Visually, I'd say every MPH or so is noticeable, meaning if you watch a girl throwing 47 and another 49 it looks like a big difference (and it is over 40-43 feet) which leads people to thinking girls are pitching much faster than they are.
Either my Pocket Radar is inaccurate...
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Visually, I'd say every MPH or so is noticeable, meaning if you watch a girl throwing 47 and another 49 it looks like a big difference (and it is over 40-43 feet) which leads people to thinking girls are pitching much faster than they are.
Height has a little to do with it as well. When DD played 14u she was 5'3". Another pitcher on the team was 5'11". They literally threw the same speed, but you could often hear parents saying "look how fast that girl throws" when the taller kid was pitching. Always made me chuckle a little.
- Feb 6, 2017
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This. If you throw 60, you will be a college player, potentially at a high level. If only 3% of softball players play in college, and only a small fraction of those girls are pitchers, then by mere mathematics the number of girls breaking 60 is small.
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There are more girls throwing 60 now then ever before. Advances in workouts, nutrition and specialization have helped.
My DD is 15 and throws 60.. just came back from a camp in Virginia where she did it repeatedly and the coaches had her on the pocket radar. It may open doors but it's not an end all be all
Now we hear 63 is what you need to pitch high level D1.
My DD pitched in PA states in June against a Junior who was throwing 63-64. I had my pocket radar.. and she was getting scouted by one Division 2 school whos team was sub .500.
Speed is only 1 part of it. This Junior had just speed.. no change up etc
My DD is 15 and throws 60.. just came back from a camp in Virginia where she did it repeatedly and the coaches had her on the pocket radar. It may open doors but it's not an end all be all
Now we hear 63 is what you need to pitch high level D1.
My DD pitched in PA states in June against a Junior who was throwing 63-64. I had my pocket radar.. and she was getting scouted by one Division 2 school whos team was sub .500.
Speed is only 1 part of it. This Junior had just speed.. no change up etc
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Yeah, similar happened to me at tryouts but was getting 45 on my ballcoach when she said it should be 50. I tried to then hide what I was getting because she was a nice girl. But, by now she would ask on every pitch - lol. 44, 45, 43, 44. She then asked if it would be faster if I got behind the catcher instead of at the pitcher.
