I run the Team Nitro Long Island Fastpitch Org and we direct all of our players to leverage the Naviance system first and foremost. This is a system available to all students here in Long Island High Schools. This system or one like it should be available to you free of charge through your...
As a pitching instructor, I do not focus on how many pitches any one player has. Developing pitches needs to be defined by one factor and that it being able to throw a pitch 70% (7 out of 10) of the times for a strike.
We do not move on to the next pitch until you can do this on a consistent...
The Answer is not that simple, The answer is as deep as possible to get to as many balls as possible why getting the out. That being said, there are so many factors to getting the out. For example: How is the SS Arm? Range? Agressivenee? What is the type of batter, what is the situation, are you...
The reason why men can move the ball just as well at higher speeds stems from the fact that: 1. They pitch from 46 feet, so those 3 feet make a huge difference and 2. They do get higher revolutions (RPS) on their spin pitches due to their bigger hands and stronger fingers.
As for speed, I am...
The problem I have with this rule is related to the wrist not being further away from the body then the elbow. If this rule was enforced then no pitcher would be able to throw a curveball. There is always some flex in the elbow and since a pitcher is driving her elbow into her side, before...