"A good change up is an effective change up". I agree but I want to know more and I have questions and ideas that I don't hear people discussing. I have seen many different pitchers throw a lot of different change ups but there is 1 girl that throws a change up better than all the rest. (When she is executing properly) Makes me question if there is an "Elite" change up that few know or teach. This pitcher throws her change up with fastball arm speed and wrist snap. It is a bottom change.
She doesn't keep her arm fast to make it look like a fast ball, she has to have it fast to make it work properly. The ball comes out hard and about 2/3 of the way to the plate you can see it start to slow and die....BACKSPIN. Since we all know what spin does to a ball with curves, drops, etc., why are change ups not discussed and taught with rpm's of backspin as a focus point? A slow pitch is an occasionally good change up but a pitch that slows mid flight and drops is a killer. The pitching coach this girl goes to hasn't even picked up on the difference of her change vs everyone else he teaches. He teaches my dd as well. What do you guys think about this? Is a regular fast arm slow pitch "good enough" for a change up or is what I have described here a more "elite" change up that we should be pushing for? Has anyone else seen change ups that do this?
She doesn't keep her arm fast to make it look like a fast ball, she has to have it fast to make it work properly. The ball comes out hard and about 2/3 of the way to the plate you can see it start to slow and die....BACKSPIN. Since we all know what spin does to a ball with curves, drops, etc., why are change ups not discussed and taught with rpm's of backspin as a focus point? A slow pitch is an occasionally good change up but a pitch that slows mid flight and drops is a killer. The pitching coach this girl goes to hasn't even picked up on the difference of her change vs everyone else he teaches. He teaches my dd as well. What do you guys think about this? Is a regular fast arm slow pitch "good enough" for a change up or is what I have described here a more "elite" change up that we should be pushing for? Has anyone else seen change ups that do this?