Someone tell me things will get better.
Things will get better......when the season comes to an end.
Someone tell me things will get better.
Mixing up a drop ball/rise ball when you can actually throw both well is very effective and makes a huge difference.
Yes, it sure would. But, there are only a handful pitchers that can...and I'm including D1 pitchers, professional pitchers, and Team USA pitchers.
It always amazes me that poor Mariano Rivera had two pitches, and only one of those was a breaking pitch. Yet, every softball pitcher has got three or four.
[MENTION=938]Cannonball[/MENTION]...
You've seen a lot more HS baseball and softball than me (which is saying something)...
But, how good are HS batters (boys and girls) at hitting low inside and low outside pitching? If a pitcher could throw low inside strikes and low outside strikes all day long. how successful he or she be in HS?
During a first-to-second-to-third throwing drill the coach had the girls at second spin around counterclockwise, so they turned towards right field, and their back on third base, before they threw.
We do something similar as a drill. We want the girls to be able to turn in either direction depending what side the throw is on. It has come in handy at times. I remember one time DD was playing first base. Catcher made a snap throw to first, but the runner took off. The throw was towards the first base side. DD is a righty so catching it on her glove side made a counter clockwise spin easier to get a good throw off to second. Resulted in an easy out.
I played 3b as a youngster. I would often do a spin move on hard grounders to the 5/6 hole. I felt I could get into a strong throwing position quicker by spinning counter clockwise rather than throwing across my body.