What I have noticed about Rochard’s rise is that it actually appears to “float” up when it reaches the better - making it appear to be coming in a little slower. This is what I’ve noticed when pitchers throw the rise with as close to correct spin as possible. The bullet spin rise appears to just go diagonally upwards (and faster) instead of that late “float” at the end of the pitch.
Fouts was mostly pure bullet spin, she did throw a couple of top/bullet "drops". But I will also add that the camera angle/view might distort things a little.
Maybe..but you take away a pitch and that gives hitters one less thing to worry about. We saw it when the umpires took away the low strike from Plain in the second game against OU in the Super Regionals and pretty much rendered her drop useless. Fouts is better than Plain though so who knows..She doesn’t need it. She used pinpoint location and dominant speed to mow down one of the best teams in the country.
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Maybe..but you take away a pitch and that gives hitters one less thing to worry about. We saw it when the umpires took away the low strike from Plain in the second game against OU in the Super Regionals and pretty much rendered her drop useless. Fouts is better than Plain though so who knows..
Yeah I think I misinterpreted (actually more like misread) your comment, sorry. I thought you were saying that if they took away her riseball it wouldn't matter. It might not matter enough to make a huge difference but anything that makes it easier for the hitter (and taking away an effective pitch does this)That’s what makes Fouts so good. She doesn’t need the ump to call a low strike so she can throw a drop, or an outside strike so she can mix in a curve. High, low, outside... it was all trajectory with bullet spin. And her control was so good (no walks), that she could adjust her spots to accommodate the zone.
Would a ball even have time to break over 35 feet at 73 mph? We need an expert in aerodynamics
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I would think spin rate will need to be astronomical.