I couldn't agree more. I've told her something very similar, the motion should feel different and that is the point of the drill. Getting her to embrace the approach is another matter. :)
Thanks for the insight into what your DD went through. It does sound like our kids had a similar diagnosis. Our Dr. recommended 6 weeks of rest which she did, but she still reports intermittent mild pain, mostly throwing overhand rather than pitching. It would seem we didn't take enough time...
I hadn't really noticed a change in her foot angle so thanks for pointing that out. I can see where small changes there could alter the rest of the movement. I'll start paying attention to that during our practices.
First of all, thank you to everyone who has provided feedback, this forum is such a wonderful resource to help us navigate what is a difficult softball journey, especially for pitchers. Like most have said, I believe a combination of patterns has resulted in what we're seeing in the videos. Her...
Thank you very much for the replies and I agree with the feedback. The difficulty she seems to be having is feeling the difference between a slightly flexed arm from 9 to 6 vs. not flexed. I've tried quite a few tricks to get her to "feel" it, but it hasn't happened yet. IMO, she has always not...
Hi all, apologies for the long post, but I thought the history/details would be helpful.
I've been an avid reader of this forum for several years and have always enjoyed the willingness of so many of you to offer advice/feedback, it's wonderful to see. My daughter has been struggling with what...