A message to coaches from a pitching instructor.

[Nuwin]

I quickly learned I couldn't hit out of this stance. But I darn sure tried. Definitely don't see my girls emulating anyone like that. They do however seem to mirror my flaws. I think we hit on that in a throwing thread. I wanted to just blame genetics. Not monkey see monkey do. lol

 

[daywalkerdad]

I had maybe 5-6 hitters work with him through years. He taught hitting down on ball and lot of forward tilt.

The ones it worked well for had a shorter, stronger build. But taller girls.....oh man it was a disaster. Generally they moved on after few months.

Curious is he teaching what some of the slow pitch hitters do? I think they call it a cut down swing.

 

[BucketDud]

Curious is he teaching what some of the slow pitch hitters do? I think they call it a cut down swing.

Haha......I had to go look up what that is. Not exactly the same swing but kind of the same idea of hitting down on the ball sharply.

Of course he has been teaching it for 20+ years so maybe was just a genius ahead of his time.

 

[uncdrew]

Believing in one set of mechanics is one thing..believing in one style (eg setup) is entirely different.

Agreed. Big distinction.

 

[uncdrew]

Those boys need to sit down and watch 'The Bad News Bears' where they get the punk little pitcher kid to stop emulating all his favorite pro pitchers.

 

[BucketDud]

Guy hit over .300 3 straight years for the Sox..

You mean the Greek God of walks, who waddles like a duck

 

[_MIA_]

You mean the Greek God of walks, who waddles like a duck

He does color for the Sox now..he's pretty good.

 

[CoachJD]

You are making a big assumption here that the coach actually understands what needs to be done. The quality of coaches in school ball varies so widely, and the biggest problem is most coaches don't realize where they fall on that spectrum.

The unacknowledged problem is that the quality of coaches who give private lessons varies just as, if not more, widely.

The big problem is that every private coach thinks they know something, and quite a few don't. A lot of school coaches who don't know a lot also aren't trying to change too much, so they won't do a whole lot of damage.

 

[_MIA_]

The unacknowledged problem is that the quality of coaches who give private lessons varies just as, if not more, widely.

The big problem is that every private coach thinks they know something, and quite a few don't. A lot of school coaches who don't know a lot also aren't trying to change too much, so they won't do a whole lot of damage.

I usually just assume everybody is an idiot until they prove me wrong..

 

[CoachJD]

I usually just assume everybody is an idiot until they prove me wrong..

The worst is when you're pretty sure someone is an idiot and then you see them teaching the right things.