Thanks to all on this site for contributing helpful threads and spurring meaningful discussions. 15 YOD has been pitching for several years. With help from the forum we went back to the basics and corrected some poor mechanics which in retrospect had caused some of the arm and shoulder injurys over the years.
The past week DD has been able to relax her pitch and is seeing dramatic speed increases. As Dad and long time catcher I feel pretty wimpy and have vowed to purchase a catchers mitt for myself, and may just get some gear.
Very important for her and I to communicate which pitch she is throwing now as I have been caught off guard and paid the price. Just started to work on the riseball and she really loves it. It is still pretty wild but is faster than her fastball. I think it has confused her tendency to aim which tenses her up and drops off her speed. With the rise ball she just lets it rip. Kind of scarry catching for her "un-guarded".
Anyone else remember when they realized that DDs abilities are outpacing yours?
The past week DD has been able to relax her pitch and is seeing dramatic speed increases. As Dad and long time catcher I feel pretty wimpy and have vowed to purchase a catchers mitt for myself, and may just get some gear.
Very important for her and I to communicate which pitch she is throwing now as I have been caught off guard and paid the price. Just started to work on the riseball and she really loves it. It is still pretty wild but is faster than her fastball. I think it has confused her tendency to aim which tenses her up and drops off her speed. With the rise ball she just lets it rip. Kind of scarry catching for her "un-guarded".
Anyone else remember when they realized that DDs abilities are outpacing yours?