ER Drive Leg

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JJsqueeze

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I understand the difference brotherman. That is why I said that when it has a replant that it is a crow hop. If you look at a pitcher like Nevins you will see that she is not leaping, she is actually crow hopping or as some like to call it "skipping".
 
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Sorry, I'm a little confused I guess. Every one of those looks like a replant to me, some more obvious than others. They all look like weight is coming down on the drive foot first.
 
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I understand the difference brotherman. That is why I said that when it has a replant that it is a crow hop. If you look at a pitcher like Nevins you will see that she is not leaping, she is actually crow hopping or as some like to call it "skipping".

Sorry, I didn't mean to insinuate you didn't. The ERing of the drive leg to me is essential to a crow hop. I am suspicious, as BuckeyeGuy points out, of the drive foot bearing weight before the stridefoot makes contact with the ground.
 
Jun 23, 2013
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If the drive foot's forward momentum comes to a "stop" before the stride foot lands, that is a replant by definition. And you can't replant without bearing weight. It IS an advantage.

This is NOT the same thing as the toe breaking contact with the ground. Replanters gain a definite advantage, whereas I do not believe there is any advantage to leaping WITHOUT a replant.

This is all IMHO. I'm sure my buddy Riseball will disagree with me. At least we agree on politics. ;)
 
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May 30, 2013
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a big Tell of a hop vs leap is that kick of the drive foot in a direction behind the pitcher at/after release. surely has a lot to do with how that ER leg dissipates the force naturally. pretty consistient amongst all the vid examples posted in this thread so far.
 
Apr 22, 2012
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The ones posted do look like replants but there are others that do something similar but without bearing weight.

As a pitcher, you can control how much weight, or down thrust you put on your replant. example: Try placing your palm flat on a wall, simulate your foot and drag your hand smoothly along the wall, now apply, a slight but very brief downward pressure while you keep your hand moving. You can have pressure variations to your replant. Some pitchers apply more or less pressure than other pitchers.
 

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