FiveFrameSwing
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I still want to see a pitcher describing this. One video or book I don't have is Smith's, has anyone seen it?
You'll find brush-assisted-whip reviewed in Doug Gillis' teaching videos.
I still want to see a pitcher describing this. One video or book I don't have is Smith's, has anyone seen it?
Who gets to decide if an action is or is not an "absolute?"
I'm starting to see this "absolute" word as over used as the words "fair" or "right."
Found one!
All of the favorite things found in time for the holidays (not): Wrist snap, slam the door, brush and hello elbow! Plus for added benefit (sarcasm), not letting the kids pitch until all of the wrist snaps, Ts and other chaining are done. (Watch the other videos where no leg work, never mind full pitching, is ever shown, so I guess no pitching for at least three lesson sessions.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lKqOFc2o0I
Please watch the whole thing as you don't want to miss knocking the salt shaker off the shoulder.
As you can see these comprise the "prior" thought process (not saying old school because that would be mischaracterizing the pitchers who pitched on my dad's and other teams earlier, who did other things). I would posit that the four elements are interwoven, and one does not work or have a "place" without the others. That's why we have moved on, based on BHH and others' approaches. All of these work, it is a question of what you want to accomplish with the pitchers or perhaps what torture you want them to go through.
Want to pitch a little faster and be more accurate? brush.
The only time I work on 'brush' is when the pitcher is making an effort to clear out of the way... with their butt sticking out or bent over at the waist. Given the plethora of research available on injuries that result... surely you agree that the situation needs correcting?
In this... is where I assume you disagree on the fix. Why not just work on the posture? If that's anyone's question... my answer is simple:
When you work with pitchers over the years, you come to see how much the arm circle dominates their thoughts. You tell them to stand upright... and it just goes right by them... and they repeat the wrong action over and over. So... you change your cue to what they are thinking and preoccupied with... the circle.... saying let the arm lightly brush the side. In order to do this, they must stand tall... so it's a win for everyone.
Hillhouse tells people to get through the hips by making contact with the belly. If the ball has the correct rotation and the mechanics are what he's looking for then I've never seen him micromanage teaching that.
CG
It only took her 3 months.
JS, you are describing something we have not been able to help 12 u dd with. I see it creep in regularly, she bends over at waist to get her hip out of the way. It most definitely affects performance.
If I understand right, you are saying by using the cue "let the arm lightly brush your side" it will also help correct posture and the poor posture is why she isn't getting brush?
Similar approach?