Average Spin Rate

[Imnoexpert]

Does anyone have an average spin rate by age chart? I am having a hard time finding on online that is dated within the last few years.

 

[Rick M]

Hi there, welcome to DFP.

You missed a pretty good discussion a few months ago with quite a few examples of different ages, speeds, and spin rates. You can find it here:

Revfire2 stats

Greetings. I've followed this forum for years but never posted. My daughter is a 12 yr old pitcher and the information on this site has been invaluable. Thank you all. My daughter has never been known for her velocity, but she does locate the ball pretty well and has some nice movement on...

www.discussfastpitch.com

 

[Imnoexpert]

Hi Rick.....thanks for the link!

 

[Rosey]

Randomly found this link that has a chart on the right side. Not saying I agree/disagree with it. http://media.hometeamsonline.com/photos/softball/METZLER/NVR-E_RevFire_Chart.pdf

 

[Rosey]

Here are a few more...
https://www.coachataclick.com/blog/average-softball-pitch-speed

 

[sluggers]

A couple of problems:

The quest for being "average" always bothers me.

Average means that you are like everyone else. If you are a like everyone else, then you aren't particularly valuable.

If you throw a drop with "average" spin, then you don't have a very good drop....because everyone throws a drop with that amount of spin. To be really good, you need spin rates substantially above average.

 

[Tatonka]

A couple of problems:

The quest for being "average" always bothers me.

Average means that you are like everyone else. If you are a like everyone else, then you aren't particularly valuable.

If you throw a drop with "average" spin, then you don't have a very good drop....because everyone throws a drop with that amount of spin. To be really good, you need spin rates substantially above average.

and to add to this, it's not just the spin rate but how perfect the spin is (12/6 perfect axis, no yaw).

 

[Rosey]

Who is trying to be average?

 

[Imnoexpert]

Who is trying to be average?

Thank you Rosey, I was wondering that myself.

I was just looking for a measuring stick to find out where my daughter’s statistics currently rank.

 

[mmeece]

It's reasonable to want to know the average in order to see where you stand. I don't think anyone here is aspiring to be average.