First time posting, long time reader. I have learned tons of information from this site. My answer is probably somewhere on here, I just probably haven't found the correct terms to type into the search.
So my DD has a really heavy drag foot. She digs out a serious trench when she pitches. It is her toe that is dragging, not the whole side of her foot like some girls do. I have been thinking about this a lot. I see a lot of pitchers where their drag foot glides gently across the ground, almost losing contact. My DD and I have wondered if she should try to come closer to losing contact with the ground, like almost hopping? Like jumping at a slightly larger angle? In my mind the heavy drag has to be slowing her body down, thus losing the potential for more power.
As I typed the above paragraph, another thought just hit me. Could this be more of a problem with what she is doing with her drive leg (push-off leg) as a whole, does it need to be actively brought forward sooner after the push off? I don't know, just thinking out loud.
Thanks,
So my DD has a really heavy drag foot. She digs out a serious trench when she pitches. It is her toe that is dragging, not the whole side of her foot like some girls do. I have been thinking about this a lot. I see a lot of pitchers where their drag foot glides gently across the ground, almost losing contact. My DD and I have wondered if she should try to come closer to losing contact with the ground, like almost hopping? Like jumping at a slightly larger angle? In my mind the heavy drag has to be slowing her body down, thus losing the potential for more power.
As I typed the above paragraph, another thought just hit me. Could this be more of a problem with what she is doing with her drive leg (push-off leg) as a whole, does it need to be actively brought forward sooner after the push off? I don't know, just thinking out loud.
Thanks,