I've been interestedly reading on several recent threads about "the bow." After posting some footage of DD a couple of weeks ago, several of you remarked on her bow as part of her pre-motion and delivery as a definite negative. DD and I read what was said, and have been watching many of the clips already on this forum, and have worked to eliminate much of it in the past couple of weeks, with good results.
So here's the question--over the last 24 hours Five Frame Swing has been building a thread here with pitching videos much like the one on the hitting forum, and I can't help noticing how many of these elite pitchers bow as part of their delivery. Are all of these ladies making serious mechanical mistakes, or is it not such a big deal?
I'm sure no one will argue that the bow is not a positive, but I wanted to get a feel for how much of a negative it really is.
I think this model pitching thread will give us all some new stuff to discuss and argue about--along with some perspective about how a number of different styles work for different pitchers. While I agree that someone like Sarah Pauly may be the ideal model, my kid is 5'6", and not shaped at all like Osterman, Finch and Pauly.
What do y'all think?
So here's the question--over the last 24 hours Five Frame Swing has been building a thread here with pitching videos much like the one on the hitting forum, and I can't help noticing how many of these elite pitchers bow as part of their delivery. Are all of these ladies making serious mechanical mistakes, or is it not such a big deal?
I'm sure no one will argue that the bow is not a positive, but I wanted to get a feel for how much of a negative it really is.
I think this model pitching thread will give us all some new stuff to discuss and argue about--along with some perspective about how a number of different styles work for different pitchers. While I agree that someone like Sarah Pauly may be the ideal model, my kid is 5'6", and not shaped at all like Osterman, Finch and Pauly.
What do y'all think?