Energy
I just posted this on another thread, but here goes again.
A pitcher with good arm whip can generate 90% of her top speed simply throwing from the 12 o'clock/"K" position----no step and throw and no leap and drag.
The real question is how to get the remaining 10% because this separates the good from the elite. The key is to generate some energy that will transfer ultimately to the fingers. My experience is that a high energy thrust from the pitching rubber (leap and drap) aids in generating that energy---especially in girls.
As Mark has pointed out---check the elite girls in college, USA Team, Pro Fastpitch, and other International Teams----I have yet to see one that uses a step method. It kind of is like "where there is smoke there is fire".
My advise is to keep it legal---there seems to be a minor ground swell of umpires with enough __________to call those that are egregious.
Rick
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