The quest for 60

[drc9805]

Congrats... hopefully she can maintain it as the year goes! My DD always throws harder after a decent break and surprisingly is usually very accurate but she usually slows after she's been pitching a while.

 

[JJsqueeze]

Congrats... hopefully she can maintain it as the year goes! My DD always throws harder after a decent break and surprisingly is usually very accurate but she usually slows after she's been pitching a while.

yeah...I don't expect it to stick around on a permanent basis, I expect it to go away, come back in a month a little more consistently, disappear again and then stick around more consistently on the third visit. That is how it went with other speed milestones. That won't prevent me from telling her to give me one at 60 every practice and telling her she throws like her grandma when it comes out at 58 though

 

[drc9805]

yeah...I don't expect it to stick around on a permanent basis, I expect it to go away, come back in a month a little more consistently, disappear again and then stick around more consistently on the third visit. That is how it went with other speed milestones. That won't prevent me from telling her to give me one at 60 every practice and telling her she throws like her grandma when it comes out at 58 though

I totally agree... especially with the grandma statement! She's gonna be sorry you ever saw that 60

 

[sutherlandfinch]

yeah...I don't expect it to stick around on a permanent basis, I expect it to go away, come back in a month a little more consistently, disappear again and then stick around more consistently on the third visit. That is how it went with other speed milestones. That won't prevent me from telling her to give me one at 60 every practice and telling her she throws like her grandma when it comes out at 58 though

Exactly, I used to quote Hal from chapter 6 in his book "you were born a girl, it doesn't mean you have to throw like one" or " why are we working on change ups?"

Congrats

 

[Eric F]

yeah...I don't expect it to stick around on a permanent basis, I expect it to go away, come back in a month a little more consistently, disappear again and then stick around more consistently on the third visit. That is how it went with other speed milestones. That won't prevent me from telling her to give me one at 60 every practice and telling her she throws like her grandma when it comes out at 58 though

Is grandma available to throw BP to my DD's team?

 

[YOCOACH]

Just seems like yesterday your DD was searching for 55mph. Darn I'm getting old because time's going by too quickly! Congrats and I hope she maintains it!

 

[JJsqueeze]

are we working on change ups?"

I love that line...it really pisses them off.

 

[Mike-Coach Q]

Congrats on the 60mph . Can you explain the redcord or direct me to the post that does, Thanks

 

[JJsqueeze]

Congrats on the 60mph . Can you explain the redcord or direct me to the post that does, Thanks

Thanks. I have zero knowledge of the system. Javasource had created a training program that uses it and he published the program in a thread. I know Corlay used it with some success and I had every intention of doing the same but then I saw a bright shiny object and forgot about it. So I don't have any first hand experience other than the fact that Java created it and Corlay used it effectively so it is probably pretty darned good. She would probably have reached it 6 months ago if I had simply followed through.

 

[riseball]

I love that line...it really pisses them off.

Great pitch sweetie. Haven't seen heat like that since you were in 10u!

And for when at the plate:

Nice swing! The only thing missing was the blindfold and the pinata.