Thread: Inside pitch

When I pitch to my DD normally hits the ball into left center to right center.Most of her hits are line drives or low fly balls.The distances is past the dirt of the infield landing maybe 20-30 ft in the grass.None of her hits would be over the head of a normal postioned outfielder.DD normal line drive or low fly ball single hitter.I ''try'' to throw most pitches down the middle.I notice when I happen to throw a ball inside to my RH DD she crushes the ball.The ball goes a long way.The way the ball comes off the bat is scary(I pitch from about 20-25 ft away, maybe closer).Question,why is that?Is it because on a inside pitch DD has to swing alot sooner and quicker.I would luv to get that swing on a pitch down the middle.Does that show DD bat speed on down the middle and outside pitches isn't as fast as it could be or should be?

IMO without seeing her swing; the mechanics are much better for her on the inside pitch. You want to work on your weakness and fix any holes in the swing. Make sure in the outside pitch extension is to the field she is hitting too, the bat and shoe laces should both point to the direction the ball is being hit.

The outside pitch should be allowed to get deeper about the middle of the stride and extension is to the field being hit too. Many kids try and do too much with the outside pitch, like trying to pull that pitch and end up hitting it off center with little power IMO.

I believe you are correct about her mechanics being better on the inside pitch.I need to video DD when hitting inside pitch to see what she is doing and what she is doing different on other pitches.