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    REV FIRE-RPS 14 year old

    Hey Coach James. Thank you! I hope all is well with you too! Where should her fingers be placed through release? I always tell her to keep her fingertips behind the ball through release. When you say outside of the ball, do you mean like throwing around the ball? Thanks for your help Sent...
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    Game shape

    I am dealing with the same thing with one of my pitchers. She also starts throwing down the middle and gets tee'd off on. We got away from doing my least favorite drill (as a pitcher), but my most favorite as a coach! We call it the sprint drill. Pitcher starts on the mound, pitches to...
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    REV FIRE-RPS 14 year old

    Hello all, I just transitioned one of my pitchers from HE to IR. Speed has increased about 5 miles an hour but her RPS has gone down about four to five rotations. Anyone have an explanation for this? What RPS do college coaches for these days on each specific pitch? Thanks for your help. Drills...
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    Backdoor Curve

    Thank you. How do get it to the unconventional location though? What exactly needs to happen with your body to change the original direction of the pitch? It's hard for me to grasp bc your snapping the ball to the outside and finishing outside. How do you continue to get proper spin but...
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    Release and Spin Gifs

    I agree!!! And I keep rewinding and rewatching to see the break and different spins but I see nothing different than a corkscrew. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Backdoor Curve

    I'm also referring to a right handed pitcher throwing a curve way inside and breaking back over the inside corner for a called strike. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Backdoor Curve

    I understand your points. But is spin the only determination to this "break"? So if a pitch is "breaking" too early, tighten the spin for a later break so that the batter can identify it less? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Paige Parker-2 seam vs 4 seam rise and drop

    Actually now looking at the video, it looks like a true 4 seam rise...? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Paige Parker-2 seam vs 4 seam rise and drop

    Ken B, I was hoping you would chime on in! So bent finger would be considered a 2 seam? Do you believe in having both a 4 and a 2? Why or why not? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Backdoor Curve

    Tips on backdoor curve? Differences or changes to be made from the normal spot? Also, how do you change a "late break"? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Paige Parker-2 seam vs 4 seam rise and drop

    Hey all! In the WCWS, commentators keep discussing Paige Parkers ability to throw a 2 and 4 seam rise, and a 2 and 4 seam drop. I'd love to talk more about this and gain some insight. What are the main differences? What are the advantages of both? When to throw which? How do you throw each? I'm...
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    Back hand/flip change

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXJ9MQdsN0s You will see that she starts to turn her hand and then she changes it right back.
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    Back hand/flip change

    Ok Mr. Ken, I am trying to follow you. So, she will be releasing the ball as she would a fastball except with push and an emphasis on pressure points? This is what I first thought and then I read "brush with back of thumb" and thought, well that would mean she would have to lead with the back of...
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    Back hand/flip change

    One of my pitchers is having a really really hard time keeping her hand turned through release. She has it flipped at 9 oclock and then changes it back through release while finishing correctly. Any cue ideas or coaching tips to help her accomplish this? Thanks for your input!
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    Mental aspect of pitching

    Can you please elaborate more on this specific step by step process? Would love to hear more on it. Thanks!
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    Pitching Feedback-DeAnna

    You are referring to the glove whirl! Got it :D Thank you!
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    Pitching Feedback-DeAnna

    djcarter1966-Thank you for the cue ideas. I haven't tried that one with her yet. I have talked to her about arm bend but we have been focused on her legs mostly. Maybe it is time to start re-training her arm circle as well. Doug Romrell-I agree with all of this. I have been focused on getting...
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    Pitching Feedback-DeAnna

    Hello everyone, this is a young lady that I have been helping out. First off, we are working on ALOT! lol She was a HE leaper as you can probably tell. I know she has a lot of work to do and we are taking it one step at a time. Now, where I am stumped in helping her is her hip/core...
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    Pitching Strip Lighting

    Hello softball fanatics! I am making a pitching lane in my back yard and need a little guidance. Does anyone know what type of lighting I need to get? How many poles stationed where with how many lights on each? Wattage? Type? Also, any input on dirt/clay mix (cost efficient) would be...
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    New to the Curve

    I would much rather have a pitch that changes planes (up and down) and moves out than a pitch that stays flat on the plane. The batters can follow a pitch that is flat. But when moving up or down, they have to move with it; much more difficult. If your DD can throw a curve the moves away and...

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