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    Does the riseball add more stress

    My DD throws a two finger riseball for the last 2 years. As the season progresses both years she starts experiencing a pain along her forearm. The pain does not reach the point where she cannot pitch and she says she can deal with it. It also reduces with rest. My thought is she is...
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    HS wins first district game in 6 years

    In her first HS game, DD pitched as a freshman and with HR from older travel player the team won their first district game in 6 years. HR left a dent in a pickup truck in parking lot. Wasn't the best softball but the girls had fun. I guess this is HS softball.
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    2 finger grip

    Anyone using the 2 finger grip? Over a year ago I asked my DD to try a 2 finger grip. She doesn't have big hands so I didn't expect it to go anywhere, but we were noodling around in the winter so she tried it in some drills. At first the ball was coming out of her hand and she was wild but...
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    Hit By Pitch

    Batter crowds plate with toes on the chalk line so elbow is obviously projecting out of the batters box. We call inside pitch and DD hits her spot on the corner of the plate. Borderline and could have been called a strike or a ball but hits batters elbow. Blue predictably awards her first...
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    Crowding the plate

    We are playing 12U A/B. I'm noticing that many good batters we are facing esp power hitters are crowing the plate. Our pitchers have good control so I refused to call an outside fastball and give them what they want. So I'm calling inside pitches top and bottom of zone and inside and outside...
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    My hand hurts

    Anyone recommend a catchers mitt for a bucket dad? I have been using a Wilson outfielders glove and my hand is starting to swell up. I think its finally time to upgrade.
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    Experimenting

    Had my DD try a couple of things so far this off season with varying results. Interested in what others think about these items. Had her try a 2 finger grip. I always felt that the ball was too far down into her palm and I noticed some upper level pitchers use a 2 finger grip so she tried it...
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    IR and Bruxh in Japan

    Found this video in HD. Go to the 3:20 mark. Seems like all pitchers in Japan go to the same PC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH3chluDZa0
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    Pitching faster

    My DD is 11U or has one more year of 12U next spring but she has been pitching for over 4 years. Over the course of this time I have noticed a direct correlation to the more often she throws the faster she gets. As an example, last year she pitched for two concurrent week long tournaments so...
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    The high velocity pitching arm

    Even though this article is about baseball pitching I think most of it correlates well with fastpitch and does a good job of describing the role of the arm in a pitch. https://www.topvelocity.net/study-proves-arm-path-most-effective-for-increasing-pitching-speed/
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    Arm Sleeve

    Looking for a recommendation for an arm or elbow sleeve for pitching. Inside of DD's arm gets flush after practice or a couple of innings in a game. Its not killing her but I think it slows her down because she doesn't like it. Looking for something that has a little bit of thickness to it to...
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    Dimarini CF9 31/20 -11

    DD has been borrowing this bat from a teammate and made drastic improvements in the last couple of weeks. Anyone have one of these and would like to sell it? I am thinking about getting it used because she may grow out of it quickly. In this size its remarkable that the price of a new one...

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