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  1. Hillhouse

    Rothrock's Grip

    Tell her to exaggerate her follow through across the body more. This will require her to whip her elbow more. And the more the elbow truly whips, the wrist is unable to turn to create bullet spin. If the elbow, wrist and fingers all snap in order during the pitch, there's not much chance...
  2. Hillhouse

    Rothrock's Grip

    I've never seen her pitch, nor do I know anything about her pitch grips. But, bullet spin usually doesn't have anything to do with someone's grip. It's about turning the wrist at the release, and that can happen on any pitch with any grip. Bullet spin is most common with riseballs because...
  3. Hillhouse

    Mound improvements between innings.

    Fair enough. As always, I appreciate your answer(s) to my question(s). You are my "go to" for umpire related questions.
  4. Hillhouse

    Mound improvements between innings.

    I don't know about this one. I think it's a stretch to compare a kid getting hurt by a batted ball vs. field conditions. I do NOT disagree that it would open a big can of worms. And let me be clear, I'm not advocating for a lawsuit of any kind against anyone. We have too many frivolous...
  5. Hillhouse

    Placement of foot in front of the rubber

    I understand what you're saying but, this is countless pitchers threw in international competitions putting the heel in front, toe behind. The goal is to get as much width between the feet as possible, the rubber is 6" wide so putting heel/toe on the rubber gives the pitcher the full 6"...
  6. Hillhouse

    Mound improvements between innings.

    That's awesome RAD. I don't think anyone could question your love and passion for the game, it's nice when you're able to display it for others to see and hopefully those people you talked with shared the story with others and more people start helping out the way you did. That said, where...
  7. Hillhouse

    Mound improvements between innings.

    I completely understand. I've played in games/tournaments where some rules had to be modified in order to get the game completed, i.e. pitching from the side of the rubber due to a trench having been dug that nobody fixed and rain creating an actual puddle in said trench. I would "assume"...
  8. Hillhouse

    Mound improvements between innings.

    Interesting. While I know you were saying this with tongue firmly planted into your cheek as you wrote all that legal mumbo jumbo. LOL. I better catch up on the Law & Order episodes on TV to know if what you wrote will hold up in court. :) You make a fair point, particularly in the last...
  9. Hillhouse

    Mound improvements between innings.

    I don't wanna hijack this thread but, I really wanna ask @The Man In Blue a question, something I've always wondered. No, it's not whether the hands are part of the bat or not. lol Umpires are responsible for the safety of the players, right? I mean, if there is a rain storm, it...
  10. Hillhouse

    Leaping? Or replanting?

    No, it shouldn't. Runner still has to wait for the ball to leave the pitcher's hands. In an effort to curb pitchers crow hopping, there was a season in the early 2000's where an experiment was tried allowing the runners to leave as soon as the pitcher started the forward motion. This...
  11. Hillhouse

    Leaping? Or replanting?

    This guy is an international hall of fame pitcher with some records in the World tournament that may never be broken. I don't think he really does a lot of "instructing" but, he is the USA Men's program "pitching coach". He's got 3-4 videos on YouTube. In the videos he reverses the...
  12. Hillhouse

    Placement of foot in front of the rubber

    The start being described (placing the heel at the front of the rubber, and back toes against the back edge of it) was mainly used during the era of when pitchers had to start with 2 feet in contact with the pitching rubber. That rule went out 5 years ago. In 2024, I can't think of a...
  13. Hillhouse

    College has some

    Hmmm, interesting. You may be right. When this NAIA coach told me that all the players were on a full scholarship, it never occurred to me to ask whether that was full athletic or not. I do know that NAIA has a lot less rules than NCAA, which allows someone like me to throw BP. They...
  14. Hillhouse

    College has some

    I can't believe it got all the way to page 4 before anyone mentioned NIL. The can be, and is becoming, the reason kids pick the school they do. Even the D1, P5 football coaches are famously speaking out regarding it's effect on the game. While softball NIL's don't compete with football...
  15. Hillhouse

    Thanks DFP Pitching Posters

    I cannot believe "www.houseofpitching.com" is not in your list of favorites. Wow, I mean WOW. lol. I'm kidding. My site has been down for a while, I hope to have it up in late spring or early summer.
  16. Hillhouse

    Daughter is an "International " player 🇮🇱

    So, I have mentioned this before and on different platforms.... read to the end for a "did you know?" segment. lol First, I'm happy for the people who've posted about their kid getting to play internationally. It's a pretty cool thing! Every country does it differently but, almost all...
  17. Hillhouse

    Spin rate and Velocity

    I always felt like I was a better overall pitcher, movement on the ball and even a better change up, when I pitched internationally. Internationally meant I had to keep 2 feet on the rubber and wasn't allowed to crow hop. That took my velocity down with the more restrictive rules. However...
  18. Hillhouse

    Thanks DFP Pitching Posters

    There's all kinds of post college playing opportunities if someone wants. Almost every country in Europe welcomes international players. While some countries are more advanced in softball than others, opportunities are abound. Keeping in mind, the European season is the same summer...
  19. Hillhouse

    Leaping? Or replanting?

    Fascinating. I never knew women were more prone to these kinds of injuries. Do a lot of female basketball, volleyball players have this problem with the ACL, there's certainly a lot of jumping in those games.
  20. Hillhouse

    Leaping? Or replanting?

    Small correction but important distinction: I didn't win the game. The Seattle team beat the Toronto team. Sorry, I know what you're saying and I know I'm splitting hairs. But, I just never individualize myself like that. There's a group on Facebook called "Those were the days" which...

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