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javasource

6-4-3 = 2
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Note the shin angle... heading back to the plate... maximizing the return force from the ground. Golden.

Stretch and Fire. This is what I call centering... or creating a trigger to go.
 
In case you missed it last August.... pretty cool article.

How Monica Abbott, One Of Softball's Best Pitchers, Just Continues To Get Better

My DD got warned for this exact thing (see picture below) in a tourney last weekend. It took a few innings but the umps pulled our coach aside and told him. She is learning to push the boundaries but also being able to adjust.

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No doubt Monica is at the pinnacle of a great career.....one of the very best ever.
The pic above (foot off rubber) is something she gets called on often......probably not often enough. She definitely stretches the limits relative to her forward drive. A great take away from this is: if a 6'3" athlete needs this kind of drive to succeed......a lesser person really needs to get their drive rev'd up.
 
May 30, 2013
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A great take away from this is: if a 6'3" athlete needs this kind of drive to succeed......a lesser person really needs to get their drive rev'd up.

She's such a double-whammy of Stature and Mechanics.
No wonder she is one of the best ever.

You see so many tall/big/strong pitchers who get by on sketchy mechanics because of their size and athleticism.
Monica is not one of them.
 
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Speaking of Monica, what is the purpose of her squatting before each pitch? She did this just before every pitch during last summer's Championship.

I don't see any benefit.
 
May 30, 2013
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Speaking of Monica, what is the purpose of her squatting before each pitch? She did this just before every pitch during last summer's Championship.
I don't see any benefit.

it's her way of establishing a good, forward lean;
which does contribute to her gold standard drive and resultant velocity.
 

javasource

6-4-3 = 2
May 6, 2013
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Western NY
Might also be her way of saying, "I'm coming to get you." I view that movement less as style and more about preparing for each and every throw.
 

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