dd pitching video- thoughts/feedback ??

[cendro]

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[Amy in AZ.]

My opinion (along with some other instructors) is that she is too young to work on a riseball. Her mechanics are changing greatly between the 2 videos that you posted. I will give you a reference as to why I feel this way. Old Enough To Throw The Softball Riseball? - Bill Hillhouse - YouTube

 

[cendro]

thanks Amy!

 

[crystlemc]

Hillhouse teaches the rise relatively early. My 13yo throws it. And the only mechanics change is that she gets under the ball rather than over it. No super long stride, no lean back. Her rise isn't perfect, but it is effective.

 

[jdcii]

I think her mechanics change between the two pitches because she (the girl) is taught to change her mechanics between the two pitches. Hillhouse is the only one I know of that mechanics never change between all of the pitches, only difference is the rise ball grip and the spin.

 

[cendro]

I think her mechanics change between the two pitches because she (the girl) is taught to change her mechanics between the two pitches. Hillhouse is the only one I know of that mechanics never change between all of the pitches, only difference is the rise ball grip and the spin.

Yes, the way she is taught to throw the rise is different than her other pitches (stay open longer, keep weight back) and of course, a different spin and to get under the ball.

In her drop curve she uses shoulder which she is trying to "fix" and use more wrist/fingers.