So how much of a lesson time is spent on mechanics vs pitch location? I speculate, based on what I see at games, the ratio is about 100% on mechanics and 0% for location for most pitching lessons. Or, am I totally off and hitting a location is a very difficult skill to learn that most girls can't learn it?
Our first, thankfully it was the first so the foundation was set, pitching coach probably did something like 90% mechanics and 10% location. No other pitching coach we have seen talked about location or taught it.
And what do I see in games from most pitchers? 4 different pitches that do not end up where they were called. I am talking about 18A teams that travel about. We have two senior pitchers who are going D-III, one to a top 10 team D-III team, who maybe hit their spots 50% of the time?
Why does a pitching coach let Sally start throwing her 8th pitch, an inverted screw-ball, before she even knows how to throw a fastball on the outside corner successfully at least 90% of the time? Is it because Sally will find a new pitching coach if she does not get to learn the new pitch?
Our first, thankfully it was the first so the foundation was set, pitching coach probably did something like 90% mechanics and 10% location. No other pitching coach we have seen talked about location or taught it.
And what do I see in games from most pitchers? 4 different pitches that do not end up where they were called. I am talking about 18A teams that travel about. We have two senior pitchers who are going D-III, one to a top 10 team D-III team, who maybe hit their spots 50% of the time?
Why does a pitching coach let Sally start throwing her 8th pitch, an inverted screw-ball, before she even knows how to throw a fastball on the outside corner successfully at least 90% of the time? Is it because Sally will find a new pitching coach if she does not get to learn the new pitch?