Hey guys, my daughter and I have been using some of the valuable advice on this site plus the advice of a pitching coach to work on correcting her form.
She's the classic 12 year old leaner. Four weeks into lessons and practice. The form is starting to look like she's a pitcher.
She will still revert to the lean when she pitches in games to keep the trajectory of the pitch lower. She hasn't mastered a new release point, she's become used to releasing at a certain area while leaning forward. Now when she straightens up the arm and hand are further forward.
Describing this is hard.
If her arm is straight down the side of her body at release and she has a lean then her hand is back. Now when she straightens out her arm is still straight with the body but the hand is 6-8 inches further forward causing the ball to sail high. If you hold your arm straight at your side and bend forward 6 inches that was her release point. Straighten up and you'll see how her release point has changed.
Any advice on correcting the timing of the release or just more practice?
She's the classic 12 year old leaner. Four weeks into lessons and practice. The form is starting to look like she's a pitcher.
She will still revert to the lean when she pitches in games to keep the trajectory of the pitch lower. She hasn't mastered a new release point, she's become used to releasing at a certain area while leaning forward. Now when she straightens up the arm and hand are further forward.
Describing this is hard.
If her arm is straight down the side of her body at release and she has a lean then her hand is back. Now when she straightens out her arm is still straight with the body but the hand is 6-8 inches further forward causing the ball to sail high. If you hold your arm straight at your side and bend forward 6 inches that was her release point. Straighten up and you'll see how her release point has changed.
Any advice on correcting the timing of the release or just more practice?