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DD is 11. I think her overall fastball mechanics are getting better. Arm whip, driving with the legs, etc. but the thing I'm seeing is her changeup isn't that much slower. It use to float, considerably slower. maybe it's just my perception, but then she and I taught it to one of her friends and now her changeup does what DD's used to do.
She is learning a rollover drop and now that seems to be a better pitch than her changeup, where it comes in slower and then falls at the end. But then the drop is supposed to be a fastball-like speed, isn't it?
my questions:
1) is the minimal speed difference maybe indicative that she's not getting enough wrist snap on her fastball?
2) her changeup is basically the backhanded release. is there another way to do this or is there maybe something we are forgetting about?
Also, earlier in the season when she would throw her changeup, she was slowing down her wind-up in order to slow the pitch down. I told her to speed it up and make it the same windup as her fastball.
Her control is getting better, it's just her changeup isn't the money pitch it used to be and it worked really well. great fun to watch!
She is learning a rollover drop and now that seems to be a better pitch than her changeup, where it comes in slower and then falls at the end. But then the drop is supposed to be a fastball-like speed, isn't it?
my questions:
1) is the minimal speed difference maybe indicative that she's not getting enough wrist snap on her fastball?
2) her changeup is basically the backhanded release. is there another way to do this or is there maybe something we are forgetting about?
Also, earlier in the season when she would throw her changeup, she was slowing down her wind-up in order to slow the pitch down. I told her to speed it up and make it the same windup as her fastball.
Her control is getting better, it's just her changeup isn't the money pitch it used to be and it worked really well. great fun to watch!