Lock it in drill

[NJSwampdragons]

Is this even close to being done right for the lock it in drill? I know at a couple points it goes way off the rails, but are any being done correctly (maybe 13 seconds and 50 seconds?). It's being introduced as a new pitch we'll look to throw way down the road.

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Thanks.

 

[BigSkyHi]

Here are two talking about the same thing. For you DD, suggest being most aware of the arms moving in synch and fingers up or towards 3rd base line at 9 o'clock. If her chest turns to the catcher, she is pushing the ball rather than pulling it.

- Softball Pitching: I/R Drill Tips

- Balswick Fastpitch - Video 1

 

[cnardone]

I am by no means an expert. I am teaching myself how to do this with my dd. Though she is seeing a tincher and I am not. What I am seeing i her picking up her hand by bending the elbow. That is not correct.

I can't imagine that I can do a better job that the above to videos. But if they are not clicking, with her hand at her side, try rotating at the shoulder. Just make the bicep roll outward. That will rotate the forearm and hand with it. Moving them back just a little bit. At her size, her hand might only be 6 inches from her hip. There is not a lot of movement until you get to the 9:00 drill.

 

[Cornbread]

Swamp, it’s a start! She needs to think about handing the ball to someone behind under a table. She’s bending the elbow too much. Couple other things: make sure she doesn’t take the ball behind her body. The catcher should be able to see the ball the entire time. If she takes it behind her body, she is going to close her shoulders at release as mentioned above. Allow her to spin the ball to the right with her hand moving towards a left handed batter with no shoulder movement. You can set up a couple steps to her right. This will help her not want to close shoulders at release.

 

[BigSkyHi]

Fun stuff all! What worked for me personally was to feel the wrist turn over naturally at release when I snapped the release so I looked like the ones doing it correctly. With and without the ball in hand.

 

[sluggers]

As others have said, her starting position is wrong. Hand is under ball at 9, arm is more parallel to the ground.

 

[sluggers]

It's being introduced as a new pitch we'll look to throw way down the road.

I don't understand.

IR motion is not a new pitch...it is *THE* way to throw the ball.

 

[NJSwampdragons]

I don't understand.

IR motion is not a new pitch...it is *THE* way to throw the ball.

I know, but she’s 9, easier to do it that way then say let’s totally start over.

 

[BigSkyHi]

Don't know if you have had the opportunity to see these. They helped me to understand much better.

- You Pitch Funny

- Pushing, pulling and posture

 

[BoardMember]

She’s only missing 2 things really. A little more relaxed Fluidity and EXTERNAL ROTATION on the way up to 9:00.

It’s a fluid drill by starting at the bottom with the ball Facing inward. As she moves up the back she should turn the ball upward as she moves to 9:00. Some kids seem to position the ball better at 9:00 by thinking “back of the hand faces the ground“ vs. ball or palm up.

On the other hand, some kids just don’t understand the motor skill of how to turn to palm up going backwards because it’s counter intuitive. Using a modified form of the magician drill where she literally throws the ball backwards as she moves up to 9:00 will help her body learn to get to palm up through an external rotation ball toss to the rear.
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