We have been trying to get rid of my daughters glove slap for about 3 months now. Most times now she doesn't slap but every now and then it comes back. What has worked for other people to get rid of glove slap?
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Is a glove slap an absolute no-no? Aren't there bigger fish to fry in pitching mechanics? A clip of it would help.
- Jun 16, 2015
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I'm curious as to input on this one. Seems like my DD is the only one in our area who *doesn't* slap her glove. Are we doing it wrong?
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Mine does it too. We've tried to get her to stop but we do have much bigger fish to fry right now. We're focusing on brush interference at the moment since her bad mechanics in that area are giving her tennis elbow. Following though.
Her PC says when she slaps she has a habit of getting to rotational in her delivery. Gonna try to get some video of that on here probably after the weekend. PC last lesson said to try a double arm swing same thing sometimes she slaps sometimes she won't. We also have been working on drive mechanics during lessons. The glove slap I don't know how important it is or isn't to do but that is one of her PC's pet peeves and we belive in her PC.
No your not doing it wrong according to my daughter's PC. When my daughter first was learning to "pitch" from a local guy before we knew better the glove slap was supposed to be for timing of when to release. She converted to BI so glove slap doesn't make sense and her PC says it gets her rotational in her delivery.
We worked on BI first too. Now on to drive mechanics but she is trying so hard to get rid of that slap as well.
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Dad, Husband....legend
Tell him this girl slaps her thigh...then tell him he needs to log on and say hi once in a while
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rznrQ1cmClA[/video]
there are some differences between what the big boys teach. I see daylight between what Hillhouse, Rick, Rich, Java, BM teach. But the common points are far more numerous. These common points are what has made them all tops in their craft. Glove slap/swim/backswing/brush amount are some of these daylight areas. since this board has folks that kind of look to all of them, folks that are direct students, folks that are sort of apprentices to some of them, you will get mixed feedback on these points. I for one am encouraging a glove slap in my DD, but for a different reason.
My point is...yes there is a point...saying "my dds coach is a Rich Balswick, and Rich Balswick says..." (Like the old EF Hutton commercials) Is OK, it lets people know that the glove slap instruction is founded in a reason and not just another case of a random PC working on something just because they don't like it. And it will temper the feedback you get.
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rznrQ1cmClA[/video]
there are some differences between what the big boys teach. I see daylight between what Hillhouse, Rick, Rich, Java, BM teach. But the common points are far more numerous. These common points are what has made them all tops in their craft. Glove slap/swim/backswing/brush amount are some of these daylight areas. since this board has folks that kind of look to all of them, folks that are direct students, folks that are sort of apprentices to some of them, you will get mixed feedback on these points. I for one am encouraging a glove slap in my DD, but for a different reason.
My point is...yes there is a point...saying "my dds coach is a Rich Balswick, and Rich Balswick says..." (Like the old EF Hutton commercials) Is OK, it lets people know that the glove slap instruction is founded in a reason and not just another case of a random PC working on something just because they don't like it. And it will temper the feedback you get.
Instead of slapping you could always throw the glove out to the side away from the body. 
Name dropped once, before I understood exactly who and how good her PC is then I felt it was in bad taste. we kinda fell into him for a PC no research nothing just was told from my wife's aunt to take my daughter to him if she REALLY wanted to learn Fastpitch pitching how lucky for my daughter. He may be to busy to get on here i'll tell him though. Now I want to know why you teach your daughter glove slap? That's why why I came on to this forum to get different opinions. Once again I m new to all this and at the risk of sounding stupid what does DD stand for?
