Thanks for pointing this out. I am not sure why I did not I had not made the realization that the spin rate on the bullet spin rise is just being there to keep the ball from wobbling.
On occasion I have heard announcers and college/pro level pitchers say "They found they were pitching better now that they are throwing slower".
My question is do you believe that certain ball spin matches best at certain Velocity? Do you need to give the ball time to move? Do you get the best...
Here in Texas, I believe the max regular season games is 30 (in and out of district) but there is not limit to HS tourneys they are not part of the total.
One of the issues I see is zealous coaches set up schedules and don't have the pitching staff to support them. I have seen overworked ace...
How common are high school tournaments in your area?
The ones I am seeing here in Texas (Dallas Area) are taking Thur, Friday, and Sat with seemingly no regard to going to class on those days.
It seems like the top high schools are playing in them every weekend until district play starts, has...
Have you looked thru this thread? for something helpful
https://www.discussfastpitch.com/threads/book-mental-toughness-or-other-softball-related-favorites.37852/
I like Chop Wood Carry Water (and his other books in the series) for young ages.
Makes a good audio book to play when driving to and...
I was just curious about why she was so short armed at 3o'clock. I don't think it is bad just unusually, many in the mens game do exactly what she is doing. I would not change it.
Rick Pauly with paulygirlfastpitch has a velocity section that you can buy alacarte that might be helpful for...
Impressive.
I would be curious what other people disagreed about?
I don't see many pitchers short arm the glove arm and the pitching arm at 3 o'clock. Was this a conscious decision to make sure she would have a bend in her pitching arm when she got to 9 o'clock?
Just a suggestion for pitching...
I think you are doing a great job. Just asking these questions tells me you are thinking about the right things. It is hard to walk the line of head coach, parent and in game pitching advisor.
I think it is common for pitchers to try (to a vault) and not hit batters. If your concern is...
To me Extremely fundamental to 9 year old beginner is everything listed as a sticky in this softball pitcher forum: I/R, Drive Mechanics, Arm-Body synchronization, Ball Grip, Brush Interference, Front Side Resistance.
If I was forced to pick a talking point about spin with a beginner it...
Well, for beginners in this age group they are not learning "a pitch" they are learning to pitch. Why bog down the learning process with spin axis. How to hold the ball and which fingers are used is all that needs to be addressed. Adults like to talk about spin and ball movement but at 35...