Fatal Flaws of Softball Pitching

[sluggers]

In Shakespearean tragedies, the protagonist always had a "fatal flaw" that would ultimately lead to his demise. E.g., MacBeth was too ambitious. Hamlet was a procrastinator.

So, what are the fatal flaws of the softball pitching motion? Those things that a pitcher has to fix or she will never advance?

E.g., the infamous forward lean.

Any others?

 

[Tazman]

Counting the minutes until someone says hello elbow.

 

[bmd]

In my opinion its would be lack of drive and passion for the circle. But as far as the motion itself, it would be the inability to feel how to whip.

 

[justAdad2]

mental toughness. i have seen some great pitchers once they get hit or walk someone they never recover.

 

[abbygale]

Body awareness

 

[ArmWhip]

Not understanding the principles of spin/movement. You can't refine your breaking pitches if you don't understand how spin works and causes the ball to move, or if you can't recognize how the ball is spinning.

 

[Ken B]

Lack of accountability in developing form and hitting spots.

 

[Rick M]

...or if you can't recognize how the ball is spinning.

We are so living through this right now. DD has just started working on her rise, and we usually begin by throwing close to one another, slowly, just trying to get the spin right.

She does well getting backspin slow and close, but once she backs up and starts throwing harder, she can’t tell if it’s spinning correctly and my old eyes are just concerned with not getting hit in the face.

Every once in a while, a pitch will level off and not have any downward break, and I’ll yell, “I think that was right!!”


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[Recent Addict]

Lack of Brush Interference.

I've seen this one myself. Stud at 10u, Stud at 12u, 2nd year 14s and is giving up pitching. Velocity hit 60, but can't find the strike zone. Converted from HE and never got rid of the monkey butt. I couldn't believe it when I saw her the other day. Had to slow it down to mid forties to get it over the plate.

 

[mikfish711]

Not correcting poor mechanics at a young age because she throws faster than average.