IR/Arm Whip is a "Gimmick"?

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osagedr

Canadian Fastpitch Dad
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Well after spending 16 hours in a car over two days to attend a Rick Pauly pitching clinic, imagine my dismay when upon returning to Canada our top softball guy here in Manitoba tells me quite excitedly that Softball Canada (he's a director just returning from a weekend retreat with all the big wigs) has retained Cindy Bristow to help them with pitching.

So I google this person...find the following file. On page 8 of the file found at the link below, IR/whip is described as a "gimmick".

https://www.ncacoach.org/uploads/SBBristow3.pdf

So I mentioned this to our softball guy here and he said "Yeah, IR was really talked down by her." So my next point was that rather than argue the merits of one instructional method vs. another, why not just look at what the best pitchers in the world do and teach that? The response was "Well we can't expect kids to learn the same way as the best pitchers in the world."

Okay then. Now you know what it is like to be the parent of a pitcher 'round these parts...
 
Feb 3, 2010
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On the plus side, guess who’s a Facebook friend of Fastpitch Foundations? There may be hope for her in the future.
 
Oct 11, 2010
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IR and hello elbow are junk, it is all about fluid dynamics.

Pretty much if you mention IR outside this board they will just look at you like you have a 3rd head.

Kind of like sending boss an email ..

I am leaving early today to watch DD's softball game.
Ok, what is a DD?
 
May 15, 2016
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IR and hello elbow are junk, it is all about fluid dynamics.

Pretty much if you mention IR outside this board they will just look at you like you have a 3rd head.

I've got that 3rd head look plenty of times. Glad I am not the only one.

Kind of like sending boss an email ..

I am leaving early today to watch DD's softball game.
Ok, what is a DD?

ROTFL.
 
Nov 18, 2015
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In her defense, page 2 of the pdf you linked to says “lead with the elbow” - I’m assuming she’s talking about the back of the arm circle, not the follow through. Isn’t that a key part of IR mechanics?


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osagedr

Canadian Fastpitch Dad
Oct 20, 2016
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In her defense, page 2 of the pdf you linked to says “lead with the elbow” - I’m assuming she’s talking about the back of the arm circle, not the follow through. Isn’t that a key part of IR mechanics?


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Good catch; I saw that as well and made the same assumption you did.
 

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