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BigSkyHi

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Looking good kiddo. Way to work you two (y).

My 1st impression is you may be getting core closed a little too soon. Comparing with the Yukiko Ueno starting at .18 and 1:06, I see the Skylar glove elbow has worked farther back to her hip than Yukiko.

- Yukiko Ueno
 
Apr 17, 2019
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Okay, we're picking nits here. She looks good. Any challenges to work through? Location? Speed? Movement?
Sky may be on to something, but I'd like to see a front or back shot also.
 

BigSkyHi

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Okay, we're picking nits here. She looks good. Any challenges to work through? Location? Speed? Movement?
Sky may be on to something, but I'd like to see a front or back shot also.
She does look very good!

Have noticed in some other pitchers that when the glove elbow goes back to the side rather than down the upper body tends to rotate around that elbow. Hope that make some sort of sense. Sometimes I don't talk so good.
 
She is increasing speed about 2mph/year Just reached 54. The faster it goes the more it moves. Lately the faster it goes the less she hits her spots. when she is missing it’s usually towards down the middle. So we only work the edges. I will try to get a behind the pitcher and plate shot today. As for the glove closing the shoulders early thank you I don’t like it because as a dad I want her glove staying more forward and tucked at a better defensive position. She was also hitting her spot better.
 
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Definitely do a check from behind....I'm not about to suggest anything since she doesn't seem to have any of the common or normal issues she is definitely in the fine tuning stages. Only reason for the behind shot is it looks like she drifts slightly to the left of the power line but I cant tell. She should really be working with a pitching coach for learning pitches. Even if the couch is a hello elbow coach...just let them know you want to focus on pitches as you feel she has a good base....if they want to start messing with her mechanics you should have a good idea about what makes sense you can even come back and ask us here and if it's off base you can just move on to the next coach but I think it would help.
 

BigSkyHi

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This coach discusses accuracy.

- Balswick Fastpitch - Video 1

- Balswick Fastpitch - Video 3
 

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