Help with daughter pitching mechanics please

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Mar 22, 2019
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She just turned 12 and is 12 months into pitching. Wanted to try a change from short and 3rd. Some from local pitching coach but mostly Dad and youtube videos. Please lots of advice would be greatly appreciated. Hope I havent messed her up at all.:confused:

Thanks
 
Mar 4, 2018
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Here is video that was shared a few weeks ago. IMO, this video has a lot of good information in it.

https://youtu.be/xNZvixM4mO0

In the videos that you shared, I would say that your daughter is almost completely palm down at 9 o'clock and continues to be palm down until the release of the ball. Your daughter is completely missing any kind of Brush Interference. She is shooting her hips/butt out towards 1st base to avoid brushing her hip. Those are the two areas that I would recommend working on first.

This is another good thread to read through.

https://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-pitching/10321-i-r-classroom.html

Check out the drills on the first two pages.
 
Nov 8, 2018
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A lot going on here. Sideways , no FSR, butt out , glove out, ball out , etc.

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With Butt out it’s impossible to I/R or B/R.


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Dec 5, 2012
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Overall she looks like she's very athletic and would be an easy student. Her drive is not bad, and her resistance is adequate for no official training.
Her primary issues imo would be her posture and a pushing release.
Upon landing on the left foot, and is at 9:00 with the ball, she needs to crack a nut (squeeze the butt cheeks together as if she's cracking a walnut) the body will align its self into a stacked upright posture. Also take note of her right foot, get her to turn her shoes laces over to promote a big toe nail drag... Not the whole inside of her right foot. This will promote a hip snap and put her in position to brush.
As far as her arm goes, for now just continue to execute the lock it in drill and study the thread called I/R in the classroom. Keep the palm oriented somewhere between 3B and the sky at 9:00. And most importantly embrace the contact of the upper, inner arm compressing into her ribs, as this is vital. Do not create a free space for the arm to pass through! Remember to listen for the sound of her inner forearm brushing over her thigh in a rolling over motion. It'll sound like a light scrape! So, in a nutshell... Stay stacked up tall by cracking the nut, and embrace the brushing contact. She'll be on her way to massive gains in no time
 

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