Where can I find the "Crossfire Drill"

jdavitsky said:

She is 11. She used to come over top of the ball. Since she learned the flip change, now she is rolling her wrist and or shoulder and the ball seems to be released with her hand position in more of a horseshoe with her thumb at the top. Velocity has gone down. She knows what the issue is but I think the muscle memory takes over. I will put a clip up that shows this as soon as I can.

Cheers,

Jason

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CoachScott said:

Yes, A video clip will help and you'll get some very good advice from the cream of the crop here. I don't consider myself there yet but a fellow can dream, .

I having a hard time picturing over the top of the ball, like turning a doorknob maybe to get to the flip change? The horseshoe grip you explained possibly sounds like she IRing early and could be from practicing the flip change. I don't use the flip change as when my student try it has a backspin (RB like) to it and normally comes across the plate as a meatball. When I have them work on the change-up I make sure they throw FB as well, This helps them differentiate between the two pitches.

Scott

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jdavitsky said:

Here is a clip...not sure the video angle is great but this is in the garage at -20C...Any feedback would be great...I'm not sure her elbow is tight enough to her body.


[video=youtube_share;Mo5vwaS-mME]http://youtu.be/Mo5vwaS-mME[/video]

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Out in Left Field said:

But Cat does not throw a FB in games and neither does Lawrie (I think that is her?). Lawrie looks like she is throwing a rise and if it is bullet spin she should fix that. Don't care if they are famous or not.

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JJsqueeze said:

How do you know that? You don't think that she throws a heater on the corner on a 3-2 count occasionally? I have a few games of her on DVR and I watch them occasionally, lots of drop/rise/curve but also pitches that do not look like they curve or rise and go pretty straight and fast like a corkscrew fastball.

And as for the bullet spin riseball, you should actually catch a few of your pitcher's "riseballs", most of the "riseballs" out there are actually bullet spin fastballs similar to what you see in the clip a few posts back of Lawrie. Girls that really have good riseball spin are few and far between.

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FrozenRope said:

You just always find more and more ways to make yourself less and less credible to the members of this board...old and new. That's a true talent.

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knightsb said:

Cat Osterman describes her fastball.



[video=youtube_share;wrlnVaT18_o]http://youtu.be/wrlnVaT18_o[/video]

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4 girl's dad said:

Be careful what you say about the Ole Coach. She start PMing you and and will have moderators PMing you as well for calling her out on the board. Ask me how I know....


Knights, you need to be careful too, posting truths like this...

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knightsb said:

4GD, I know. I've already had my hands slapped along with several posts deleted. I've found it helps if you look at OLIF as a source of comedy versus a source of meaningful information.

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javasource said:

OP,

Focus on pronation of the forearm during release... and a release off the rear leg. Follow-through palm down... ending in frenchman's kiss position.

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