New-found Speed and Accuracy

Doug Romrell said:

I'm really excited for this pitcher. She has some new-found velocity and accuracy and I attribute it to several things. First I'll mention what we are stilling working on... She has always struggled with getting tall (notice she still has a heavy drag foot). Also, I don't like how bent that glove arm is when the glove is up. Yes Doug, drag foot looks rolled over too far and may be precluding some power. I agree the glove arm looks way too bent and the glove slap to the middle of the thigh might result in a little loss of power.

I really like the arm-whip and brush interference. No, she isn't smacking her hip. After pitching practice, you can hardly even tell she's touched that forearm on anything. I agree, the throwing arm looks nice and relaxed with an excellent whip. Front side resistance looks really good too, from what I can see off the clip.

I really like the release timing this action gives her.
I also like how she's improving with her landing, though there is still a lot of improvement in that regard.What's wrong with the landing? I don't see it in the clip. Nice 45 degree front foot plant, good front resistance, yes?

I like her release, but she needs to let the energy completely release through to the target. She's throwing hard, but I see more velocity there with just a few tweaks.

What's also interesting is how her confidence grows as she all these things are coming together.

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JJsqueeze said:

aside from the alligator front arm and the weird drag foot orientation I think she looks great. Looks like the power from that foot plant and resistance is getting into her arm at exactly the right time to really whip it.

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weird drag foot orientation

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SoAZDad said:

Congrats to her!

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Jojo said:

This is very similar to my DD's foot drag, it wasn't quite as pronounced as this pitcher. But it was hell on her ringers, digging a hole in that side of the shoe.
I can say we spent tons of time trying to fix and finally gave up.

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Jojo said:

This is very similar to my DD's foot drag, it wasn't quite as pronounced as this pitcher. But it was hell on her ringers, digging a hole in that side of the shoe.
I can say we spent tons of time trying to fix and finally gave up.

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Doug Romrell said:

I think the key is to focus on landing taller. Strengthening the torso would go a long way in this regard. She's working on that.

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