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Clicker training ....
coupled with a clicker, i think gummy bears would work with my DD.
Clicker training ....
Good question. Screwball pitchers come to mind... like Nelson and Betsa. Talk more on this later.
Great, I look forward to hearing more
BTW, the reason I ask is when watching slow motion video of DD, she seems to get good "bicep brush" but little or no forearm brush and I am ultimately wondering is this will keep her from reaching her velocity, spin, and control potential.
If she's truly pulling her arms down into an adduction, brushing will become automatic. Its a no teach. Be aware of ball orientation at 9:00 into release. If she rotates her hand to behind the ball too early, the arm will start to pull away from the ribs. (this kills speed, spin and consistency)
I may jumping to a conclusion you aren't suggesting here, but are you having success teaching a riseball throwing it only from the mound at full speed/full energy? What is the success rate of that? This is really an honest question......in most cases teaching the riseball release action is like trying to overcome years of dropball release action muscle memory....it is kind of like trying to correct someone who doesn't get any brush interference......the longer you wait to teach a rise (or to correct lack of brush interference) the more difficult it is. I have found in either case it takes some very deliberate movements/instruction to have a fighting chance
They've never asked their body to pitch at greater than 80% of total effort (this is like 95% of pitchers out there)? This is definitely a common issue....how many during their practice session when trying to hit their location actually try to hit it when throwing at game speed or try to hit it when throwing at what they would deem warp speed....not many.
Java, based on my interpretation of your above post, you are saying that the rise ball isn't any more difficult to learn than any other pitch?