Figure 3.

Delineations of the six stages of the pitching motion are displayed here, viewed from six perspectives. The top row shows a perspective view from the third base coaches box, the second row shows a view from home plate, the third row shows a view from above, the fourth row shows a view from the first base side, the fifth row from second base, and the bottom row shows a view from third base. The six stages of the pitching motion are windup, stride, arm cocking, acceleration, arm deceleration, and follow-through. The delineations of these stages are shown here, and are: Rest, maximum knee height, stride foot contact, maximum arm external rotation, release, maximum internal rotation, and follow-through