Thank you! Her dad is 6’6”, so I want to make sure she’s learning right. I would like to see her pick up some speed though.
I switched my own daughter over when she was a freshman or sophomore. I wish I had known earlier. She’s playing in college but not as a pitcher.
I absolutely soak up every suggestion. I’ve learned so much on here over the years and even more from Pauly and Java at a pitching camp I took my own daughter to several years ago. She’s in college now and I’m trying to help young ones learn IR.
Emails with schedules are important, but I'm not sure how many emails get read that simply introduce and offer interest. I agree that camps are best, but the girls' competitive coaches need to be calling ahead. That's where your comp coaches become really important. My daughter is a freshman...
Just be careful! My daughter started hitting her forearm as well when she was a freshman in HS. She ended up with a stress fracture in the ulna bone and was in and out of pitching for the next couple of years. Luckily, it didn't keep her from fully recovering and playing first and outfield.
I saw the clip of her during the WCWS. She said it's her riseball grip and her curveball grip. She said for the rise, it helps her get under. She said she palms it for an off speed rise. My daughter came home from the Indiana clinic and tried it. Her revs literally went up 10 immediately...
Good luck if you can find one. We used Paige Parker, but she's at OU now. We don't use anyone in the Kansas City area. We do virtual lessons. Someone might exist but not to my knowledge.
DD is first year 16 but can still play 14s (and will at PGF Nationals). She's a lefty and her curve was her bread and butter for 1-2 years but can also get hit hard by older, stronger hitters. Her rise is probably her best pitch now. We are working hard on two realistic levels. Her screw is...
Java's Red Cord workout is the hardest core workout my 15 year old has ever had. In fact, my 17 year old basketball player (son) refuses to do it because it's too hard -- even knowing it would increase his vertical. It's because only one of my three kids is in what Java calls his 10%.
It's...