Need some feedback on a peculiar issue. Pitching dd, 15 y/o, been pitching at a decent level for some 7 years now. Each pitching "instructor" she runs into, from her high school coach, who is considered to be a great pitching instructor to her pitching instructor that she used over the last 7 years, have both took it upon them selves to want to teach dd a 'new' changeup, specifically, the back flip changup. A pitcher I watch a lot, who is considered by many to be very very very good, throws the thing into the ground probably 7 out of 10 attempts. Yesterday (high school just ended so went back to original pitching instructor), pitching instructor decides after watching dd throw about 5 perfect changeups, that she needs a new one - and starts teaching her the back flip. As I caught, I noted and mentioned that now dd is throwing 7 out of 10 changeup attempts into the ground, just like the other very good pitcher.
My question, is if a kid has a good changeup, throws it many times on full count, throws it for a strike, uses it for her goto pitch at pitching camps, wtf do these people want to change the thing? Do you in other parts of the softball world see the same thing?
My question, is if a kid has a good changeup, throws it many times on full count, throws it for a strike, uses it for her goto pitch at pitching camps, wtf do these people want to change the thing? Do you in other parts of the softball world see the same thing?