Pitching is a game of angles. But the one we don't often think about is the angle from the top of the mound to home plate. The pitching mound sits just shy of a foot (10") above the rest of the playing field. Making the throwing motion a downward movement. We've all heard pitching cues from coaches to "throw downhill" but how exactly should we think through that? And how can we do that without having to think about it every pitch? The answer, we believe lies in two places