@ArmWhip But would you agree that there still is no "wrist snap" (extension/flexion) in that cricket video? It's the forearm pronating and more or less the shoulder being the axis of the centripetal force creating the velocity.
Edit: I meant to say that Ken B's statement is spot on I think.
I consider a wrist snap an extension of the wrist to flexion. Some people may have different definitions. The whole point of IR is that the wrist is stable (not necessarily tense) and the ball gets let out right after IR hopefully...
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A lot of my kids throw the same one with bullet spin titled down. I encourage a faster spin rate usually by cueing them to relax the thumb or feel the fingers roll up the side of the ball.
I'm not talking speed. I'm just talking spin rate.
If you are trying to throw a turn over do you grip it on the 2 seam or 4 seam to create 4 seam rotation? After you answer that when she throws it right which way does the ball actually spin seam orientation wise. Meaning does it spin 6-12 with a 2 seam orientation or 4 seam orientation. An...
Sorry late to the thread. Besides all the nice cues that everyone provided here sometimes it's in the process. When I start my kids the start at 5' getting the spin right and relaying the spin they are seeing to me. Then when the are at 80% perfection with it they can move back to 10' and...
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I agree with Ken. The drill I think is intended to create some hip to shoulder separation. Not saying I completely agree with it. It goes along the beliefs that the hip should lead the shoulder slightly before release which also creates brush. As Pauly's 4d motion stats will tell you that...
I agree with Tony. Arm is too straight. Her posture is not helping but as her inner bicep comes into her body the elbow should be more bent keeping the hand away from the body. If she IR's too quickly then her hand leads instead of the elbow.
Since this site always has inquiries as to where you can find I/R instructors this was a list that was started. It's editable so please add yourself if you don't teach hello elbow or wrist flips. That is as basic of a criteria as we made the list not all instructors call it I/R or they may...
Whether IR is easier or not depends on where the kid starts from. There are kids who are already naturally doing it and kids who are not. If they are not, it's harder for sure.
Tincher: doesn't explain in detail what happens from 9:00 on (or keeps it a secret) and just says that's the elbow...
I have one. I've used it on occasion as a different cue with a kid who I had trouble explaining or seeing other ways. I rarely use it to full pitch just some spins. It was a good visual. Not all kids are going to put in the time to really read spin or to stay focused on it. So I like that...
I think you need to look a little upstream as to why her posture and arm are doing what they are doing. I'd bet if you could fix the legs more the arm will fall in line more. The last couple frames of the pitch wouldn't pull up for me for some reason.
Most likely your 12-6 fastball axis has a slight tilt where you side the right side of the ball. Making it more 7-1. I get dyslexic with the numbers but I also am trying to be consistent with the pitchtracker ball I use. They refer to it as 6:00 =(6-12 or 12-6 however you want to view it) or...