My partner in crime Rich and I have been running a little experiment the past few weeks. When we attended the National Fastpitch Coaches College, the coaches there were advocating a throwing technique where you point the front elbow (instead of the glove), then pull it back hard, like you're trying to elbow someone behind you.
That's a different technique than we've taught in the past. But, being open-minded coaches we decided to give it a try. We've been teaching it both to our own players and to some girls in a clinic we work in on Saturday mornings.
After doing it for about three months, I have to say I'm sold. Every girl we've done it with has learned to throw harder, straighter and with better overall technique than they were before. And they've done it faster than with the point the glove technique.
If you haven't tried it, it's definitely worth looking into.
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That's a different technique than we've taught in the past. But, being open-minded coaches we decided to give it a try. We've been teaching it both to our own players and to some girls in a clinic we work in on Saturday mornings.
After doing it for about three months, I have to say I'm sold. Every girl we've done it with has learned to throw harder, straighter and with better overall technique than they were before. And they've done it faster than with the point the glove technique.
If you haven't tried it, it's definitely worth looking into.
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