Getting your legs involved gives you more power and, in turn, more distance and velocity on your throws. Instead of simply stepping and throwing, quarterbacks can take a skip or hop into their throw, which allows for more momentum and power. This is done by simply bringing the feet together at the end of the drop and hopping forward with the nonthrowing foot first as you release the ball. Move the ball down to a lower throwing position and then work the ball back up as you release it.
The proper release point for the football is high and near the ear, but by bringing the ball down or starting lower, you can build momentum and get extra yardage on your passes. The quarterback's body is now in position. With this step, the quarterback's entire body begins to point at the spot where he wants to deliver the ball.
At this moment, his lead foot and hips are aimed at the target. At the same time that the quarterback steps with his lead foot, he releases his nonpassing hand from the ball and brings his passing hand back, bending the elbow on his passing arm figure 2. The ball is above his shoulder pads and slightly behind his helmet. When the quarterback begins to deliver the pass, his hips and shoulders move toward the target, ahead of his passing arm and hand figure 2.
An accurate passer who passes with touch and velocity always begins the passing movement with his entire body, not just his arm. The quarterback needs to understand that arm speed and ball velocity result from using his entire body to make the throw. As the quarterback's body moves forward toward the passing area, his shoulder, passing arm, and hand also begin to move forward figure 2.
His elbow is bent, and he holds the ball high. The quarterback finally allows his passing arm to come forward as he delivers the pass. As the passing arm comes forward, the quarterback's lower arm passes over and in front of his elbow.
The hand and the ball extend forward, and the ball comes out of his hand in a tight spiral. When the quarterback releases the ball, he points his hand and fully extended passing arm directly at the passing target. After the release, the passing hand rotates to the inside and the palm of the passing hand finishes the passing motion turned down to face the ground figure 2. Quarterbacks need to practice throwing to make it one smooth motion.
At the moment of release, every part of the quarterback's body should point directly at the passing target. A solid throwing base is the foundation of an accurate passer. This starts with a 3-, 5-, or sometimes 7-step drop and must end in a balanced stance ready to throw without a hitch step if the route dictates.
Feet should be shoulder width apart and perpendicular to the target so that the quarterback is looking over his non-throwing shoulder at his target. The step to the target determines how the hips and shoulders will open and the angle of trajectory. Over striding leads to over throws and under striding puts the ball in the dirt. A proper step to the target should be 6 inches and slightly to the left of the intended target for a right-handed quarterback.
After the step to the target, the hips should open square as the weight transfers from the back foot to the front foot. As you might expect, quarterbacks have to throw the ball hard, but you might be surprised by how hard they throw. There are some interesting stories about how quarterbacks throw, including one about former quarterback and current Broncos executive John Elway.
But he started impressing people with his throwing ability as soon as he was a redshirt freshman at Stanford. College teammate Rod Gilmore recalls Elway impressing his teammates with his throwing ability.
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