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    Increased Velosity a result of Timing, Need Some Mechanical Advice!!

    I can start blaming a lot of things bad hs coaches, bad fields, favoritism & an enviroment created to propagate self doubt but I can see some issues mechanically and whether they were created from the before mentioned she still needs some work. So I am looking for a basic answer, does she need...
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    Increased Velosity a result of Timing, Need Some Mechanical Advice!!

    DD is pitching high school varsity but over the last month has lost her confidence/mechanics. Cruising/game speed is down by about 3-5 MPH and based on how the batters are hitting the ball the movement and rotation are down as well. Her last speed and spin assessment was about 2.5 months ago...
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    Speed isn't everything

    Our 18Gold team has a range of pitching talent. Our HS Senior starter has good speed, great control, with great movement and averages 9 strikeouts per game against high quality 18U/18 Gold teams. The second starter (a HS Freshman) has good speed, good control, and good movement and had the...
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    pitching confidence

    Bill very sound information and good advise for parents looking for a team and coach for thier DD. On another note did you post you DD's piching workout on another sight recently? If it was you, I thought it was a great high level workout for a pitcher. I went back and couldn't find it but if...
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    Pitching around the hip

    My next statement is not to offen anyone and is just anobservation but it seems to me that both of these pitchers shoulders and hips are the same width and seem to allow them to close earlier and the hip to not interfere with the hand passing "by/through" prior to release. Again not a scientific...
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    pitching confidence

    BBK I completely agree with you on confidence, not your DD's but a coach confidence with your DD. Our coach last season was the same, applying un-needed pressure on the mound when there is enough already. We didn't switch teams because of this issue but moved up a couple div and the non yelling...
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    odd spin with internal rotation

    As I have mentioned before I'm not real technical when it comes to pitching but getting better with the help of the experts here. So now seeing the "gears" and mentally picturing how a pitch should look I'm going to thow a couple of questions out there, maybe have been asked before but I...
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    As a follow up to the original post I want to report that I had a chance to sit with the pitching coach that we were considering for the change to and while I was impressed with his understanding and knowledge of pitching/mechanics I could see that for the time being it wasn't going to work for...
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    Sluggers, I do laugh at myself but its usually drowned out by my wife and DD laughing louder. Thank you for all of the info and advise. From your daughter credentials you have some experience at the highest level. From my short amount of time on here I am quite humbled to realize I don't know...
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    O.K. Sluggers you caught me the mid 60's is the "Daddy Bragging" max, she is most consistent at 61-62 for her best pitches, drop & screw. As for mastering breaking pitches (as best you can for two years experience) I would say drop and screw. If you would ask me "pitching dad" how many...
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    O.K. last one and I'll wait for some answers. I look at what I write and it makes sense to me but I read it and I actually don't make sense. Before release she pulls her hips to about 45-50 degrees and then the hand passes through, release, then the hips complete the close.
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    O BTW she pitches more like the girl from Japan, hip closes before hand. DD has a freakish ability to bend her arm backwards at the elbow, don't know if that means anything but could lend to her talent.
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    I really appreciate the responses and by no means are we rushing into this, hence this thread and the request for opinions on the different pitching styles. If my DD is to make the change it will be because she is not as affective at this level as she would like to be and she buys into the need...
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    Open vs Closed Pitching Style

    DD has been pitching for two years, is 14 years old and is moving up to 18 Gold this fall (yes she has natural talent, yes I know only (12) 18Gold teams in SO CA, this is one of them) she has been successful with a closed style for her short career but we are considering a pitching coaching...

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