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    Books and videos

    I was cleaning out some stuff in the closet and ran across all these books and videos. My kids are now out of college and on their own. anyone have any interest in these? Some are great, some are well... ok. both pitching and hitting videos. the books are mostly coaching related and are very...
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    "Just throw strikes" Is there an alternative?

    See my post in the other thread. My daughter never responds to "throw strikes" One game when she was younger I walked out to the mound to complain about the walks. I asked her to just throw strikes... good grief" Her reply was" Dad... I have never tried to walk a batter on purpose, I...
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    Throwing Faster

    My daughter went through a very tough time this past summer for about three weeks. She was throwing hard but was all over the place. It was also happening at the wrong time. We were in showcases playing against the best teams in the country. It was a nightmare for her. Here she was with the...
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    Is the change-up the most important pitch?

    I will lite a fire I am sure but I have never seen a rise ball rise...Are they deceptive, yes ... maybe they drop less than they should but I have watched a lot of video and never seen one actually rise. That would include men and women. If someone has a video taken from the side which shows a...
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    Revfire owners help please

    I guess that is kind of the point I was trying to make... The pitcher need to work just as hard getting the seams into the wind as they do just spinning the ball. I would take a little less spin if the seams are perfect... if you have both then you are Cat Osterman... G
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    leaping

    IMO, Crow hoping I can understand why it is not allowed. A pitcher gets a clear advantage by being closer when she pushes off.... I am not sure why leaping is considered illegal. Can a girl really stride out that much farther and gain an advantage when she leaps? My Daughter got in the habit...
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    Perseverance and Hard-work Pays Off

    Great story... not far from my own daughters story. Mine was always the smallest kid on the team... not buy just a small amount but some years a foot shorter than some of the girls. She was always the number two or three pitcher on her team but still kept plugging along. She started middle...
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    Revfire owners help please

    I also think the rev fire is a neat tool to make the girl aware of her spin rate and to practice spinning the ball faster but I do not believe that simply spinning the ball faster will translate into more movement. I know that sounds crazy but if she cannot get the correct number of seams...

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