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Rear leg is acting like an anchor and sucking away speed. Not much push and then it is just along for the ride.

lhowser said:

Good video and a lot of good things BUT the rear video reveals what I spoke about. The space between the arm and side and the lead. Compare to many pitchers from the same view in model pitchers. I think that's a big deal.

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I agree !!! It's on the ASAP list Thx !!! I've been told that she's getting too closed (BM rentition of the term)

riseball said:

Rear leg is acting like an anchor and sucking away speed. Not much push and then it is just along for the ride.

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Thx just noticed...Nothing...no push ...no nothing from that back leg !!! Thx

The mat combo looks like it works well. I like lhowser's advice and would suggest spending some time in the Drive thread. I'd also like to see a slight rearward lean from plant through release. She tends to fold some going into release. A couple tweaks and her consistency and speed are going to make some major strides

I believe you'll find that JS addresses this somewhat differently in the Drive thread, but I see your DD driving with maybe too much emphasis to get open, rather than to drive forward. I like the cue of driving hard to the target with the backs of the hands and stride toe. I also like the thought of driving squarely towards the target with the hips/shoulders, but letting the arm circle open up the torso naturally. Compare these shots for an example:


Notice how the hips, shoulders and stride toe seem to be driving to the target vs trying to get open?

Ken B said:

~ I see your DD driving with maybe too much emphasis to get open, rather than to drive forward. I like the cue of driving hard to the target with the backs of the hands and stride toe. I also like the thought of driving squarely towards the target with the hips/shoulders, but letting the arm circle open up the torso naturally.

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BINGO !!! Thx Ken

Ken B said:

I believe you'll find that JS addresses this somewhat differently in the Drive thread, but I see your DD driving with maybe too much emphasis to get open, rather than to drive forward. I like the cue of driving hard to the target with the backs of the hands and stride toe. I also like the thought of driving squarely towards the target with the hips/shoulders, but letting the arm circle open up the torso naturally. Compare these shots for an example:
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Notice how the hips, shoulders and stride toe seem to be driving to the target vs trying to get open?

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Ken, This is a VERY GOOD post!!! I think doing what you have described gets a much better drive out than too much focus on popping open. If you get an explosive drive out, things will automatically pop open. For me, I think there is a lot of pitching velocity that can be gained though the things you've mentioned. I think there is a loss of velocity when that stride foot lands at greater than a 45-degree angle (nearer a perpendicular-to-the-target landing), which I see as more common in pitchers who pop open too early. For me, I would prefer the land foot to be nearer 30 degrees (a bit more pointed toward the target and perpendicular to the target) and first contact point of the land foot nearer the front third of the foot, but understand that there are variations that should be allowed for each pitcher.

I believe popping open too early reduces the explosiveness of the drive.

I believe popping open too early reduces the explosiveness of the drive.

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While I prefer the mechanic as I described, folks like Mowatt, Osterman and Nevins have demonstrated that an emphasis on getting open can be a possible (although illegal) advantage.

Spartans21 said:

Don't ever let your pitcher wear a fluorescent yellow shirt either! Boy that was a long/scary hour...

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Yeah, and it seems all of those d@#n tournament shirts are high optic yellow!! Obviously they've never had to catch a pitcher throwing heat.