Alabama Preston huge crow hop
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shaker1
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Here's a game. https://youtu.be/XSVaAINJ1pQ
What I have a Issue with is they ignore it then come tournament they care sometimes. It seems so arbitrary .
(Not purposely but I taught DD to pitch illegally. We unwound it but she was in a game where she was under a ton of stress, came back.)
(Not purposely but I taught DD to pitch illegally. We unwound it but she was in a game where she was under a ton of stress, came back.)
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- Dec 16, 2010
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I agree that she leaps.
I can't see it in real time but when I go frame-by-frame, I can definitely see it. She does not replant. Rightly or wrongly, I associate "crow-hop" with "replant".
I don't have a strong opinion as to whether the ump should call this particular violation in this particular game.
But this is orders of magnitude less of an advantage than a massive leap-then-replant 4 feet closer to the plate gives pitchers like Barnhill and her ilk.
I'm not a traffic enforcement officer. If I was, I'd more likely to cite the driver going 60 in a school zone while school is getting out than the driver going 60 on the highway where the speed limit is 55.
I can't see it in real time but when I go frame-by-frame, I can definitely see it. She does not replant. Rightly or wrongly, I associate "crow-hop" with "replant".
I don't have a strong opinion as to whether the ump should call this particular violation in this particular game.
But this is orders of magnitude less of an advantage than a massive leap-then-replant 4 feet closer to the plate gives pitchers like Barnhill and her ilk.
I'm not a traffic enforcement officer. If I was, I'd more likely to cite the driver going 60 in a school zone while school is getting out than the driver going 60 on the highway where the speed limit is 55.
I get that it isn’t a replant, but by just by not having to drag your foot and being able to jump an extra foot, the pitcher can generate a few mph more speed, and the closer you are to the batter, the less reaction time the batter has. If they can see part of a foot out of the box on a slap, umpires should be able to see this.
- Dec 16, 2010
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I agree with you that the umps should call her leap if they see it.
I disagree with your assertion that she gains an extra foot and a few mph more speed with her leap. I believe that if the umps call it, she would drag her toe with little-to-no drop in performance. I expect she's been taught to drag her foot lightly and she's gotten lax and leaps a little.
I don't believe that a replanter could make the same adjustment without losing speed and release distance from the plate.
I disagree with your assertion that she gains an extra foot and a few mph more speed with her leap. I believe that if the umps call it, she would drag her toe with little-to-no drop in performance. I expect she's been taught to drag her foot lightly and she's gotten lax and leaps a little.
I don't believe that a replanter could make the same adjustment without losing speed and release distance from the plate.
I have had my daughter skip the toe drag on purpose to see the results. She can easily jump out a foot further and still release the hips. I’m assuming the lack of resistance is allowing a boost in speed, but she can definitely throw harder by 3-5 mph. I know girls who are being taught this for just this reason. For those who say just have her pitch the illegal way, she won’t get caught, I propose I could probably just as easily claim an extra thousand dollars on my taxes and not get caught, I say wrong is wrong.
