- May 7, 2008
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first of all she is pretty good. The over the head thing certainly won't kill her and a lot of pitchers do it, from copying Osterman I suspect. The same with the swing back. theoretically it doesn't make your arm go any faster once you reverse directions but most girls find it helps build the momentum for being explosive. Hillhouse doesn't swing back but he does cradle back.
Big issue is making sure she keep her hips open until release, like sluggers said. Focus on keeping those hips open not worrying about slamming that foot down. Some pitchers can get away with it on a fastball release but it will kill you on any other pitch. just let the forward momentum carry the hip/ body to a fielding position.
Big issue is making sure she keep her hips open until release, like sluggers said. Focus on keeping those hips open not worrying about slamming that foot down. Some pitchers can get away with it on a fastball release but it will kill you on any other pitch. just let the forward momentum carry the hip/ body to a fielding position.