Pitching and Pitchers Discussion Pitch Speed?

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I don't understand the problem everyone is having catching the drop. Just do what I do, go pick it up after it stops rolling.

 

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A peel drop very well may be as fast as a fast ball . An over the top drop will be somewhat slower than a fast ball. The reason the over the top is slower is the lack of a true wrist snap.
I think some people are mistaken thinking any ten or 11 year old is throwing in the 50`s.

then put a gun on the Lasers No1, Nitro's No. 1, and a couple others that I personally know of. Just saying... it's real and happening. Not every single pitch but most are at 50. Not saying 55 either. Meeegggaaa difference.

 

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I don't understand the problem everyone is having catching the drop. Just do what I do, go pick it up after it stops rolling.

Priceless!

 

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Punch, I personally witnessed a few 10's throwing over 50 mph. Not saying they did it all the time. I know the Classics, Hawks, Laser Red, Inferno and I believe a couple other teams had girls throwing over 50 mph last year. There were several girls in 11u that threw over 50 mph as well. Doesn't mean a whole lot unless you have movement and accuracy to go with it, but they're out there.

 

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interesting

 

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Throwing 50 in practice is a whole lot different than throwing 50 in a game. One of the parents on dd's team was bragging about one of the pitchers being clocked at 50 at 10u. Well I've since caught this girl and can tell you she's not throwing 50 at 12u. She's a very good pitcher, very good, but just not at 50 yet. At 10u & 12u for the most part pitch speeds vary from pitch to pitch. The girls I've clocked vary as much as 7 or 8 mph just with the fastball. I think more often than not, someone clocks a 50 mph pitch, which may be one out of ten and all of a sudden that girl's throwing 50, when the reality is she's a mid to upper forty pitcher.

 

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A fun little drill that will help a pitcher's intensity.

Warm up thoroughly (VERY important!)
Throw 3 fastballs from the pitching rubber
Turn and take 3 paces backwards towards 2nd base
Throw 3 fastballs
Again, turn and take 3 more paces towards center field
Throw 3 fastballs

Continue moving back towards (and into) center field until the pitch no longer reaches the catcher, or your form completely falls apart. Accuracy isn't all that important for this drill, but GOOD FORM and intensity is.

We did this as a regular routine at the end of each outside session. It did wonders for "speeding everything up".

If your 10 year old is getting her pitches to home plate from a high school center field, she's no doubt throwing in the 50's.

 

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All good feedback. My DD will be 11 at the end of January. I rarely bring the radar gun out but have the past couple of sessions just out of curiousity. Her "drop" hits 39 mph pretty consistently. When she throws her fastball it hits 42-43. I agree with whoever said it earlier...I am not looking for speed but consistency in getting it in/around the zone. She's coming along nicely and she had a great season this year.

Here's to 2010!

 

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IMHO she is right on track. Practice, practice, practice. Practice the change-up it's more important right now than any breaking pitch.

 

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50mph @ 10U while not the norm, it's not all that unheard of.

 

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A fun little drill that will help a pitcher's intensity.

Warm up thoroughly (VERY important!)
Throw 3 fastballs from the pitching rubber
Turn and take 3 paces backwards towards 2nd base
Throw 3 fastballs
Again, turn and take 3 more paces towards center field
Throw 3 fastballs

Continue moving back towards (and into) center field until the pitch no longer reaches the catcher, or your form completely falls apart. Accuracy isn't all that important for this drill, but GOOD FORM and intensity is.

We did this as a regular routine at the end of each outside session. It did wonders for "speeding everything up".

If your 10 year old is getting her pitches to home plate from a high school center field, she's no doubt throwing in the 50's.

This is a great drill, but I would bet there is no 10 year old that can get it to home plate from center field (I mean on the fly, not rolling in), I dout they could get it there from 2nd base.

 

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A fun little drill that will help a pitcher's intensity.

Warm up thoroughly (VERY important!)
Throw 3 fastballs from the pitching rubber
Turn and take 3 paces backwards towards 2nd base
Throw 3 fastballs
Again, turn and take 3 more paces towards center field
Throw 3 fastballs

Continue moving back towards (and into) center field until the pitch no longer reaches the catcher, or your form completely falls apart. Accuracy isn't all that important for this drill, but GOOD FORM and intensity is.

We did this as a regular routine at the end of each outside session. It did wonders for "speeding everything up".

If your 10 year old is getting her pitches to home plate from a high school center field, she's no doubt throwing in the 50's.

Great drill. We used this often when my DD transitioned from 10U to 12U. Still use it now when we have room. Never more than 10 pitches though and didn't do it from "set", always did it as a walk through.

 

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A fun little drill that will help a pitcher's intensity.

Warm up thoroughly (VERY important!)
Throw 3 fastballs from the pitching rubber
Turn and take 3 paces backwards towards 2nd base
Throw 3 fastballs
Again, turn and take 3 more paces towards center field
Throw 3 fastballs

Continue moving back towards (and into) center field until the pitch no longer reaches the catcher, or your form completely falls apart. Accuracy isn't all that important for this drill, but GOOD FORM and intensity is.

We did this as a regular routine at the end of each outside session. It did wonders for "speeding everything up".

If your 10 year old is getting her pitches to home plate from a high school center field, she's no doubt throwing in the 50's.

Great drill. We used this often when my DD transitioned from 10U to 12U. Still use it now when we have room. Never more than 10 pitches though and didn't do it from "set", always did it as a walk through.

This is a great drill, but I would bet there is no 10 year old that can get it to home plate from center field (I mean on the fly, not rolling in), I dout they could get it there from 2nd base.

I agree on center field without it being ridiculous if at all. From 2nd base, possibly. I'll give this a try with our 2 girls that throw pretty hard. One avg 50-51 in August 8 pitches in a row (not on my gun) in a game. They both will probably find this to be alot of fun. I loved seeing the drill when first mentioned as long as it doesn't lead to some type of injury.

 

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Les, You will be surprised how far back they will be able to go. They will end up in the outfield. Great drill though.

 

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Les, You will be surprised how far back they will be able to go. They will end up in the outfield. Great drill though.

At 18u they will be able to throw it to home from over the center field fence.....lol

 

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At 18u they will be able to throw it to home from over the center field fence.....lol

I have heard of older kids going all the way back to the fence (200 ft). My daughter is a 12 yr old, and we haven't made it that far yet.

 

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I have heard of older kids going all the way back to the fence (200 ft). My daughter is a 12 yr old, and we haven't made it that far yet.

Jenny Finch would not be able to throw it to home plate from 200 feet. She could roll it in, but not on the fly.

 

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Jenny Finch would not be able to throw it to home plate from 200 feet. She could roll it in, but not on the fly.

Thats kinda funny, but it is so true. The pitcher on my gold team has been clocked at around 65 and she does this long toss drill, I think the farthest she has ever got was maybe 140-160 feet before she couldnt get it over the plate on the fly. She could roll it in though.....

 

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LOL, yeah.. not gonna go from center field right off the bat. DD is 2nd year 12U and pretty strong. She can go starting about 5 ft behind second - launches at 2nd. I stand upright behind the plate.

 

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when my 14u was 10 she could throw between 49 to 51 during an entire game.

And when our HS pitcher would help her she had her pitching from one end line of the boys basketball floor to the other.

after she got warmed up the pitch never got above about 9' from one end to the other.

this was a great drill for strength and to teach her line of force, we still use it today