Fastpitch softball pitching: understanding the back side of the circle

Ken Krause · Apr 27, 2018

I can’t believe we’re still having this discussion in 2018 (as I write this, for those of you finding it in the future as you ride along in your self-driving, flying cars) but it’s amazing to me how many players, parents, team coaches, and yes, even pitching coaches, don’t understand what the arm throwing arm […]

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cvsoftball · Apr 28, 2018

What I am now seeing a lot of, Ken, is a hybrid motion. Everything is the same as IR except pitchers are being taught to keep the elbow straight from 9 to 6, with no HE follow through. I have also noticed the legs are being ignored. It works at the lower and mid levels, but if they don't have tight control at varsity level, it doesn't work well.

Ken Krause · Apr 29, 2018

cvsoftball said:
What I am now seeing a lot of, Ken, is a hybrid motion. Everything is the same as IR except pitchers are being taught to keep the elbow straight from 9 to 6, with no HE follow through. I have also noticed the legs are being ignored. It works at the lower and mid levels, but if they don't have tight control at varsity level, it doesn't work well.

Well, I guess it's a start. At least they've figured out part of it. Still, they're ignoring the most important part!

cvsoftball · Apr 30, 2018

my post should have read 12 to 6, no elbow bend. it used to be called windmilling.

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