Trouble with the whip

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Oct 27, 2015
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My DD is frustrated that she can't seem to grasp the whip. We looked at her video and her arm is always straight coming into release. This is from early years of HE pitching. Our PC is telling her good stuff but she says DD just has to keep at it and figure it out. Question is, have any of you seen the same problem and what did you do to help the pitcher out?
 
Jun 12, 2015
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My 9 year old has whip issues. We've been focusing on it the past 10 days or so, using the drills BoardMember posted in the I/R in the Classroom sticky thread. They're magic. For a few days we only did the first one of them, no pitching. We added the 9 then the 12, and did some full pitching. I have to keep reminding her, but less so as her muscle memory is retrained. It was awesome because when we first started and did the very first one with the elbow in the side, I showed her WHY, as it applies to full pitch, and it was like a light bulb went on over her head. If you haven't checked out that thread, it's gold IMO.
 
Oct 6, 2015
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Agree with Phathead. My DD said she understood but never seemed to get it until I had her do the bat drill and she was all, "ooohhhhh!! I get it". Then things started getting better.
 
Sep 29, 2008
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Check the ball position just over the top of the circle. If the ball is facing the sky or close to it, then it is very difficult for a pitcher to have a straight, stiff arm down the backside.
 
Dec 5, 2012
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Use a total control ball or a regular weighted ball. Stand at a 45 degree angle with hips and shoulders very still. Assume the 9:00 position with both palms pointed to the sky, and let the arms fall....the additional weight in the ball will make her feel the whip instantly..... rinse and repeat until she feels it. Then she should mimic the same motions with a real ball to continue feeling it.
 
May 12, 2008
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My 9 year old has whip issues. We've been focusing on it the past 10 days or so, using the drills BoardMember posted in the I/R in the Classroom sticky thread. They're magic. For a few days we only did the first one of them, no pitching. We added the 9 then the 12, and did some full pitching. I have to keep reminding her, but less so as her muscle memory is retrained. It was awesome because when we first started and did the very first one with the elbow in the side, I showed her WHY, as it applies to full pitch, and it was like a light bulb went on over her head. If you haven't checked out that thread, it's gold IMO.

There's a username I haven't thought of or read in years. As I recall he was well worth reading so I expect you are on the right path following him. I would add doing the windmill version of Jaeger's long toss protocol can be very useful for velocity development given immediate objective feedback is a motor learning standard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w3xwYIx17s
 

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Dec 4, 2014
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DD has been working at the arm whip for years......her pc believes that she is focusing too much arm and has her place her focus more on leg drive and follow-through. So when she focuses less on her arm the whip seems to happen naturally and consistently. Otherwise we just move on the the nae nae.
 
Jun 17, 2009
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Portland, OR
My DD is frustrated that she can't seem to grasp the whip. We looked at her video and her arm is always straight coming into release. This is from early years of HE pitching. Our PC is telling her good stuff but she says DD just has to keep at it and figure it out. Question is, have any of you seen the same problem and what did you do to help the pitcher out?

It's really this simple .....

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May 12, 2008
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DD has been working at the arm whip for years......her pc believes that she is focusing too much arm and has her place her focus more on leg drive and follow-through. So when she focuses less on her arm the whip seems to happen naturally and consistently. Otherwise we just move on the the nae nae.
Yes, instruction can only get you close. Explicit vs implicit learning. Implicit vs. Explicit Instruction: Which is Better for Word Learning?
There is a place for both. Not enough time in a short youth career for pure implicit learning.
 

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