This is going to sound crazy:
This kid throws a riseball as her "normal" pitch. That is, if she is throwing without thinking, it is riseball after riseball. She warms up throwing riseballs...not because anyone tells her to. It is just what she throws.
If she pitches slowly, she loses the spin. But, as soon as she goes full throttle, the ball starts jumping.
She gets decent spin...perhaps 9-1 or 8-2. She is young and developing, but she can occasionally throw the RB for a strike.
She has difficulty throwing a normal, straight fastball. She can't dependably throw the FB for a strike. The only way for her to do it is to slow way down.
The usual situation then is that the batters eventually lay off the high stuff. The walks start happening, and then she slows down...she loses the backspin and the ball goes over the middle of the plate.
She has a decent change...it is a work in progress, but she is getting it.
She is in the weird situation of needing a fastball for a second pitch.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.
This kid throws a riseball as her "normal" pitch. That is, if she is throwing without thinking, it is riseball after riseball. She warms up throwing riseballs...not because anyone tells her to. It is just what she throws.
If she pitches slowly, she loses the spin. But, as soon as she goes full throttle, the ball starts jumping.
She gets decent spin...perhaps 9-1 or 8-2. She is young and developing, but she can occasionally throw the RB for a strike.
She has difficulty throwing a normal, straight fastball. She can't dependably throw the FB for a strike. The only way for her to do it is to slow way down.
The usual situation then is that the batters eventually lay off the high stuff. The walks start happening, and then she slows down...she loses the backspin and the ball goes over the middle of the plate.
She has a decent change...it is a work in progress, but she is getting it.
She is in the weird situation of needing a fastball for a second pitch.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.
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