Hi! Just found this forum this week, and have been trying to take in info. Here's where I am at:
My dd is 9, almost 10. She started pitching last summer in rec ball, very short rec season, pitched 2 games. Decided softball is her one true love, played on on c level travel team. She worked more on her pitching, with minimal instruction really did well the last part of the season. It all came naturally, her coaches were former college pitchers, but old school, since everyone was just learning there was a lot of talk of follow through,but it wasn't explained too much to her, plus they were trying to make sure their dd's improved faster than she did(didn't work
). She had 4 lessons with a private pitching coach, mostly working on her step as that was the biggest issue. Fast forward a few months.
She tries out for a b level team, makes the team on the strength of her minimally coached pitching(team is FAR better than her C level team, which she needs.). Anyway, we start lessons with the coach most girls on the team use. I now know it is HELLO ELBOW! And slamming the door all day. I would guess she has lost 5 mph on her pitch. After only a few lessons! I really don't for sure, but I went from wearing shin guards on the bucket to not caring,lol. We are done with that coach! I found the forums on Monday, watched some of the vids and realized my dd was naturally doing 80% of the ir stuff naturally. I am getting overwhelmed with all the info, could someone send me to the easiest to understand place to get started? Some of these reads seem really technical, even though they probably aren't.
Also, for my own curiosity, could someone post a video of someone doing hello elbow perfectly and one of someone doing ir perfectly. I just kind of want to see this for comparison sake to tell dd the differences and what to forget, etc. if you read all of that, thank you!
My dd is 9, almost 10. She started pitching last summer in rec ball, very short rec season, pitched 2 games. Decided softball is her one true love, played on on c level travel team. She worked more on her pitching, with minimal instruction really did well the last part of the season. It all came naturally, her coaches were former college pitchers, but old school, since everyone was just learning there was a lot of talk of follow through,but it wasn't explained too much to her, plus they were trying to make sure their dd's improved faster than she did(didn't work
). She had 4 lessons with a private pitching coach, mostly working on her step as that was the biggest issue. Fast forward a few months.She tries out for a b level team, makes the team on the strength of her minimally coached pitching(team is FAR better than her C level team, which she needs.). Anyway, we start lessons with the coach most girls on the team use. I now know it is HELLO ELBOW! And slamming the door all day. I would guess she has lost 5 mph on her pitch. After only a few lessons! I really don't for sure, but I went from wearing shin guards on the bucket to not caring,lol. We are done with that coach! I found the forums on Monday, watched some of the vids and realized my dd was naturally doing 80% of the ir stuff naturally. I am getting overwhelmed with all the info, could someone send me to the easiest to understand place to get started? Some of these reads seem really technical, even though they probably aren't.
Also, for my own curiosity, could someone post a video of someone doing hello elbow perfectly and one of someone doing ir perfectly. I just kind of want to see this for comparison sake to tell dd the differences and what to forget, etc. if you read all of that, thank you!
