I'll add my two-cents worth, my focus is on the arm. The battle cry of this forum is IR, the rotation of the forearm. The initial pivot point is the shoulder, as the arm rotates through the back (past nine o'clock) the upper arm will stabilize against the rib cage and rotate the forearm. Your DD arm never establishes a secondary (and much faster) pivot point around the elbow. I've built a clip focusing on that slight pause of the upper arm against the rib cage and mixed in a clip from your daughter for comparison. It's subtle but very important for whip.
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JJsqueeze
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That is awesome Wily. Or in your language....das ist gut....
Merrill Danner
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Wow, that is awesome, it is clearly visible when you put them side by side like that thank you so much for taking time to put that together
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Hey Merrill... You want a .gif ? The back ground looks almost 3D... 
Merrill Danner
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Hey Merrill... You want a .gif ? The back ground looks almost 3D...
That would be great and highly appreciated.
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Merrill Danner
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That is great my daughter loves it thank you
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Nice 50 cal., sorry just had to say it.
Kudos to you for taking the time and effort to help your DD maximize her potential! I am not a pitching expert, so please take everything I say with a grain of salt.
1) Have her start every pitch, even in practice by bringing her hand and glove together and pause to get her grip there. I have seen too many pitchers develop the bad habit of getting their grip before they bring their hands together, tipping their pitches or not bringing the ball and glove fully together and pausing.
2) As others have mentioned, you do not want to try to change too much at once.
3) Try to get her glove up in front of her and avoid allowing her arm to "swim" outside her body.
4) I would try to get her plant foot angled more towards home plate. Not straight at home plate, but @ 30 degrees to the right. Looks better on some pitches or camera angles.
5) For her drag leg, try to get her more on her toe, driving her drive leg foot towards the her plant leg calf. Avoid "bowling" with the drag leg. It looks better on some of the pitches vs. others.
1) Have her start every pitch, even in practice by bringing her hand and glove together and pause to get her grip there. I have seen too many pitchers develop the bad habit of getting their grip before they bring their hands together, tipping their pitches or not bringing the ball and glove fully together and pausing.
2) As others have mentioned, you do not want to try to change too much at once.
3) Try to get her glove up in front of her and avoid allowing her arm to "swim" outside her body.
4) I would try to get her plant foot angled more towards home plate. Not straight at home plate, but @ 30 degrees to the right. Looks better on some pitches or camera angles.
5) For her drag leg, try to get her more on her toe, driving her drive leg foot towards the her plant leg calf. Avoid "bowling" with the drag leg. It looks better on some of the pitches vs. others.
