My DD is a 12u pitcher and we are just getting started with this pitch. We have focused on her drop/fastball and her change up. Her pitching coach was having her mess with some different grips and pitches to see what direction we wanted to head next in learning a new pitch to see if anything came natural. She kind of accidentally started throwing what the coach called a rise ball and it wasn’t really what I expected. We were using a device to measure spin and she was getting a good 6–12 rotation and averages in the 1200 rpm.
The thing I am unsure of is the pitch was significantly slower than her “fastball” and it felt like it just floated in place at times when I was trying to catch it. I kind of always assumed the rise ball would be a fast pitch. Is speed likely to come later? Or can it work as an effective off speed pitch when she gets good rotation on the ball? I am a little hesitant for her to throw an off speed pitch that could stay high in the strike zone. But I admit it seems pretty deceptive when I catch it.
Any thoughts on this are appreciated. Has anyone DD had success with a slow rise ball? Thanks
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The thing I am unsure of is the pitch was significantly slower than her “fastball” and it felt like it just floated in place at times when I was trying to catch it. I kind of always assumed the rise ball would be a fast pitch. Is speed likely to come later? Or can it work as an effective off speed pitch when she gets good rotation on the ball? I am a little hesitant for her to throw an off speed pitch that could stay high in the strike zone. But I admit it seems pretty deceptive when I catch it.
Any thoughts on this are appreciated. Has anyone DD had success with a slow rise ball? Thanks
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