@@Theo-dj7vs nope, just a follower. My kid takes lessons. I try to learn as much as I can from other sources. This channel is a great source for info and understanding.
I was taught way back in the day by my dad to throw a curve with my index and middle fingers knuckled, and then to flick those fingers during release. It was a slow pitch (as curves tend to be) but I had good movement with it, but I've never seen that taught anywhere else. Have you seen that method before and what are your thoughts?
Even done by the best, it doesn't move much. The amount of sidespin that can be put on the ball with hands up release is minimal. As I've watched it in slow mo, it appears more that the pitch is thrown across the body and outside to a righty (physically thrown sideways - and gravity causes to drop) and that acounts for most of the "movement". In other words, it's a fancy name for an outside pitch with a little spin.
Why do you step to the left on the mound before the wind up happens? Your mound foot starts to the right of the power line, then as you get ready for the wind up, your mound foot moves to the left of the power line. Why is this? (Great video btw!)
@@FastpitchPower I've noticed girls who use those mats with the power line often become dependent on the line, they get on the field and there's not a line and their lost. I've even seen a coach actually go out during a game and tell his pitcher to draw a line in the dirt, which in my opinion should be illegal. I have a daughter who pitches and I've always tried to get her to focus on the mitt or a certain spot to throw to instead of a line in front of her. I was wondering if you have seen this in any of your students.
@@jasonsechrist1 I personally have never had an issue with any of my girls struggling because of the power line. That being said we also don't have our girls look at the power line as they're pitching. They look at the target. The power line is there so that when we do drills they can recognize and feel how their body is set up to it and then take it to a full pitch. But at no point are they like staring down at the power line as they're throwing. Their eyes are on the target. But setting your body up correctly is a very important thing to learn and understand
@@FastpitchPower I'm not saying that they look at it when they throw, they become dependent on it when they struggle, the can't see where their feet are landing and it becomes a crutch, I've just never really focused super hard on that line and have seen some of the younger girls become dependent on it. Is it illegal to draw a line in the dirt during the game?
@@jasonsechrist1 No it's not at all illegal to draw a line in the dirt during a game. But I personally have never experienced any of our girls having the struggles you are talking about. They just kind of go out and throw. None of my girls draw a power line in the dirt either
The idea of waiting to teach an individual player a skill, is a limiting. Kids are for developing, and that means the right technique as soon as player demonstrates dexterity to apply. And that is not "age dependant". set the expectation give them the principle & mechanics and let them develope as their individual pace.
do you mean accurate with a fastball? Yes we always recommend mastering the fastball before moving onto ANYTHING else (because the foundation for all of your other pitchers are based off the fastball) and then once you've learned the fastball we always move on to the changeup because an off speed pitch is critical. One you have mastered those 2 pitches you can move on to a movement pitch
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