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From what I've seen and a lot of video, by 11th grade or so, most average pitchers with average genetics, average mechanics, and no...
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I think length of arms really has more effect on speed than weight does. Not saying weight doesn't matter, just not as much as having...
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From what I have observed it has a lot to do with at what age a girl matures physically. Some girls are nearly fully developed at 12 and...
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I've been thinking about this for a while. I haven't been around a ton of different pitchers, but my unscientific feeling is that I...
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There isn't enough time. MLB pitchers throw into their 30s. Softball pitchers are done by 22. The kid has to learn the mechanics of how...
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Studies have shown that when the brain overestimates the speed of the pitch (change up) the hitter will swing over the ball, so having a...
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Well, I try to keep the change up low. In fact, I tell my pitchers that I want them to bounce it on the plate. They should throw...
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That is the tricky thing with all of this. Our kids all want to do it like the best pitchers they see in College. But the reality is our...
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I guess we just need to teach our daughters to throw 70mph+ with bullet spin, easy peasy.
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My daughter's team won their conference regular season and went in as the top seed. They won their first game in a run-rule on Thursday...
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Good luck! We made conference playoffs for the 1st time (their main goal this season) since dd has been on the team. Unfortunately, the...
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Excited to see how this shakes out! The twins made it through Conference and are off to Regionals again this year. They still have...
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I would say it is pretty hard to select the right coach many times. Sometimes we get lucky and sometimes we don’t. The reason we...
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I am sad to say that my role as a softball dad will end soon. This week marks the end of a 11 year ride in fastpitch for me. Both my...
May 3, 2024
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I suspect for many if not most of these great or elite talents they achieve what they do almost in spite of any formal instruction...
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