What are your thoughts on creating lots of backspin on the "flip" change. More spin or less?
As far as the flip, I personally like decent spin. I feel the spin messes with the hitters ability to gauge the depth of the incoming pitch.
DD throws a push palm change and we try to put as little spin on it as possible so it has a tendency to have a knuckling effect, IF SHE THROWS IT CORRECT. Only con is the catcher's ability, that includes old bucket dad.
For me with my dd, when she flips too hard the ball will kinda float... aka, oops
Try to add a touch of a roll over by finishing the release with the thumb pointed downwards. This will add some cutting movement down and out and will prevent the dreaded floating pitch
So if you are catching a flip change what direction are you seeing for the spin? Is it 6 - 12? Isn't that the same as the riseball?
My DD is fast enough now that she is hanging some of her flip changeups. Before her flip change would come in and drop in a bucket. Now she is throwing a slow fastball (no drop).
Flip change experts what say you?