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    JV or Varsity?

    When did parents & players decide what was best for school teams? If she stays on JV, she’ll never catch up to the players who have advanced to varsity.
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    I'm building an indoor facility and need a pitching coach!

    Doug Gillis would be a great prospect, I’m not sure if he has a systematic approach to specifically teach IR. He’s had many successful student who without being taught sound mechanics would not have performed at the highest levels. With that said..if you were to ask DG to describe how to teach...
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    ER Drive Leg

    To better understand the various pitching techniques, I taught myself, to either pitch legally, with a pivot/crowhop or by leaping. imo, & by far... I gained the most advantage as a pivot/crowhopper. 1. Increased throwing speed 2. Improved rpm 3. Improved perceived speed
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    ER Drive Leg

    As a pitcher, you can control how much weight, or down thrust you put on your replant. example: Try placing your palm flat on a wall, simulate your foot and drag your hand smoothly along the wall, now apply, a slight but very brief downward pressure while you keep your hand moving. You can have...
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    Tennessee coaches unhappy with California pitcher's shoe flap

    I agree with Riseball….”as being very unusual” when I was much younger, I would fool around with various striding techniques. I taught myself to stride and drag/replanting and landing 18” outside the 8’ circle. My pivot foot would never lose contact with the ground. Realizing that the act of...
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    Tennessee coaches unhappy with California pitcher's shoe flap

    While everyone is paying attention to the "toe flap" she is delivering the pitch outside of the stride lanes, however...she is still well within the 8' circle.
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    Tennessee coaches unhappy with California pitcher's shoe flap

    I guess that would be a good question for the experts...with that said, imo...any attempts to produce exaggerated leaps or hops would produce negative or have undesirable pitch results. Other than curling, I can’t think of any sport where a required dragging of the foot would prove to be...
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    Tennessee coaches unhappy with California pitcher's shoe flap

    imo….maintaining ground contact with the drag foot is a recipe for potential, hip, back, injuries. We’ve come to expect our pitchers to explode off the rubber while keeping their drag foot anchored to the ground. Instead of umpires trying to enforce, crow hop, leaping or other pivot...
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    Diagnosing Lean towards 3rd

    imo...she looks to drag too much on the ankle....causes the hips to over rotate open and develop an inbalance which pulls her arm and body towards her right side which are trying to seek balance. Have her try dragging on top of her big toe, with the goal of trying to achieve a top toe drag. A...
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    Arm Whip and Brush Interference

    Loved the dirt/lawn & barefeet..those were the days!
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    H.S Pitcher Critique

    Thank you for your advice! Yes..she was working on a drop. She has benefitted greatly by the information shared on this forum. Boardmember, Javasource, Rick Pauly, Ken B and many others who regularly take time to educate the masses!
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    H.S Pitcher Critique

    <iframe style='height: 315px; width: 560px; border: 0;' src='http://www.coachseye.com/hmdQ/e'></iframe> I may be at a lost on how to post from Coaches Eye!
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    H.S Pitcher Critique

    experts please critique arm body sync with added attention given towards what percentage of maximum arm whip you believe she maybe achieving. Yes...she is positioned in front of the rubber (it gives her a more relaxed mind set) http://www.coachseye.com/hmdQ
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    IR--one more time

    ok...Steve, you win! You've crossed the line 1st! Originally, by engaging Boardmember, you were able to inspire some great material. Now, it's rather obvious that you've taken it to a whole new level. I for one have found this forum beneficial and Boardmember has been one of most...
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