Hi all - my daughter is in her first year pitching in on a U10 travel team. She has been doing way better than even her pitching coach expected as she strikes out about 60% of her outs. She throws in the low to mid 40s and has been clocked as high as 48 at her pc lesson. She has a nice flip change that is getting better and better as she gains confidence with it in games and her coach is slowly implementing a screwball as her third pitch.
One thing I notice is that in the beginning of her motion, when she's getting into a "track start position" she is more upright than what I have seen by some of the recommended videos/pics on this forum and I think she's leaving some speed on the table because of it. She appears to get good push off but I think if she were to bend her knee a bit more and lean a bit more forward she could get more out of her pitches.
I don't have any good vids right now but will post some ASAP. In the meantime, are there any drills you can recommend on helping her get that feeling of driving off the plate?
Thanks
One thing I notice is that in the beginning of her motion, when she's getting into a "track start position" she is more upright than what I have seen by some of the recommended videos/pics on this forum and I think she's leaving some speed on the table because of it. She appears to get good push off but I think if she were to bend her knee a bit more and lean a bit more forward she could get more out of her pitches.
I don't have any good vids right now but will post some ASAP. In the meantime, are there any drills you can recommend on helping her get that feeling of driving off the plate?
Thanks