1st year pitcher

[ccrushers]

My daughter is just now getting into pitching. We are doing alot of wrist flex & K's. When we do full pitches her stride leg makes a half moon & then being planted in front. How do I fix that? Thanks

 

[SoftSocDad]

How do I fix that?

1) Time
2) Patience
3) Go back to #1

As she gets more and more comfortable with the basic arm motion, then she'll begin thinking about the footwork on her own and you'll be better able to coach that part of the process.

Do you draw a power line for her?

 

[tomzpc]

My daughter is just now getting into pitching. We are doing alot of wrist flex & K's. When we do full pitches her stride leg makes a half moon & then being planted in front. How do I fix that? Thanks

What exactly do you mean by wrist flex?

 

[ccrushers]

Yea I made a powerline out of a couple of 4x4's. Have not used it much because of working the upper body. Thanks

 

[ccrushers]

I & this puter don't work together very good. I meant wrist flicks.

 

[coachdan]

Yea I made a powerline out of a couple of 4x4's. Have not used it much because of working the upper body. Thanks

You should work upper and lower body together. As Hillhouse said up together and down together, arms and legs should work together when pitching.

 

[chinamigarden]

Yea I made a powerline out of a couple of 4x4's. Have not used it much because of working the upper body. Thanks

Your version of a power line and Mine must be different. To me a power line means a line drawn perpendicular to the pitchers plate, intersecting with the middle of the pitchers plate and aimed directly at the center of home plate.. The pitcher should land that line with her stride foot when she pitches.

What is yours?

 

[ccrushers]

I know what you are saying & will make one like that. The one I made is more for balance so when she pushes off she has to stand tall. When she is pitching her leg aways ends up in front but the windmill she is doing with that leg as to affect her some. I call it her cheerleading leg which will almost make her cuss!