I don’t know…her back swing looks fine. The reason her arm is so straight later is because of the observed push that happens just after 12 o’clock. Leading with a pushing hand straightens the arm (unless you have a SUPER flexible shoulder/pec connection), while leading with the elbow, and a...
I've seen excerpts of this video posted on other threads. I thought I'd call attention to different portions and offer my "translation", though I do not speak a lick of Japanese. (Except for those words I recognize from my years training in Aikido) ;)
The "pitching instruction" begins here...
Ken, nothing at all from preventing them from getting their palm up at 9 o'clock (which would be at about the apex of external rotation). Mowatt appears to always be palm away at the top. She then quickly turns her palm and pulls from there. I'm not sure I'd want to test my shoulder throwing...
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I'm no softball veteran, but I'm still not buying it. As an example: of my limited exposure through the last four years of rec ball with two DDs, I have seen only two instances of I/R happening naturally. Neither of them were my DDs. On my youngest's team, we made sure all had...
So, I wrote, "nearly straight". I believe that is the same as a "slight bend in the elbow". My point was that it appears to me that she's missing out on the mobility at her elbow and is using too much shoulder.
Hal, I'm confused. To which post are you referring? From where have you...
It doesn't appear that she's pitching around her hip. However, my amateur analysis reveals that she switches from leading with her elbow, to pushing and leading with her hand at 12:00. She manages to still get a decent whip (I/R) at release. What she's doing apparently isn't uncommon, as I've...
Not Becca, but apparently another coach at Power Line. Looking at this video on overhand throwing mechanics, it looks like standard parroted drills without regard to understanding what is really happening with the mechanics.
LOL, I just tell me DD she needs taller catchers.
From what I saw, yes...sort of. I just got a new computer and don't have all of my software updated on the new system, so I can't offer the nifty breakdown that BoardMember would offer. I'm also using you as a guinea pig to try on my beginner's...
Boomers,
IMO you've got a talented DD. She also appears to be a hard worker. A potent combination!
Are you using "TimeFreeze" or "SloPro" for the iPhone? You may have already figured this out, but the frame interpolation (rendering frames that do not exist between actual frames), for the...