Pivot Foot Advice

Classof2020 · Aug 2, 2013

I'm looking for some advice or my 11 yo DD regarding the angle of her pivot foot. When she started pitching last year her coach taught her during her premotion to lift the front of the foot so it was resting on the heal as she shifted her weight back and when she came forward to then angle the toe of her foot out at about 45 degrees as she was driving off. I am curious what the experienced on this forum think about that toe angle? I have recently heard that this could be forcing her body out of ideal alignment and contribute to the problem we are having with her toe drag being too far on the inside of her foot and not nearer the big toe. I'm pretty new to this board and I haven't seen much on this subject yet. Is there a general consensus of what is best?

Thanks in advance for your ideas

T.J. · Aug 2, 2013

http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-pitching/12501-push-off-foot.html

Not sure how to attach a link to another post...but I tried. If it didn't work do a search for "push off foot" on this site, and you will get to a thread I started a while back. It has some good info and video discussed.

Classof2020 · Aug 2, 2013

Thanks for the link T.J. lots of great information. So it does seem that we will be working on NOT pivoting the foot before the drive - which I know she is going to love me for after over a year of doing it the other way - but it will be interesting to see after some practice if that improves the entire motion and speed and hopefully if it also improves the drag without the side of her foot digging as much of a trench behind her.

humpty · Aug 2, 2013

Look at the best in the world. I see a lot of really good pitchers turn the foot a little before they push off.

nanotech14 · Aug 2, 2013

It should be straight forward like a sprinter coming out of the box.

Ken B · Aug 2, 2013

A sprinter? Why not compare a pitcher to a pitcher?

Or a hitter?

halskinner · Aug 2, 2013

OK. Let's see now.

Let's picture a right handed sprinter, in his sprinters blocks, right foot ahead of the left. Butt in the air the gun goes off.

He pushes off the blocks with the right (Pivot) leg first and then takes a step with what would be considered the stride leg of those two moves. But then the stride foot comes down at 45 degrees like in pitching? I dont think so. However, that runner is taking off at a steep forward lean for the first three or four steps for the best and fastest forward momentum.

The pitchers rubber is stationary and a solid point to push off from. The pivot foot naturally turns slightly when you push off as the hips open up, that is, unless the pitcher fights against that.

Do something in your motions that you have to fight your own muscles to do???

Hmm.

nanotech14 · Aug 2, 2013

halskinner said:
OK. Let's see now.

Let's picture a right handed sprinter, in his sprinters blocks, right foot ahead of the left. Butt in the air the gun goes off.

He pushes off the blocks with the right (Pivot) leg first and then takes a step with what would be considered the stride leg of those two moves. But then the stride foot comes down at 45 degrees like in pitching? I dont think so. However, that runner is taking off at a steep forward lean for the first three or four steps for the best and fastest forward momentum.

The pitchers rubber is stationary and a solid point to push off from. The pivot foot naturally turns slightly when you push off as the hips open up, that is, unless the pitcher fights against that.

Do something in your motions that you have to fight your own muscles to do???

Hmm.

Okay Hal, the idea is a sprinter doesn't turn their foot as the leave the starting block. Why do you have to be such a pain in the, you know what? You being a step style pitcher, that could explain why.

nanotech14 · Aug 2, 2013

Ken B said:
A sprinter? Why not compare a pitcher to a pitcher?
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Or a hitter?
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Well for one thing, I have not seen a fastpitch pitcher stand with their shoulders in line with 2nd & home plate. So wrong comparison for the start of the pitch.

Ken B · Aug 2, 2013

halskinner said:
Do something in your motions that you have to fight your own muscles to do???

I understand I think this.

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