- May 9, 2013
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I'm having trouble with teaching my 13 DD how to improve her overhand throw. She plays middle school and low level travel ball as a pitcher/2B/OF. She's pretty athletic but thin. Her overhand throw has recently gotten much stronger but she has a couple mechanical issues that I'm having trouble communicating with her how to fix. The mechanical issues lead to some inaccurate throws normally to the left of the receiver. She kinda short arms her throws with the elbow well below her shoulder and at release her her thumb rotates up and puts quite a bit of side spin on the ball. I'm trying to get her to raise her elbow and giving cues like keeping the ball further away from her head has shown some progress. The release is a different story. She really has trouble keeping her hand behind the ball and putting true backspin on it.
It's funny as she doesn't usually have these issues when making adjustments to her I/R pitching motion.
Any good ideas on how to accurately communicate what she needs to be doing in her overhand throw (elbow higher and proper release) or the best drills to break down these motions and get them corrected?
Thanks
It's funny as she doesn't usually have these issues when making adjustments to her I/R pitching motion.
Any good ideas on how to accurately communicate what she needs to be doing in her overhand throw (elbow higher and proper release) or the best drills to break down these motions and get them corrected?
Thanks
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