Pitcher takes a bucket of balls and moves five feet beyond the pitcher's rubber.
Pitcher tries to throw a ball that crosses the plate. If the ball crosses the plate, pitcher moves back five feet and throws another one. Pitcher continues to back up, increasing the arc of the throw if he or she cannot get it across the plate. When pitcher cannot throw the ball across the plate anymore, he or she goes back to the spot of the last successful pitch and throws five more that spot. Key point Throw hard during this drill.