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How long to develop a pitcher?
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Yes that I will give you
Dang, I must have missed this thread and all the fun.
My 2 cents.
I could throw a fastball 91 in college overhand from the mound. But you sure wouldn't want me throwing a class higher than men's rec in fastpitch, and to be honest you probably wouldn't want me pitching underhand at all.
DD just turned 17 and pitches a hair over 60, but her overhand is low 50's.
My 3b girl who I've had since 10u throws 65 overhand. She just committed Monday to a smaller D1 as a fielder. She also would pitch every now and then but can only pitch about 50 at 16.
I'd have to agree with Kevin. Just because someone is athletic and can throw overhand hard, does not mean they are a candidate for learning to be a successful pitcher. It may look easy folks, but BB or FP, get out there with 100+ fans yelling.........pressure of the game......pressure of each pitch......base runners.......score.......count......teammates yelling........not everyone is cut out for pitching. It's as much or more mental, as it is physical.
My 2 cents.
I could throw a fastball 91 in college overhand from the mound. But you sure wouldn't want me throwing a class higher than men's rec in fastpitch, and to be honest you probably wouldn't want me pitching underhand at all.
DD just turned 17 and pitches a hair over 60, but her overhand is low 50's.
My 3b girl who I've had since 10u throws 65 overhand. She just committed Monday to a smaller D1 as a fielder. She also would pitch every now and then but can only pitch about 50 at 16.
I'd have to agree with Kevin. Just because someone is athletic and can throw overhand hard, does not mean they are a candidate for learning to be a successful pitcher. It may look easy folks, but BB or FP, get out there with 100+ fans yelling.........pressure of the game......pressure of each pitch......base runners.......score.......count......teammates yelling........not everyone is cut out for pitching. It's as much or more mental, as it is physical.
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Greenmonsters
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PC - You really should create a signature that references your award. It will serve both as a warning to unsuspecting noobs and as a legal disclaimer.
Bottom line for me was... Mid west D1 school??? & Good... To me that meant #2. Sluggers, what ever happened to the girl ? Is she pitching ?
I would have to create one, can't just copy & paste this one... :{))
She didn't follow through--I think it was dad's idea for her to become a pitcher. When push came to shove, she wasn't interested in putting in the time and effort into becoming a pitcher.
I'm not knocking the kid, she is a great kid and works hard at fielding and hitting. She just wasn't into pitching.
Never heard that one before.
Never heard that one before.
I figured that...thats why the answer had to be 30 day intervention, confined to a boot camp setting... Of course I would be working for the dad...think I had the closest to correct answer to get the job rolling...could never be done in the traditional way...She would have to learn the self correction mechanics, all the warm ups, and be in competition for the position. I still say it could be done. We might have to have her believe it was for a TV show, and when we were done, it could be...if you read my proposal I included movie rights. Still say I...me...PC could have done it !!!
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