CLOCKING YOUR DD

[El Oso]

It's a running joke that if you want to see my kid throw harder, wait until the pitching coach puts the radar away.

Same here, which is why I wish I would have gotten her used to it early in her development so it would be no big deal to her later.

 

[radness]

CLOCK everyone's overhand throwing speed.
Goals and Achievements!

 

[eagle6]

CLOCK everyone's overhand throwing speed.
Goals and Achievements!

We have clocked overhand. It just made me hurt myself to prove i could still throw harder than her! If she gets much faster, I'm in trouble!

 

[sluggers]

How often do you guys clock your DD pitching?

There were many, many times I wanted to clock her, especially when she was a teenager. But, I thought better of it.

 

[eagle6]

There were many, many times I wanted to clock her, especially when she was a teenager. But, I thought better of it.

I'm sure you are not the only Dad that has felt that way!!!!!!

 

[efastball]

A gun is merely a tool. Do you only pull out your hammer or level every few months on construction jobs?

If you ain't measurin, you ain't making it

Use it to:
Check variances of grip speeds
Check if a technique is faster
Check if she is getting tired
Check periodic progress
And #1, see if your high paid instructor is making her faster

 

[Vertigo]

I, myself, only clocked dd a handful of times. Her pitching coaches earlier in her career didn’t clock her, either. Current pitching coach would clock her once in a while to get a good idea of FB/CU differential. He always was more focused on spin which was why we switched to him.

 

[uncdrew]

Clocked her tonight in the yard. It was 53, consistently. Her PR in games is 53.

Now we take off 6 weeks or so, and work on conditioning, weight training and rec basketball. We'll measure again in 6-7 weeks. Curious to see what it will be.

 

[Bullseye]

How often do you guys clock your DD pitching? Haven't had the pocket radar very long and have just played around with it clocking overhand throws on both of us and getting a base line on some exit velocities. Taking a little break from pitching. I want to clock her enough to keep her from tightening up whenever a pitching coach or college coach pulls out a radar, but not so much that speed is the only focus. Looking for suggestions on how others use the radar as a tool for improvement. Thanks

Clocked pitching weekly.
Emotion and mental focus was hardest to measure.
At 16 all came together.
Longest no throwing at all break two weeks.
Stretching never stops.

 

[Big Daddy Michigan]

I only clocked her once. The radar said 33, so I know it was broken & pointless. I'm pretty sure she throws too hard to register on a regular gun. I can tell just by looking at her she's in the low 70s, which is pretty good for a U10.