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I am her pitching instructor
This was a complete tear down that has taken place over the past year, to correct serious mechanical flaws she had developed.
Every pitcher develops a "style", some more aggressive than others.
Our focus with her has been to aggressively attack a batter with hard down movement, which can only be consistently achieved with an early pre-movement (slide), and explosive attack posture towards the plate. She struggled before by being "too tall", thus blocking herself at release, which eliminated power and consistency within the strike zone.
She is still learning... I agree that the "DIP" shown in the video
(note that it is 1 pitch in time) could be considered a little extreme at this point. I am confident that she will find a consistent rhythm as she grows with confidence and experience. A year ago, she was throwing 54 mph, she is now throwing 62-63 consistently, with hard downward movement. She hit 66 twice on the Rev Fire at Winthrop University at the Queen of Diamonds showcase earlier this Fall.
Thanks for your feedback.
Hal Skinner... long time, no talk....I'll tell Hoppe I heard from you..
Nice job.....Very nice job.........Glad to see someone else working with kids knows how to the use the mound...........the kid brings it........fun to watch.......