shaker1
Softball Junkie
Working with DD on a fast, loose and whippy arm. Now how do you guys describe adduction without it being a muscled (slow) action? At least that's how I feel it. Trying to speed up the whip.
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Love her arm circle!
How old is she?
What's her current max velocity?
How's her brush assist?
Also, while I believe the arm should be whippy (loose), I'm not sure the "without being muscled" is correct when one looks at the adduction action in its entirety. No, I do NOT believe the arm should feel muscled, but adduction (i.e., sucking the arms inward) would require some serious muscling in the deltoid, trapezius and latissimus dorsi. How do you suck the arms into the body without muscling with these muscles?
Ken Krause wrote a good article in this regard a while back... https://fastpitchlane.softballsuccess.com/2009/11/26/using-the-big-muscles-in-pitching/
How old is she?
What's her current max velocity?
How's her brush assist?
Also, while I believe the arm should be whippy (loose), I'm not sure the "without being muscled" is correct when one looks at the adduction action in its entirety. No, I do NOT believe the arm should feel muscled, but adduction (i.e., sucking the arms inward) would require some serious muscling in the deltoid, trapezius and latissimus dorsi. How do you suck the arms into the body without muscling with these muscles?
Ken Krause wrote a good article in this regard a while back... https://fastpitchlane.softballsuccess.com/2009/11/26/using-the-big-muscles-in-pitching/
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Working with DD on a fast, loose and whippy arm. Now how do you guys describe adduction without it being a muscled (slow) action? At least that's how I feel it. Trying to speed up the whip.
Long toss prior will help get her really loose. Jake calls her arm her noodle. Want it loose as cooked spaghetti. Have to say she looks pretty good. Great job!
BM explains it well here:
shaker1
Softball Junkie
Just turned 15. Last winter 53 on the pocket radar. She brushes well, right down to her hand. Now, the muscled part is what I have a problem with. I throw with her regularly, learned right along with her. When I try to throw fast, with adduction, I can feel my arm and shoulder tightening along with the muscles along my sides. Not loose like you would want. This turns into a slamming type brush rather than a wrap and roll like it should be. For me anyway.
