks for this John 😄 I'll use this next time I'm in a game when I'm pitching .

[@Zai2222]

Thank god I've needed this for so long I needed so much help with it!

[@jacobpelayo3928]

Thanks 🙏 for teaching me how to pick off and can I get the sleeve Please

[@tonysambrano1229]

I am definitely showing this video to my pitchers.... Thanks for the upload John.

[@KnightLocker_MTG]

Hey can you do a video on when to throw what pitch

[@MiniPerfect10]

Thank you great video I'm a righty pitcher and 10 years old and this vid helped me I have a game in a few days and I'm pitching and I'll use this to pick runners of I can't wait for u to post the rest of the series and thank u for taking my recommendation while I'm already commenting I just wanted to say thank you for helping me with baseball with all your videos and tips it helps a lot one drill that you made got my batting average from a .376 to a .456(the one with the gadoraide bottle it helped me hit a lot of low pitches that the pitchers threw and I was not able to hit them before)but I just wanted to say thank you for all the help

[@scottburchett5104]

Great Video! Adding the Balk rules to your video would help the beginning pitchers understand the rules and what they can and can't do. For instance, you can't start your motion to deliver the pitch (pick up your left leg) and then step off, or try to step off or spin... That is a Balk. If you do the jump move, you MUST throw to first. If you do not throw the ball using the jump spin (fake the throw), that is also a Balk. You do not have to come set to step off or do the spin move, you just can't pick up your left foot. Charlie Hough had a great move (more advanced) where he moved his pivot (right) foot toward third slightly then stepped and threw to first. When done properly, it is almost impossible for the runner to pick up or the umpire to call a Balk. However, the Charlie Hough move is the same as a jump/spin move (but much quicker), you must throw the ball. If no throw is made, it is a Balk. Pitching is the art of deception.

[@rileyboyd9851]

This was the best, most helpful video for me.

[@djzuela]

Question, do you have a video of Pick off moves to 1st base when your leg is up? Great videos btw, my 8 year old and I are learning a lot.

[@bexin775]

Thanks man really needed help on pick offs

[@CoolIHandIMatt]

Great Job! Could you do a video on pickoff moves from the windup? I know its a bit non-standard but still.

[@wogdoggy]

don't forget john..bring your throwing arm up to your right ear and throw from there,,no long arming to first base..thanks for another good video.

[@marlonbrown4986]

Even though I'm not a pitcher i still find these kind of videos useful.

[@aaguilar1149]

Thanks for the tips my son and I will work on this pick off.

[@sloppymanager6]

Thanks for the tips! Worked with a pitching coach last year and he had similar opinions and they work very well!

[@robrodriguez9891]

Great Job John!! Thanks man! Too many guys in my league need to watch this!

[@jacobwood2898]

this is what I did last night it got me out of inning. I love when u do stuff like this john

[@nickpublicover2141]

Do you live in Calgary canada?

[@jacobwood2898]

No BC

[@nickpublicover2141]

+Jacob Wood oh I know a Jacob wood in Calgary who played on my team

[@jacobwood2898]

+Nick Publicover oh cool lol how fast does he throw? how old is he?

[@nickpublicover2141]

+Jacob Wood he should be 14 and he throws around 65-70 mph

[@carlosmartinez4625]

very good tips and well explained, thanks.

[@nickpublicover2141]

We just started to be able to pick off so this should really help! Thank you!

[@andrewbowen6372]

awesome video, thus is definitely going to help

[@uswest33]

Fantastic advice. Thanks!

[@coachjeffhorne552]

Great video!

[@ethanford1256]

exactly what i needed to hear about to pitch in a few days

[@susanbeauchamp1]

Great video! Showed me a lot of good info.

[@shane-wd8ok]

My pickoff moves went very good thx for the video

[@kiefersolanya3830]

Thank you❤️❤️⚾

[@kristinagutierrez701]

I love you videos and they really help a lot on tips thx

[@dimasperry2913]

I love your videos Thx for making my day

[@xdezzy3812]

I'm pitching tommorow and I'm just starting thanks

[@estebanvazquez1524]

I’m starting to pitch again after 10 years thank you lol it helps practicing in front of a mirror or another pitcher you might know

[@RandomizingIt]

This will come in handy. Love these vids

[@user-su5se1gt9d]

This video was very helpful.

[@jordanwoollard4747]

John, how do you keep your head on the ball and not take your eyes off of the ball when batting because that's my biggest issue right now.

[@oscartorres3841]

can you do a video about catching?

[@skyy256]

Great vid ...I have a question .....can't you just pick a runner off first while still in the stretch before you become set? This would be a great move as you can turn your head and see how far the runner is coming off the base and make a quick throw coming out of the stretch while he is taking a step towards 2nd base....love your vids keep up the good work !!

[@YouGoPro]

yes you can you're right

[@osuna.2413]

Can you do a inside pickoff to first?

[@TheCheechFamily]

What if you do the fake off then actually throw it afterward, is that still legal ?

[@bigboat5311]

Can you do what my coach says "shake" and fake throw it then the person who's covering the base dives and runs for the ball then the pitcher comes up and tags the runner

[@FernandoAlvarez-fh5ux]

Thanks for this video.. It helps a lot

[@christopherjackson9428]

This was very helpful.

[@nicbiscaro5063]

I used this in last nights game, it really helped! Thanks!

[@aesculapiusthedoctor5324]

If you're pitching from the stretch do you have to come set before attempting a pickoff or can you try from when you take the sign?

[@alanhess9306]

You do not have to come set before attempting a pickoff

[@skyesthelimit6792]

really wish Pitchers who show the fast pick off "Thats not a balk". More accurately. Dude you Showed the first pick off a couple times. Why not show the more difficult one in more detail? Thats the one most have questions about. Just made them more confused lol. Not just getting on you. Ton of videos did this. I do enjoy & respect your videos. ty

[@Critter1]

Can I get some sleeves John? Love your videos...

