Good Drills for Tightening the Arm Circle?

[jdavitsky]

Hi DFP'ers,

Anyone have a good drill or two to help tighten my dd's arm circle to encourage brush interference?

Cheers,

Jason

 

[Ken B]

I'd hate to suggest much without knowing what her release, posture and overall form were like. Generally, I start by cuing the kids to release as close to the pocket/thigh as they can and feel for the brush on the inner forearm. If they can do that, then their homework is to play lots of catch feeling for brush and having their partner tell them if the see a gap between the hand and thigh at release.

I also have them walk around the house, mall, school, etc. brushing. (I had a kid and mom tell me they saw me at the store and knew it was me because I was brushing while I walked!)

 

[abbygale]

If they use IR it is hard to do good glove snaps without brush. If they don't use IR, glove snaps are a waste of time.

 

[javasource]

Instead of focusing on bringing the ball into the body, have her try bringing her body into the ball. It's a posture thing.

 

[jdavitsky]

Thanks Java! You are like a pitching Jedi