DD started a new hitting routine last night and I wanted to get some input on potential issues down the road.
Her hitting approach and form seem to be pretty dialed in currently, but she doesn't get a lot of reps hitting "real" live pitching other than in games. Team coaches front toss or use machine in BP. I throw to her in cage, but it's just front toss. I have to throw overhand to get any speed on a pitch and have it be accurate with any movement. We do this 1-2 times a week and also tee work at home. I got in contact with a pitching coach who was a very legit D1 (WCWS) pitcher about 6-7 years ago, and still can dial it up to mid-high 60s and throw a wide variety of nasty movement pitches. This coach agreed to pitch "game style" BP to DD and we are going to start doing this weekly. Currently DD plays 14U and while the pitchers are good, she has yet to face anyone that can pitch like this. Side note...It was pretty cool to watch DD adapt her timing to actually get some hits off this coach. Was definitely an eye opener (literally) for her to see what a 60+ screw ball looks like when it runs in. Gave me a new appreciation to for how good these college hitters are to be able to consistently hit pitching like that.
My thought is having her get real ABs against truly high level pitching will help make her better long term. But my question is, have any of you had your DDs do live hitting sessions against a much higher level pitcher, and if so, did it cause any serious timing issues or swing glitches for them when facing lesser skilled pitchers in games?
Her hitting approach and form seem to be pretty dialed in currently, but she doesn't get a lot of reps hitting "real" live pitching other than in games. Team coaches front toss or use machine in BP. I throw to her in cage, but it's just front toss. I have to throw overhand to get any speed on a pitch and have it be accurate with any movement. We do this 1-2 times a week and also tee work at home. I got in contact with a pitching coach who was a very legit D1 (WCWS) pitcher about 6-7 years ago, and still can dial it up to mid-high 60s and throw a wide variety of nasty movement pitches. This coach agreed to pitch "game style" BP to DD and we are going to start doing this weekly. Currently DD plays 14U and while the pitchers are good, she has yet to face anyone that can pitch like this. Side note...It was pretty cool to watch DD adapt her timing to actually get some hits off this coach. Was definitely an eye opener (literally) for her to see what a 60+ screw ball looks like when it runs in. Gave me a new appreciation to for how good these college hitters are to be able to consistently hit pitching like that.
My thought is having her get real ABs against truly high level pitching will help make her better long term. But my question is, have any of you had your DDs do live hitting sessions against a much higher level pitcher, and if so, did it cause any serious timing issues or swing glitches for them when facing lesser skilled pitchers in games?
