- Jan 11, 2015
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33 great point about the glide, a real advantage for the pitcher. With all the technical stuff being said, i think over-striding has more to do with he distance between the drive leg and stride leg and less to do with the overall distance achieved. If the relationship between the feet get too far, the pitcher looses the ability to contract the muscles forcefully and bringing the legs together. If there is enough momentum created the legs will still come together. If there is not enough, the pitcher will pause in the middle of stride and do a 1/4 squat closing the distance between the knees so the muscles can fire and pull the legs together. You can see this with younger pitchers that will pause in the middle of the stride and their head will go down then up and then the stride finishes.
Nail on the head. Try to pitch and be accurate from the splits or something there of. Can it be done sure but is there more to be gained in a different position. What is an athletic position in almost everything we teach. Actuall distance may very a little from person to person, but that position is .... feet about the same distance as the shoulders. My daughter though trys to keep her back knee with her shoulders and hip instead of the feet because you have to drag. And in her case toe verticle down slightly behind her knee at an angle on the drag foot and leg. Hope I didnt get long winded in these three posts as a tried to answer all the quistions at once so it made sense. Prob. didnt.
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