- Jan 25, 2011
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My dd doesn't do a backswing and like I said Hillhouse himself doesn't say you can't and Java likes the backswing, but after reading most of Java's post, I can't see him changing a pitcher if they don't. If my dd and I ever do run into Java, I would let him work with my dd and show her what he likes and have her try it. What would it hurt, maybe he would see something. Maybe 58 could turn into 60?You don't need a backswing and if the pitcher does not, she should not be forced to do one for a drill or by the PC due to timing difference and often, load difference. The showcase I went to--the top pitcher gunned at 58--no backswing, no load on the back foot, no overlap. I'd leave her alone as the college coaches were fussing over her.
Is this the part of the instruction where the PC forces the pitcher to take the style he or she espouses, per JJ thread? OR is it OK because it goes with the board's general view that pitchers should have backswings. Just asking.