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He looks more like Edwin Moses than a pitcher.View attachment 28554
Ohio Bombers pitcher from Saturday's World championship. Compare this to Barnhill! lol.
That is an awesome photo. Is this what we should expect to see shortly in the lady's game? Is that the first leap or his crow hop? This photo will make some pitching coaches sick to their stomach.View attachment 28554
Ohio Bombers pitcher from Saturday's World championship. Compare this to Barnhill! lol.
How many current female pitchers could pitch like that? A lot of them have a hard time fielding a bunt. Heck I pulled two muscles just looking at it..That is an awesome photo. Is this what we should expect to see shortly in the lady's game? Is that the first leap or his crow hop? This photo will make some pitching coaches sick to their stomach.
One interesting thing will be in pitching coaches. Unless you were a male pitcher in fastpitch softball, you probably didn't leap, jump or crow hop very much. Even Barnhill's jump is mild compared to men's pitchers. So, nevermind the male pitching coaches who weren't pitchers themselves, how will a female pitching coach who pitched but didn't leap, be able to teach it? Or, will it become a non-teach thing and kids will just monkey see-monkey do with what they see other's doing? My guess is that's what'll happen. Kids imitate their hero's. Many kids will try to jump like Bahl but not have a coach who can help them do this a bit more safely, if there is a thing as jumping safely for 12-15 years of a kid's career.
As soon as one female pitcher does this technique and is effective, every fanatical bucket dad/mom will be signing their DD for lessons in track hurdles and karate to supplement the pitching lessons.How many current female pitchers could pitch like that? A lot of them have a hard time fielding a bunt. Heck I pulled two muscles just looking at it..
and for many of them they will be wasting their money..Like I said before in another thread, look at how that guy is built..looks like a SSAs soon as one female pitcher does this technique and is effective, every fanatical bucket dad/mom will be signing their DD for lessons in track hurdles and karate to supplement the pitching lessons.
You're right, there's a marketing opportunity here for some kind of video or something but I think I'll wait to see how it all plays out first. It is entirely possible that pitchers will be called illegal because they are crow hopping and not leaping. I'd say a lot of this is in a holding pattern right now until we see how it all plays out. Personally I don't think this will become a major issue for a few years, this current crop of pitchers in the 14u-college ages should probably stick with their current mechanics instead of trying to reinvent themselves.Bill, from your own questions you posted above. You should be one of the few positioned to provide knowledge in this changing landscape. Sounds like time for a new Video download or some other marketable product.
Just so we are all clear on the new high school pitching rule.Just curious if anyone is teaching leaping? Is Kelly Barnhill's or Jordy Bahl's style going to be the prototype? Who will be the next Amanda Scarborough of Youtube slow motion fastpitch perfection? Is the men's pitching game our best example now of what we will see in future years as we now dance between the question of what is a replant?