I have no, opinion. He asked, I will make a comment in post that it is HE. Thanks.
Below encourages HE mechanics.
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(I am not sure why video not popping up but t drill link above)
Drills should only be used sparingly to fix a specific issue or to introduce a new concept. The problem with most drills is that they do not replicate what happens in the actual pitching motion. The classic example of this is the wrist flick. A warmup routine is just that, a routine used to prepare yourself to pitch at full speed. Start with the core and work outwards to the extremities. My DD would start with the typical running, stretches, etc. and then move into long toss. By the the time she finished long toss she was more or less warmed up. Her core was warm and her arm was loose and relaxed. At that point she would go to the bull pen, do some walk throughs and then go to full motion to get her pitches working. Only then if she was having an issue with a pitch would she actually get close to the catcher and isolate on the release to fix an issue with the spin of a pitch.
My pitchers own their warmups. They can do whatever they want. The only catch is that whatever they do better have an actual purpose and they need to be able to articulate the why.
When you say "Long toss" do you mean overhand?
When you say "Long toss" do you mean overhand?
It's not. I don't see why anyone would think it is. For example, if one girl needs to warm up her change and it's not working but the other has the change going but is not doing well with the screwball...the two warm ups are going to be completely different. .02
No, underhand while focusing on a fast arm. Jake would throw riseballs with a high loft, every practice and every game. Pretty much the norm with SEC programs.