[@canadianmaplepengwins8529]

Sick vid man love the videos they help a lot

[@adamwilkerson3489]

awesome once again

[@GrayPlaysGamesTV]

Nice video my dude

[@glove_kingdom8002]

I don't pitch but I shared the vid with my buddy that does and he said it helped alot

[@gianarroyo3330]

another great video

[@broadheadfishing6963]

Another great video keep it up

[@thebros5392]

I used this technique in our game last night and it helped but they are continuing to steal off our slow delivery to the plate.. Thanks for your videos

[@bobo44donemilking51]

I would use the slow spin move and then use the fast spin move half way before I would come to a complete set it worked very well for me back in the day

[@billmacfukington3010]

It worked because it's a balk. You have to come set before you can throw the ball.

[@alanhess9306]

Bill, you are totally wrong. You need to come set before delivering a pitch. You do not have to come set when picking to a base.

[@diegoluna7918]

What park are you at

[@thefamouspear5354]

Hello my name is Noah and I am a right handed batter in 8th garde and I have a lot of trouble batting.I can not hit the ball at all and it's hard for me to hit it out of the infield.any suggestions to help me other than the batting cages?

[@jackwiehn]

I love this video!!

[@nestorocampo6226]

thanks because I really need to work on that

[@lanesmith4536]

I like your videos.

[@mikeybrown7087]

That's a pretty cool vid thanks

[@sergioperez6801]

Thank d This vídeo is a help so big

[@jolibeno1]

thank you , we 'd never explained to me this way

[@anthonyandreatta2077]

Love the spin move 👍

[@alexhergenreter9131]

Imma lefty but I still like the vid. Keep em coming

[@flight7142]

thanks for making this vid!

[@reubenelijah1258]

Th ask for the video! Very informative!!

[@brodybraden120]

Thanks

[@thebros5392]

Thanks for that video my team is getting killed with the base stealing off the pitcher. I'll implement this right away!

[@codyricketts9775]

Nice video keep it up

[@spencergates4]

Greatest video ever

[@YouGoPro]

+Spencer Gaming Thanks. You see my newest one?

[@eliteeagle5166]

Thanks that helps

[@66samhane]

Nice. my guys will like this and is a good break up and breather for them and to keep my first baseman awake

[@desmondspignardo259]

Nice vid

[@oscarm525ps3]

can you do a throw to third base just as lefties do to first

[@alanhess9306]

Yes

[@xGrzeegorz]

Thank you! It helped a lot :D

[@farmerdell5681]

Nice

[@tobifaller2k602]

I'm left handed so to pick off to 1st base I leg lift but don't switch my weight so it's not a balk and step towards the base and throw

[@stephenbrown5341]

I coach 12u baseball and I ran into this rule this past season. Please explain this to me. I have played baseball my whole life and it has always been my understanding that from the windup the pitcher has to go home but from this reading in the MLB rulebook. Please shed some light on this for me. The rule states straight out of the MLB rulebook, which I will copy to this post, that a pitcher out of the windup and do 3 things MLB 5.07 Pitching From the Windup Position, the pitcher may: (A) deliver the ball to the batter, or (B) step and throw to a base in an attempt to pick-off a runner, or (C) disengage the rubber (if he does he must drop his hand to his sides). In disengaging the rubber the pitcher must step off with his pivot foot and not his free foot first. He may not go into a set or stretch position-if he does it is a balk. From what I read the pitcher can go to first base out of the windup as long as he steps in that direction. From what I see to be the problem is most pitchers step sideways in the direction of first to start their motion going home which would not leave them the ability to have a pick off to first since the 2 motions must be different. BUT if a pitcher was to step straight off the back of the rubber to start their motion home then they would have the ability to be able to step straight to first for a pick off. What are you thought please?

[@alanhess9306]

The HS rule does not allow a pick off from the windup while MLB rules do.

[@andysauno3336]

pretty cool

[@ottofnbr8137]

I'll use this nice vidddd

[@albertomartinez1524]

i like this video and want a sleeve

[@kevindemario9240]

I use the spin move

[@Mustangs3262]

Thanks for the tip John! Sure will definitely try this!

[@mikeybrown7087]

that will help me

[@ponderous2245]

Ok I like it keep it up

[@albertomartinez1524]

I like this video

[@zacharystuits3606]

how can you anticipate a runners speed without a scouting report?

[@frankschultzauditingnews8659]

All right

[@loganbittner6265]

so i'm in little league still (12 years old) and i know you said it wasnt a balk, but im not sure. i just want clarification. thx great video!

[@YouGoPro]

not a balk

[@loganbittner6265]

YouGoPro ok thanks

[@diegodiaz7374]

I am 6'"4, 180 lbs, sophomore and my fastball sits at 83-84 mph. My arm strength develops really fast. I gained 10 mph in 8 months. What can I do to reach 90 mph by next year?

[@scottreyes17]

3rd to 1st??

[@alanhess9306]

Legal in HS ball. It is a balk under pro rules.

[@jasonlee4190]

I coached first base at my son's tournament this weekend, and twice was told it's not a balk to spin move to first and not throw to first. Am I mistaken? The second time this happened, I politely questioned the umpire about this, and he told me that once the pitcher disengages from the rubber, he is an infielder and can do what he wants. I explained that I know this to be correct, but to disengage from the rubber the pitcher has to step back behind the rubber. A spin move is not considered disengaging. He told me I was wrong and needed to check my info. I believe I'm correct. Can anyone straighten me out on this?

[@YouGoPro]

You are correct.

[@bluv5841]

spin move he has to throw to first