- May 17, 2012
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My 12U DD went to a substitute PC last night who was a D1 pitcher. The PC said she looked great but needed to work on keeping her hips open and not close them so fast (hips should follow hands). I have told her this repeatedly, have bought her the perfect circle training aide and she also does wall drills to try and correct.
On the way home she asked, "Why do the hips go first in batting but not in pitching?". I could explain the batting side of it and on the pitching side I mumbled something about keeping a tight circle and not throwing around the hips. But I couldn't give her a concrete answer.
The D1 pitcher said she had the same problem and didn't correct it until her final year in college. So I wonder how big of a deal this is.
She doesn't have accuracy or speed issues and when she does stay open she is slower and less accurate. Is this one of those, "she will be better in the long term if you fix it now" issues?
Thoughts?
On the way home she asked, "Why do the hips go first in batting but not in pitching?". I could explain the batting side of it and on the pitching side I mumbled something about keeping a tight circle and not throwing around the hips. But I couldn't give her a concrete answer.
The D1 pitcher said she had the same problem and didn't correct it until her final year in college. So I wonder how big of a deal this is.
She doesn't have accuracy or speed issues and when she does stay open she is slower and less accurate. Is this one of those, "she will be better in the long term if you fix it now" issues?
Thoughts?