It would seem my daughter has all of the sudden forgot how to throw a softball. her fast ball lost 3 miles per hour since a week ago. Can any one help me on what to do?
Regression anybody? Please help
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Her posture is terrible. Note that her arm is six inches from her hip....there is no brush interference.
Brush interference is absolutely essential for control. Here is how it works: when the arm first brushes the body on the downward swing, that tells the brain where the arm is. This starts the release sequence.
Without brush interference, the brain does not know where the arm is. So, it slows down the arm, messing up the entire pitch.
As kids get older and stronger, brush interference becomes more important.
She needs to work on standing up straight and tall during her motion. She needs to bring her body to the arm (don't tell her to bring her arm to the body).
Her posture is terrible. Note that her arm is six inches from her hip....there is no brush interference.
Brush interference is absolutely essential for control. Here is how it works: when the arm first brushes the body on the downward swing, that tells the brain where the arm is. This starts the release sequence.
Without brush interference, the brain does not know where the arm is. So, it slows down the arm, messing up the entire pitch.
As kids get older and stronger, brush interference becomes more important.
She needs to work on standing up straight and tall during her motion. She needs to bring her body to the arm (don't tell her to bring her arm to the body).
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For comparison: My daughter’s body position and brush.
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She is taking the hips away from her release point, over rotating open. The back foot is is moving behind the body to much as a result.
She needs to keep the hips underneath her and bring them to the release point and not away causing her to bend over a little. Drive straight forward while opening up straight forward. Keep the hips underneath the body.
She needs to keep the hips underneath her and bring them to the release point and not away causing her to bend over a little. Drive straight forward while opening up straight forward. Keep the hips underneath the body.
She needs to bring the hips to the arm/release point. Keep the hips under her body. You are correct bring the body to the arm, specifically the hips. With the hips underneath, she will stand up straighter, not bend on release.
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