Any advice. Not perfect yet.

[DrRiello]

My dd has come a long way since even November. But I know there is still work to be done. Any mechanical corrections you all can recommend and drills to make the changes.
Thank you in advance.





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[Tango]

Just a dad. I would continue to work on her drive and drag. I think she can get more out of her effort by driving with her shoe laces facing the catcher. Also, her heel is up and she is on her toe but when the ball points towards 2nd base she flattens out her foot and it appears to really slow down her momentum.

 

[DrRiello]

Just a dad. I would continue to work on her drive and drag. I think she can get more out of her effort by driving with her shoe laces facing the catcher. Also, her heel is up and she is on her toe but when the ball points towards 2nd base she flattens out her foot and it appears to really slow down her momentum.

Are you referring to her rear leg in second half of your comment. ?


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[Tango]

Are you referring to her rear leg in second half of your comment. ?


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Yes sir.

 

[DrRiello]

Yes sir.

Got it. I guess Ive been missing that. Foot has to stay pointed forward longer before turning her hips I suppose.


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[DrRiello]

@Ken B @coachjames @javasource
@Doug Romrell any thoughts?


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[MadBandit22]

My dd has come a long way since even November. But I know there is still work to be done. Any mechanical corrections you all can recommend and drills to make the changes.
Thank you in advance.





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I would say needs more thrust/push for increased speed. Everything else looks pretty standard for that age. Every pitch should be max effort. Pitching is hard and takes a lot of energy.

 

[Dinonj]

Also just a dad of 14U,

I think she looks very good but had a couple of observations/thoughts.

My DD is working through same issue of dragging a flat back foot - we're working on getting her up on the toe with laces to the catcher. I think some of the hip for brush interference is lost by keeping that foot flat in addition to slowing momentum.

The other thing I would suggest is working on strong front side resistance. To me it looks like she is letting some energy slip away by not being strong on the landing but rather letting herself sneak forward. We spent a good amount of time on that with my DD - telling her it should almost be like she is hitting a wall.

 

[jsoftballcoach]

I would say needs more thrust/push for increased speed. Everything else looks pretty standard for that age. Every pitch should be max effort. Pitching is hard and takes a lot of energy.

+1 on this, looks good though.

These look like pre-inning warmup pitches, is this also her game pitch? I know my DD isn't giving max effort on her warmups.



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[DrRiello]

Also just a dad of 14U,

I think she looks very good but had a couple of observations/thoughts.

My DD is working through same issue of dragging a flat back foot - we're working on getting her up on the toe with laces to the catcher. I think some of the hip for brush interference is lost by keeping that foot flat in addition to slowing momentum.

The other thing I would suggest is working on strong front side resistance. To me it looks like she is letting some energy slip away by not being strong on the landing but rather letting herself sneak forward. We spent a good amount of time on that with my DD - telling her it should almost be like she is hitting a wall.

Yup. A bad habit. She gets forward sometimes. It’s waaaay better. Ha. Thanks


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