Pitching and Pitchers Discussion Pitching Question

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The back foot is just touching the ground enough to satisfy a rule requirement.

I'll take a stab at an answer and say that she only needs to keep the back foot on the ground enough to satisfy the requirement that it stays down until the ball is released.

I stated the same thing earlier. ;&

 

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Dana, I see you picked this up from Bill also I posted the paper on a light drag earlier on this post, because my dd had the issue of not getting the foot down. . . Roger this was given to me as another way to break her of dragging it so hard. I will cut and paste the response.

A pitcher I worked with looked like she was plowing a field with her back foot. We had a hard time getting that back foot to glide instead of drag. She would watch video of herself so she knew what she was doing but still had a hard time changing. One thing I had her try was to pitch bare footed on carpet and when she drug her rear foot she would get a bit of rug burn which gave her instant feedback on how hard she drug that foot. She learned quickly the feel of letting the side of the toe glide lightly across the top of the carpet and then the dirt of the pitcher circle.

 

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As this is Veteran's Day and applies here as well--it was constantly "taught" to us in the Marines that 90 degree locked knees are very, very bad. The "yellow boots" are at 45 degrees, and that is how you properly stand at attention. 90 is bad because when you lock that joint, it is much more susceptible to injury. I finished my knee off running to first and locking it out to try to touch the bag. 2 surgeries later.....

 

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As this is Veteran's Day and applies here as well--it was constantly "taught" to us in the Marines that 90 degree locked knees are very, very bad. The "yellow boots" are at 45 degrees, and that is how you properly stand at attention. 90 is bad because when you lock that joint, it is much more susceptible to injury. I finished my knee off running to first and locking it out to try to touch the bag. 2 surgeries later.....

Nobody mentioned 90 degrees with a locked knee. The knees are always bent. Sorry to hear of your injuries though, and Thank You for your service to our country, sir.

 

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Didn't McHugh use to be with the Racers and was let go?

The city cut our budget by a third and so they could not afford the "Director of Clinics" as well as our marketing guy anymore. And I chose to not come back coaching/playing. I was with the Racers for 6 years and it was time for me to move on.

Anything else concerning me, please feel free to ask

 

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Sorry to hear that. Seems like everyone is cutting budgets and letting people go. Just read what was in the paper and they never have the whole story.

Anyway Good Luck.

 

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Right Handed and the tear starts just left of the tip and then proceeds down the entire inside of the shoe.

This kid has awesome technique!

 

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This kid has awesome technique!

Thanks Punchout, but I know she is losing a couple MPH with such a hard drag. We are going to work on the carpet with no socks in a couple of weeks. I dont want to rug burn the big toe while she has back to back tournaments coming up.

 

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I have video, who wants to analyze? pm me your email address and I'll send them over. I dont know how to upload on here, lol!
Thanks,

Roger

 

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45-degrees. A 90-degree angle will have an open hip thus losing additional power from the hips when executing the pitch because the hip has already opened prior to the pitch. and the 90-degree angle might make the pitcher have the tendency to bend the knee forward when pitching.

Softball Pitching

 

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I uploaded a front and rear view of a couple of pitches for review, if you see what I see is wrong please let me know and please give ideas for a solution. Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPNrFM7kOac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KLWz4xSXSE

 

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45 is best in my opinion.
What I tell girls is 90 locks the hip and can force the hip to turn opposite, almost turning thier "backside" to target. Also it puts alot of strain on the knee, add metal spikes to that and you could have a serious injury.
Straight on, they never get their hips turned out and they will either hit their hip behind, pitch around the hip or alter the windmill making a lasso motion.

 

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rdelawder~From my vantage point, she is popping up on her toes instead of staying down and driving through the pitch. She has that hard kick with the back leg, then falls off to what appears to be outside the lines of the pitcher's rubber. I'm not a pitching coach, but you could try to get her to have a longer leap to bleed off that extra energy that the back leg is taking with that kick. I have placed a glove in the way of my dd's landing spot to get her to drive the back leg. Maybe try the "drag the paper" trick mentioned in this post earlier to keep the back leg down. It looks like she's got it together for the most part though. She's definitely putting everything into each pitch.

 

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I know this doesn't address the angle of the stride foot, but she appears to "nose forward" somewhat with her plant foot landing, giving up some resistance gained from the landing. Without a side view, it's hard to tell exactly where her balance point is throughout her motion. That balance point has a lot to do with how heavy she is on her drag foot. She appears to be a natural "drop baller".

 

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I posted a side view on the thread called "Pitcher Needs Help" and she is a natural drop baller and her ball has great movement, now if it would just move into the strike zone a little more often and allow her to set up pitches instead of always pitching from behind. I'd like to see her throw more drop balls during her game pitched on Saturday.