I have an 11u daughter and we are working the drop...The problem is she KEEPS dropping her back shoulder rearward...throwing up hill....ive tried pitvhing slow and close...If anyone has a drill or drills to fix this...Lord please help me!!! I dont know why she wont stop this.
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- Jul 17, 2012
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Have her work into the drop. Start by literally throwing the ball into the ground 5 feet in front of her..... she can't do that with a negative lean. Then 15 feet, then 20 feet, etc. until you get to pitching distance. As soon as she loses the positive angle.... go back. Another tip.... focus on the right heel (RHP) ... make sure she's elevating that right heel up and over the big toe. That will give her back hip a some lift...also lifting the back shoulder.
When is heel to be up
Ropes...i tried the drill myself and i can still throw the ball extremly short with dipping my rear shoulder...i hope she can visualize this...feel it and im hoping this drill will put her in a better poistion. Im bummed that its not impossible to throw short and drop the shoulder...lol. fingers crossed. Thanks again!
I like to get on a baseball mound and literally throw down hill when working on the drop...
- Jul 4, 2012
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Tell her to lower the front shoulder. It may register better than raise the back one.
