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When people say fastball
All i think of is a straight pitch that leaves the pitchers hand as a strike and stays a big fat meat pitch strike.
Does nothing.
And
my eyes track this zero movement pitch...height and trajectory...that has no challenging element...
Directly into my bat crushing it!
In fastpitch,
Simply because where the pitch is released is in the strikezone at the very beginning!
Very easy to follow because it stays on a line,
height and trajectory= path.
And
What stands out is
Most of the time once pitchers are competant to throw other than fastballs and change-ups.
Most of the time
Fastballs in fastpitch are not faster than the other pitches!
There is not a blazing fast element to them.
Now....now....yes there is a place in softball where pitchers developing its normal to call fastballs...
Heck beginners learning to pitch
Usually throw what they call a
'Fastball'
But it really isnt fast.
So maybe fastball should actually be called hmmmmm????
Straight pitch?!
'The straighter'
not 'the heater' cuz it aint hot.
Its not a fastball
Its a meatball!
Because remember
Fastpitch competitive pitchers actually throw moving pitchers
Faster than fastballs!!!!!!!
Think, say, do
Whatever ya'all want.
Just sayin
Playing competive fastpitch
4 years at the top of D1
7 years in womans division playing against All Americans and pitchers who were on the olympic team.
A pitch that doesnt move.
(or dramatically change speed)
especially anywhere near the plate
IS the most hittable pitch !!!
All i think of is a straight pitch that leaves the pitchers hand as a strike and stays a big fat meat pitch strike.
Does nothing.
And
my eyes track this zero movement pitch...height and trajectory...that has no challenging element...
Directly into my bat crushing it!
In fastpitch,
Simply because where the pitch is released is in the strikezone at the very beginning!
Very easy to follow because it stays on a line,
height and trajectory= path.
And
What stands out is
Most of the time once pitchers are competant to throw other than fastballs and change-ups.
Most of the time
Fastballs in fastpitch are not faster than the other pitches!
There is not a blazing fast element to them.
Now....now....yes there is a place in softball where pitchers developing its normal to call fastballs...
Heck beginners learning to pitch
Usually throw what they call a
'Fastball'
But it really isnt fast.
So maybe fastball should actually be called hmmmmm????
Straight pitch?!
'The straighter'
not 'the heater' cuz it aint hot.
Its not a fastball
Its a meatball!
Because remember
Fastpitch competitive pitchers actually throw moving pitchers
Faster than fastballs!!!!!!!
Think, say, do
Whatever ya'all want.
Just sayin
Playing competive fastpitch
4 years at the top of D1
7 years in womans division playing against All Americans and pitchers who were on the olympic team.
A pitch that doesnt move.
(or dramatically change speed)
especially anywhere near the plate
IS the most hittable pitch !!!
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