Plant foot angle

dgreen · Feb 18, 2017

Need help correcting front plant foot angle, any suggestions?? She's 9 years old throwing 44mph. It's driving me crazy but doesn't seem to be effecting her pitching speeds or her accuracy on hitting spots??? Let me know if this link works or not :/

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Doug Romrell · Feb 18, 2017

She's 9.... She has a lot of time to work out the bugs in her pitching. For her age, I think she's got a decent start.

Chris Delorit · Feb 19, 2017

ldgreen,

Young, decent start with the legs as Doug pointed out. Athletic.

Continue to work on her transfer. Push to plant, then get off that backside (light drag). She's dug herself a pretty decent hole. That's wasted forward energy & can also rudder the back hip out of rotational sync.

If I were you & she lives softball, I'd suggest a complete re-tool of the upper body mechanics. She's at the right age, right now. A plus down the road.

Read the forum, there's plenty of information relative to "hello elbow."

If she doesn't have a pitching coach, get her one. If she already has a pitching coach teaching her those mechanics, find her a new one.

Chris

coach james · Feb 19, 2017

She got a great start for being 9. She opens up a bit early... This is what you're seeing in the front foot. She's got some natural I/R, and that's awesome. I'd suggest reading up on brush interference, and I/R in the classroom. Let her arm relax and finish out front, don't worry about pointing the elbow.... The ball is gone....

dgreen · Feb 21, 2017

Thanks for all the input guys, I appreciate it.

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