DD leaping

[uncdrew]

Put a paper plate under her drag foot and drag it up. Never did this but I have heard our PC tell girls to wear a heavy boot to feel the drag. Also, pitch with a hole in front of the rubber and try to drag. I only used the paper plate and that helped my DD.

Our pitching coach had DD do the paper plate drill. Not really to correct a flaw, but to demonstrate early in our tenure with her, how the foot drags.

Probably a decent exercise for all pitchers to do, just as a check/reminder.

 

[The Man In Blue]

Not called yet but I'm afraid some of our local umps might be following the illegal pitch thread

Umm ... teach her to crow hop instead?

 

[BT3100]

Sometimes it just takes a strong voice. My DD developed a gym step over the winter going into freshman year. First game the ump called her on it first batter.
Her coach went to circle and said "if you do that again you cant pitch for me".
Never happened again
And that was after months of drills and me trying to "break" her of the habit.

 

[The Man In Blue]

Gym step?

 

[Bernie]

Gym step?

You should know that, Blue. That's another that many umpires won't call.

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[DrRiello]

Gym step?

Gym step! Yup. When working off the ground not on a mound. Like in a gym for example. Pitchers will take a small step with the drive leg vs being stationary on a rubber. Called a gym step. Monica Abbott Kinda does it. Small
Step before the dive.



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[The Man In Blue]

You should know that, Blue. That's another that many umpires won't call.

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Huh. I have called it, but I had never heard it called that.

In my experience I’ve only seen low level/just starting out pitchers actually step. The more experienced ones will slide the foot forward a few inches. Less noticeable.

By definition, that would actually be considered a crow hop as the pitcher is replanting and establishing a launch point off of the plate. I pointed that out on an earlier video as a “no hop crow hop”.

 

[Bernie]

It's not a crow hop. Altogether different.

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[badmonkey]

It's not a crow hop. Altogether different.

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While it is not a crow hop by any normal persons definition, it fits the definition in the rule book as a crow hop.

 

[DNeeld]

It's not a crow hop. Altogether different.

That is exactly what the rulebook defines as a crow hop.