Pitching and Pitchers Discussion Pitching Instructor needed in central ohio

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looking for a pitching instructor in central ohio who would like to help with junk pitches and will not interfere with mechanics all that much. if anyone knows a good pitching instructor, let me kno.

 

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Jimmy Yates at All Stars at the Continent. I do not know if he has the openings but...you should calll to see if he hss the opening. That is my Rcommendation. I am sure some others will chime in here to second my recommendation- bu t you really should call.

 

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What age group is the student?

 

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What if the mechanics she has are the reason she doesn't have good 'junk pitches'? You don't want the mechanics to be bothered but those can be the cause of the problem.

 

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Emily Halpin : Located in Delaware, Oh. I don't have her address and # with me, but she works with many girls. My DD goes to Hillhouse and Emily. She works from 10U up to high school age. You couildn't ask for a nicer person to work with you DD.

 

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sftballfam89,

Please do let the posters here get to you. ?Your question was very good and I understand exactly what you mean about not interferring with her mechanics that much. ? As you expressed you did not want to change her basic mechanics but only change what is necessary to throw and make the junk pitches work. ?

I know some very well known instructors that want to do exactly what you are not wanting to happen (Changing her entire mechanics). ? So I understand perefectly what you are saying even if some other don't. ?

Anyway, where are you located in Central Ohio ? ?I may know of someone in your area or recommend someone that may be in your area soon. ?

Once again a very good question and I think it is what this board should be about not trying to make issues out of everything someone writes. ?

Good luck and have a great day. ?

PS. ?If you prefer you can send me a PM, so as not to read all the extra posts that are of no help. ?Understandably many of the people on here get bored without the travel teams playing and traveling so they do need something to do and keep occupied in the softball world. ?So they read and post many things since they have the extra time and need a softball fix. ?

 

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The DD is 15 and has been pitching for 3 years straight. we've had two pitching coaches and a highschool coach work with her and also many camps, and everyone wants to change her mechanics once she feels confortable with her motion. We live in Fairfield County near Lancaster. People have already refered Katie Maynard, but our HS coach says he doesn't want us to go there. We're going to the Lancaster Gales Classic to get evaluated by Hillhouse, so we'll see what he says.

 

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I don't believe in "putting all the eggs in one basket", especially when it comes to pitching coaches. How do you know if you're really getting the most out of the learning experience? Even if you swear by a particular coach you've had since the beginning, you owe it to your DD to check out other styles of teaching. Pitching coaches tend to be VERY set in their ways. Quite a few INSIST you do it their way or else. But notice the difference in styles of all the elite college pitchers. They are ALL DIFFERENT in their mechanics, yet they have achieved an elite level of pitching. There's no argument that there are absolutes, but there are more variables than absolutes.

Your DD's personality may be entirely different than the next girl. You have to find a coach that is not only knowledgeable, but also "speaks your DD's language". And that may be completely different from student to student. My DD just happened to do better with female instructors that had played the game. Your DD may understand a male instructor better. My advice is to take a lesson or two from several different instructors, then decide. Nothing stops you from being in control of your own education!

 

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I deleted an earlier - less positive - post.

However, I think the point is still valid that pitching coaches - by definition - are there to analyze all aspects of a pitcher's ability - not to just glue on a few junk pitches.

You will hear almost as many opinions as people you visit. I am sure that Mr. Hillhouse will tell you that his way will be the best, and who I am to disagree. Most pitching coaches will do that.

Here's the point though. There are a few standards that I think by which you can judge all pitching coaches.

Do you like them and feel like they listen to you and hear your concerns? Are they able to give you rational and reasonable explanations of the things they will ask you to do (or tell you not to do yet?)

Over time, are you showing progress? Is the progress in the area that they were working on and that they predicted would get better?

Can they talk about what will happen over a period of time?

My DD is 13, and has had lessons for 4 1/2 years. She throws 4 pitches - fastball, change, drop, and curveball. We play with lots of other pitches, but her pitching coach makes it clear that the rest of those pitches come later. Some take years to master. But the later pitches (screwball, drop curve, rise curve, rise ball, knuckleball) build on the basic pitches she continues to master. This makes sense to me.

You might not be able to throw a good knuckleball unless you have a good _______________. (Fill in the blank, pitching coaches!)

So try different people, but it is the consistent following of one philosophy that will show improvement over time, in my opinion. If the progress stops, or if it stops making sense, it is time to move on.