i notice the top-notch pitchers have elbow bend at the downswing, and "jam" their elbow into their torso before release and stop it there, which causes their forearm to accelerate in a whip-like fashion. this is known as elbow snap. after releasing the ball, they release the elbow to prevent injury and their arm just "flops" out in a very relaxed fashion. pitchers such as jennie finch, michele smith, lisa fernandez, sarah pauly of the washington glory, brandice balschmitter of umass, etc. do this. this method has been demonstrated on the RightView Pro software by lisa fernandez amongst others.
my problem is most pitching coaches i have seen or know of teach the method where you follow thru hard and point the elbow at your catcher. they look at me with confused looks when i show them what i want to do, including many current D1 college pitchers. no one i know teaches the elbow jam and release method, some out of fear young pitchers might injure themselves. becasue of this, i can't do the method correctly, so i neither jam my elbow to create whip, nor follow thru hard. i just go out forward, towards my catcher, with my arm.
how do i learn this method? no coaches teach this. thanks!
my problem is most pitching coaches i have seen or know of teach the method where you follow thru hard and point the elbow at your catcher. they look at me with confused looks when i show them what i want to do, including many current D1 college pitchers. no one i know teaches the elbow jam and release method, some out of fear young pitchers might injure themselves. becasue of this, i can't do the method correctly, so i neither jam my elbow to create whip, nor follow thru hard. i just go out forward, towards my catcher, with my arm.
how do i learn this method? no coaches teach this. thanks!