- Mar 31, 2009
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She does have a pitching coach, Doug Gillis. Gillis has made a few small changes with her but this is the basic way she has always pitched considering this is her second year of serious pitching. Her curve ball is a drop curve, I just call it a curve not really thinking as the first movement is curving. The riseball she is working on works well but don't use it a lot being she is still learning it. When she misses it turns into a good screwball but i was told those put too much stress on the elbow and shoulder and was advised not to learn it.
If batters are behind on the fastball, wouldn't throwing off speed allow the batter to hit the ball? What pitches should she concentrate on if she wants to play at the next level. She read these posts earlier before practiced and worked on the things mentioned and she picked up her speed again along with her accuracy. That small adjustment in the weight and lower shoulder made a surprisingly big difference and she looks more like a solid pitcher. You could really see her thinking as she was breaking down and trying to correct them. One question she had was how is she suppose to call her own pitches.
If batters are behind on the fastball, wouldn't throwing off speed allow the batter to hit the ball? What pitches should she concentrate on if she wants to play at the next level. She read these posts earlier before practiced and worked on the things mentioned and she picked up her speed again along with her accuracy. That small adjustment in the weight and lower shoulder made a surprisingly big difference and she looks more like a solid pitcher. You could really see her thinking as she was breaking down and trying to correct them. One question she had was how is she suppose to call her own pitches.