Changeup Development
Dugout Master ✓ Official Dugout Master drill
Pitchers work on changeup grip, arm speed, release, and maintaining the same delivery as their fastball.
Pitching⏱ 12 min👥 2-8 players
Setup
Start pitchers on flat ground at short distance with a partner, then move to a mound with a catcher. Have a grip that fits the hand — a three-finger circle change works for most youth players. A radar gun is useful but optional.
Execution
- Pitcher finds the grip and plays catch with it for ten easy throws at thirty feet.
- Pitcher moves back to normal catch distance and throws ten changeups at full arm speed.
- Move to the mound; pitcher throws five fastballs, then five changeups, with the same delivery.
- Partner or coach calls out any tip-off: slower arm, different stride, ball visible in the grip.
- Finish with ten mixed pitches where the catcher does not know which is coming.
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