I was out watching a high school game today and heard something I thought was odd. The pitcher was throwing a little high at times, so her coach told her to lengthen her stride to "bring the ball down."
Seems to me lengthening the stride would have the opposite effect in softball. Generally speaking, if you're going to make a stride adjustment to throw a drop you shorten the stride. I've also seen it recommended to lengthen the stride to throw the rise, although if you're already pushing off as hard as you can and going out as far as you can normally, how could you lengthen the stride anymore? But I digress.
Am I missing something? Do any of you (or your pitching coaches) recommend lengthening the stride to bring the ball (presumably a fastball) down?
I will say I talked to a baseball pitching coach and he said that's what they do in baseball -- which has an overhand delivery. He didn't think it would apply to softball either.
Seems to me lengthening the stride would have the opposite effect in softball. Generally speaking, if you're going to make a stride adjustment to throw a drop you shorten the stride. I've also seen it recommended to lengthen the stride to throw the rise, although if you're already pushing off as hard as you can and going out as far as you can normally, how could you lengthen the stride anymore? But I digress.
Am I missing something? Do any of you (or your pitching coaches) recommend lengthening the stride to bring the ball (presumably a fastball) down?
I will say I talked to a baseball pitching coach and he said that's what they do in baseball -- which has an overhand delivery. He didn't think it would apply to softball either.