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    Exercises to make backswing more consistent/ straight?

    Having an out of line back swing isn't always a bad thing, if it's wildly inconsistent then there is an issue. Pitchers, especially ones that are new to pitching, often associate a fast back swing with throwing fast. I like to get a young pitcher to experiment with a more deliberate back swing...
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    Hitting hip and throwing inside

    The terms open and closed are often confused in softball fastpitch pitching. Open is facing sideways, closed is facing home plate. It's confusing because in hitting it seems to be the opposite.
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    Hitting hip and throwing inside

    It looks like bullet spin in those two videos.
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    Hitting hip and throwing inside

    A video from the throwing arm side would be useful. If you're the catcher and the cameraman then have her make a couple of pitches into a fence so you can take video from the side, or even one from the back from just slightly to the right. Hitting the hand on the thigh is a bit unusual...
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    Is crow hopping now legal

    Here is an instructional video on teaching the crow hop, it's an ISC production, where crow hopping is illegal, or used to be. Go to 23 minutes where they get into the hop, at 30 minutes they put it together with more full motion...
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    Is crow hopping now legal

    This may or may not be true, but one thing is certain, if you are going to have a 'useful' crow hop you are going to have to slow down or pause your arm circle to allow for the extra time spent in between launch and landing. This means a loss of momentum from the upswing and over the top...
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    Is crow hopping now legal

    If you go to the settings tab on YouTube and slow the replay speed down all the way it lets you get a good look at exact sequence of the landing. After the back foot plants the front foot moves mostly downward, maybe it moves forward for an inch, not much of a gain there. This 'mini' replant is...
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    Bad pitching

    Many years ago I watched a pitcher who held the NCAA D3 record for strike outs in a 7 inning game, she had 21 and did it twice. Runners getting on base because of the dropped 3rd were a part of that.
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    Leaping? Or replanting?

    This is going to be the heart of the problem, it's not too different from the previous issue which precipitated this rule change, pitchers not keeping in contact with the ground. I'm hoping that the more egregious violations are called, to me the mini replant is not an advantage. I've been...
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    Bad pitching

    At the younger levels what I often see is a catcher's mitt that is not well broken in, typically it's fairly new. Couple this with a small hand and the ball will hit the middle of the mitt and pop put onto the ground. And one other thing that I often see which makes me a little crazy is a first...
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    Ball Rollback?

    True, and golf also has similar rules limiting drivers and golf balls, but players keep hitting it further. I think in softball you are seeing a similar thing, an increase in exit velocity, it's probably more from better training than equipment.
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    Ball Rollback?

    One thing I forget to add. 10 or so years ago a team I was coaching on went to an indoor tournament. The complex wasn't very big and the outfield was not symmetric, it was deeper in left and center. There was a line on the 'wall' in right center, to right was a double, to the left was a home...
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    Scap Retraction, Loading

    I have never really thought about the scap when it comes to pitching, there are too many other things to get 'right'. The other day I was warming up with one of my pitchers. We start with 15-20 overhand throws then switch to some easy sling shots followed by some easy walk-in ball circles. Then...
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    Bucket Dad Mitt

    I have a silicone heel protector that I cut to size and jammed up into the index finger slot, it hangs down a little and does a great job at protecting my index finger and part of the palm. The finger is outside the slot. I used to have a pair of hockey shin guards that I got from a friend, they...
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    Thoughts on pitcher

    How does she translate 'sprinter's mindset'? I'm guessing that it sets the intention to push off aggressively, which is a much better way to improve that part of her motion than some vague internal cue like 'use your legs more'. I will add this though, during practice it's often much easier to...
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    Practice vs Games

    I see it in games all the time. Batter swings and misses. Steps out of the box and looks down to the coach for the sign. Coach says to batter, "You're pulling your head out, or your shoulder out, or dropping your hands" or some other swing tip that is actually counterproductive when it comes to...
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    Practice vs Games

    There are some nuggets in this blog about instruction in practice and how it changes when you get into game situations. It's about a golf study but it applies in all sports. https://toddhargrove.substack.com/p/focus-of-attention-in-golf
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    Pitching work

    I was just looking at a Rapsodo setup video. Along with distance and tilt angle there is an alignment adjustment, it must be aimed at the pitcher. I'm thinking that if the unit gets bumped by a ball it might need to be recalibrated and aligned.
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    Just Launch or Launch and Direct

    Dissecting this a little would be interesting. What is your precise instruction, 'throw the barrel' or 'feel like you're throwing the barrel'? The two cues are very different. One puts the hitter's attention on the barrel, the other puts the attention on a feeling that is very vague (pressure...
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    Just Launch or Launch and Direct

    Certainly an intention can. If you intend to go to right field to advance a runner from 2nd to 3rd that will affect your swing.

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