FiveFrameSwing
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FFS....I think the de-sequencing of the whip you are describing is what I teach......a good fastball has the elbow leading the ball into the strike zone(whip).....a good change up attempts to have the ball lead the elbow into the release zone(push) . Is that what you are suggesting?????
All the elite pitchers i know and the way I teach.....you should get brush contact on every pitch....the difference on the change up is that you don't allow the brush to transfer the energy into the fingers......they kind of "blow thru" the brush....plus they paralyze the fingers so there is minimal energy transferred into finger snap. I never encourage a hard brush and stopping action of the hand to try to take speed off the ball (I think that is what Corlay is seeing in his area)......it's the one pitch where I prefer a forced follow through.
Rick, that is exactly what I'm suggesting.
Nice post!