Some players have a tendency to focus on possible outcomes (focusing on the runner) instead of focusing on the process (task at hand). Using a stopwatch in practice can be effective. During practice, players have to develop the ability to improve their inner clocks & at the same time, get to a...
High for show, low for dough. If they keep swinging at pitches outside the strike zone, keep using that pitch for strikes. As for a real riseball, you should be able to throw it both high for possible swing & miss or to induce pop-ups as well as low at the knees. If you can only throw it for...
Put a tennis racket in her hand. Have her try simulating the 9 o'clock drill. See how much swish she can create. Have her try it with a straight arm & without leading with the butt of the racket (palm down). No sound of any swish. Have her try to explain why the difference, why she can create...
Arm slot is determined by shoulder tilt, unless your elbow & shoulders are not properly aligned. Work on shoulder tilt & it should help with arm slot. Sometimes using a badminton/tennis racket & asking the player to hit an imaginary birdie/ball up & over an imaginary roof of a house without...
In a local slo-pitch league in our area, there are some players who are color blind and say they have trouble seeing the yellow ball when it's cloudy at around sunset.
On a 0-2 count it's time to use a setup pitch. It should contrast your out pitch or 4th pitch with regards to location. It should have either a horizontal, vertical or diagonal contrast. High/in then low/out is a diagonal contrast between a setup pitch and an out pitch. First you should know...
Palm up, palm down at contact? I have noticed that it depends on pitch location/height. Knob hand is often at a +/- 45 deg, not palm down at contact. The lower the pitch, the more towards vertical the knob hand is. In my opinion, palm up, palm down is a myth. The pitch has to be up in the zone...
With all due respect...I have a few questions and comments. What Olympic team did Dave Pearse coach may I ask? I have his books. I am well educated in what he teaches. He doesn't really understand what is needed to create arm whip. Also, he doesn't understand how the hips are involved in the...
I believe more importantly is the opposite type of wrist movement... Ulnar fexion (ulnar deviation) type of wrist movement which occurs when throwing the rise ball. It can quickly turn into a flexion movement as part of a follow-through once the ball has left the side of the pointer (index)...
I made one about 20 years ago. I had students use it to help develop a rise ball spin. One drill that seemed to be really effective was to stand along a wall with toes close to the wall. I had students perform drills similar to what Boardmember describes. Students were asked to hold the ball so...
Over the years, a number of people on this board have made reference to a "perfect rise ball spin". Just curious...what do they believe to be a perfect rise ball spin and why?
Do you believe the front bicep should be close to the torso regardless of pitch location? How is the hitter going to pull her hands in to hit the inside pitch without bending that front elbow and separating the bicep from the torso?
Situation: A runner on 1st base (R1) & a hard hit GB fielded by the 2B. R1 retreats back to 1st base for whatever reason. 2B throws to 1st base. The 1B gets the BR out then tags R1. I presume R1 is safe because the BR was call out before the tag?
I'll most likely be at Legends Way Sunday or Monday. If you see a 69 year old with a Blue Jays hat on, come and say hello. I usually take out my Pocket Radar a few times. When I see most pitchers warming up at these games, I cringe. I've been teaching IR since the 70s. This hello elbow nonsense...
Creating maximum forward momentum is not only created by pushing away from the rubber with your throwing side leg. It's also about pulling away from the rubber using an effective stride knee/foot extension sequence as part of a proper sprinter's out of the blocks approach. I'm not saying this is...
I've tried the following with a pitcher a couple of years ago and it fixed her upper body lean. I had the athlete attach a rope to a backstop or fencing in which she could throw against. Had her set up sideways to the fence with feet astride (stride foot forward) while holding on to the rope...