Precision isn’t an accident; it’s a byproduct of intentional quarterback mechanics training. Today, we’re stepping into the lab for a film breakdown for quarterbacks featuring one of our dedicated athletes, Braiden.

When it comes to quarterback performance improvement, the difference between a touchdown and a turnover is often measured in inches—specifically the placement of a foot or the angle of an elbow. At QB Fleet, our quarterback development programs combine old-school discipline with modern psychology in sports to ensure every rep counts.

The Anatomy of the Throw: Rotational Power

One of the most common hurdles in youth quarterback training and even high school quarterback coaching is the premature opening of the front foot.

• The Observation: In the film, Braiden’s lead foot opens immediately toward the target.
• The Fix: To maximize quarterback development, we want to keep that front foot closed just a fraction longer. This builds “coiling” tension, allowing for greater rotational power.
• The Goal: More velocity with less strain on the arm—essential for NFL quarterback preparation.

Correcting the “Push” Motion

We also took a look at Braiden’s elbow path. Many young athletes fall into a “pushing” motion, which causes the ball to “die” or lose its arc before reaching the receiver.

“We want the elbow to rise. I’m not talking about the outdated linear motion of the past, but a natural lift that creates the proper trajectory.” — TJ Fleeton, PhD Quarterback Coach

By refining these quarterback mechanics, we transform a standard throw into an elite strike. This is the heart of everyday QB training.

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Watch the Video

Video Transcript:
What's good guys?
TJ Fleeton here, your favorite quarterback, mentor, and coach here.
So one of the things I want to look at today is pretty much critiquing mechanics and things
of that nature.
So if you're a quarterback in the area of a quarterback that you're interested in some
kind of training services, by all means, send me your video and I'll critique it the best
way I can.
So right now here, I have my guy here, B, Brayden, and we're just going to be looking
a little bit at his mechanics here.
So let's pause it, something I noticed at the beginning already.
So right there.
So I'm going to rewind it a little bit back so that you guys can see what I'm seeing here.
So at the beginning, that toe, his foot is already kind of staggered.
So his feet are already staggered.
So the thing that I noticed off the top whenever he did throw this ball is his foot immediately
opened up and pointed at my target.
Now, every quarterback coach is going to be different.
So keep that in mind.
But one of the things that prevents us from using more rotational power in our throws is
when we immediately open up that front foot.
If you look at his front foot, his, uh, yeah, his front foot, his left foot, it immediately
opens up.
I mean, I really do appreciate how square he gets to his target pretty quickly, but I do think that we can keep that front foot closed a little bit longer to be able to build a little bit more rotational power.
So that was one thing that I saw.
I think his throwing motion looks pretty sharp.
He does a good job of keeping the ball pretty much pointed down.
That's something that we've been working pretty heavy on.
Okay.
Okay.
The last thing I want, I really want him to take note of in this is making sure that his elbow rises a little bit in his throws.
You see, as elbow goes kind of like.
It goes up and then it goes straight, like almost kind of like a pushing motion.
We don't necessarily want to push, push the ball.
We don't want to be here and then go straight there.
We always want to have our elbow kind of like rise a little bit.
I'm not telling everybody to get to like that, that linear kind of throwing motion.
Obviously, that's kind of outdated and it's kind of honestly, no one kind of throws like that anymore.
But we want to kind of have a little bit of rise in our elbow a little bit.
So making sure that we throw this ball with a little bit more arch to prevent that ball from like dying on us.
So if you guys want more videos to be critiqued like this, like, like my page, follow me, message me, anything.
All right.