- May 9, 2019
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My DD is quite new to pitching.. first started about 8 months ago. We been practicing all winter long in between the fall of 2018 season and spring this year.
I think overall her mechanics are quite good, but one thing she struggles with is landing with a 45 degreen angle on her front foot.
I believe the reason pitchers are taught to do that is to ensure they don't fall over forward after the stride?
Or is there some other mechanical reason for this?
Everytime I tell my DD to get turned sideways so her foot lands properly, I think she gets overwhelmed and her pitch gets a little wild.
I want to squash this bad habbit now before it's too late.
If I tell her to do her full motion without the ball she can land it at an angle no issues. I think with the ball in her hand she just gets too much on her mind and it messes up her release.
Her actual pitching is still good with the front landing straight and not at an angle, so I'm now wondering if I can just
let her keep doing what she does. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.
I think overall her mechanics are quite good, but one thing she struggles with is landing with a 45 degreen angle on her front foot.
I believe the reason pitchers are taught to do that is to ensure they don't fall over forward after the stride?
Or is there some other mechanical reason for this?
Everytime I tell my DD to get turned sideways so her foot lands properly, I think she gets overwhelmed and her pitch gets a little wild.
I want to squash this bad habbit now before it's too late.
If I tell her to do her full motion without the ball she can land it at an angle no issues. I think with the ball in her hand she just gets too much on her mind and it messes up her release.
Her actual pitching is still good with the front landing straight and not at an angle, so I'm now wondering if I can just
let her keep doing what she does. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.