I just want to take a minute to "potentially" give props to Bill and his expertise. We played in a tournament this past weekend and the pitcher we went up against made us look like we had never picked up a bat in our lifetime. I have to say that we are a really good team and we hit the ball extremely well. I am not saying we are PGF caliber yet but we have played and beat some teams that placed high in the SoCal PGF tournaments this past summer.
My DD has been fortunate enough to take a lesson from Bill a few years back. Bill got us started on the "right" way to pitch and was the first person to make sense to us. Truth is, the whole hide the ball on the back swing, like rocking a baby, wasn't for us (maybe a mistake looking back). It was uncomfortable for my DD and truthfully I felt it took away a touch of velocity. Just my opinion and I am probably wrong.
Anyway, the pitcher, who I cannot confirm is a Hillhouse student or not pitches just like Bill teaches. I am 99.9 percent positive she takes from Bill but I don't know for sure. I just know how Bill teaches and I have never seen anyone else cradle the ball like she did that wasn't a student of Bill's.
BUT what I have never seen is a girl that made a team look so silly. This girl had B+ velocity and maybe even A- for 16U. I wish I could tell how fast she threw but I don't know. She definitely was on the higher end but not the fastest we have seen this fall. BUT, our girls could never pick up the ball once it was released. It was absolutely amazing IMO. They could not seem to find it and BOOM it was gone. I have to hand it to Bill, even if this wasn't his student, the whole keeping the ball in the glove until the end truly pays off. I hadn't seen it in person and in an upper level pitcher with my naked eye and it really was something that I had never seen before.
Just to finish up the long story.....My DD told me that all the players were coming in the dugout saying she really doesn't throw that fast to the other batters. Yet, the next batter and then the next didn't just strike out but looked just plain silly doing it. I love our team but this girl and her mechanics were amazing to see.
I am a believer and wish I could share my experience in video for everyone to see.
My DD has been fortunate enough to take a lesson from Bill a few years back. Bill got us started on the "right" way to pitch and was the first person to make sense to us. Truth is, the whole hide the ball on the back swing, like rocking a baby, wasn't for us (maybe a mistake looking back). It was uncomfortable for my DD and truthfully I felt it took away a touch of velocity. Just my opinion and I am probably wrong.
Anyway, the pitcher, who I cannot confirm is a Hillhouse student or not pitches just like Bill teaches. I am 99.9 percent positive she takes from Bill but I don't know for sure. I just know how Bill teaches and I have never seen anyone else cradle the ball like she did that wasn't a student of Bill's.
BUT what I have never seen is a girl that made a team look so silly. This girl had B+ velocity and maybe even A- for 16U. I wish I could tell how fast she threw but I don't know. She definitely was on the higher end but not the fastest we have seen this fall. BUT, our girls could never pick up the ball once it was released. It was absolutely amazing IMO. They could not seem to find it and BOOM it was gone. I have to hand it to Bill, even if this wasn't his student, the whole keeping the ball in the glove until the end truly pays off. I hadn't seen it in person and in an upper level pitcher with my naked eye and it really was something that I had never seen before.
Just to finish up the long story.....My DD told me that all the players were coming in the dugout saying she really doesn't throw that fast to the other batters. Yet, the next batter and then the next didn't just strike out but looked just plain silly doing it. I love our team but this girl and her mechanics were amazing to see.
I am a believer and wish I could share my experience in video for everyone to see.