Watch as Coach Miguel Mercado explains and a catcher demonstrates this weighted wrist drill. Catchers can become pocket-dependent, and the wrist can collapse, forcing the catcher to try to bring the ball back. The wrist weight helps eliminate the catcher being pocket-dependent. Once the weight is off, the process becomes more natural for the catcher.
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