Search results

Welcome to Discuss Fastpitch

Your FREE Account is waiting to the Best Softball Community on the Web.

  1. straightleg

    Teaching hitting Carrier/Bustos approach

    Carrier Olympic hitting coach. In his 40 years of teaching, he always taught throwing, fielding hitting. He would not teach hitting until their throwing mechanics where correct. The 20 years I do the same approach every lesson. He was a big believer in slow motion practice to learn the...
  2. straightleg

    Straightleg checking in.

    Hello all. Been a few years since I posted. Be willing to help some parents with their kids if needed. I still do lessons 3 days a week. Have 12 full time, lesson every 2 weeks. Another 10-12 in college or playing other sports. Sad news. Howard Carrier ( bustos hitting coach) I guy I trained...
  3. straightleg

    My Daughter Casey

    After college she coached a travel team for three years. They were 14u this year. She also has helped me with lessons since about her sophomore year in high school. She stepped down from coaching just now after this last tournament. One because it was costing her too much money, only being out...
  4. straightleg

    Hitting Area

    Per request from member Hitting area from years ago. Have updated it since then, will try and repost new pictures later SL
  5. straightleg

    Updated Hitting Area

    For anyone looking to make one Lines are 40 and 52 inches off floor for ball flight. Center line for checking there release. And perfect spots for opposite field hitting. Black lines are just inside the foul lines. Spots are what I feel is a fair ball even if the wind is blowing. SL
  6. straightleg

    Elvis Move

    In the swing I teach, we do what you call a Elvis Move. You load the inside of the back leg and do a Elvis move while the hands are back, it is a move that is part of the sequence. One of the Dads of the daughters I work with sent me this link. I found it interesting. First time I remember...
  7. straightleg

    How far do you want to be away from home

    Howard Carrier told me this years ago while I was watching a lesson. He said get a map of the U.S. Give your daughter a compass and draw a circle, for how far do you want to be away from home. That is her playing, you watching, holiday breaks, getting a home cooked meal, home sick, ect...
  8. straightleg

    Hitting Instruction DVD's and Books

    Getting rid of some hitting / fielding aids. Posted it on Ebay Here is a link Youth Hitting Instruction DVD's and Books | eBay Straightleg
  9. straightleg

    Straightlegs updated hitting area

    I teach throwing first, and fielding down the green turf towards the net. Some of the students on the wall, Keezer in the background..:) The new heater - infrared....
  10. straightleg

    Lauren Hill - basketball player

    My younger Dd scrimmaged her team 2 Saturday's ago.... They all did the spin 5 times and shoot with the opposite hand after the scrimmage. I heard Lauren got the d-1 Pat summit award. very cool. Then some guy told me Pat Summit has Alzheimer. The winning coach in ncaa history. I am guilty...
  11. straightleg

    Swing Sequence

    Main objective: lower body driven swing, upper body getting loaded back as you fall out to toe touch. I don't have any current video of Casey, just still sequence shots. I am the team photographer for her school team and summer team and I take hundreds of photos for them and post them on the...
  12. straightleg

    Fishing

    Not softball related, but posting a picture of my younger daughter and I with some shovelhead catfish. She plays college basketball SL Maybe we can have a Thread for Off Topic with no discussions on politics, or religion.
  13. straightleg

    Casey and Bustos, Watley

    Casey with Bustos at her first clinic with her, 6th grade I believe. They put the gold medals around her which was cool. Her swing developed from there with Howard Sophomore in high school Last spring Junior in college Out to toe touch, just before launch. (Notice she is still balanced at...
  14. straightleg

    Bustos - Howard Carrier

    Crystl Bustos Interviewed By Gary Leland - Fastpitch Softball TV She has some interesting things to say... I like the amount of practice off a tee, and how to get out of a slump SL
  15. straightleg

    Movie

    This is not softball related but heard some interesting things about this movie heaven is for real SL
  16. straightleg

    Pic with one of my students

    9 year old After I work with some of my students, as a treat i take them to Howards for 1 lesson. Howard is a really nice guy and does this for me. First pic, at my house, I showed her she could hit a ball with her eyes closed, just thinking of a good swing. Second photo at Howards he let her...
  17. straightleg

    Crossfit Training

    Thought i would share My dd has been really into this crossfit training. Been doing it over a year. She has really gained some strength. Cant wait to see her hit a softball this spring and summer Wish I had her motovation Casey doing crossfit - YouTube Straightleg
  18. straightleg

    Connection Device

    Connector - YouTube A couple people pm'd me about this. I used thinwalled pvc, it was the only ones at home depot that slid together. The gray pieces are electric 90's i cut the bell off. I rubber bushings i found in one of those slide out drawers. I made enough holes so the elbows can be...
  19. straightleg

    Merry Christmas

    Axel Rudi Pell - Hallelujah - YouTube Some praise to the man up stairs Straightleg
  20. straightleg

    Veterans Day

    Would like to thank my Dad, brother, uncles and cousins, and the rest of all the veterans for serving. I visited South America when Pinnoche was dictator in Chile. How the people where treated. No thank you Great to live in America and be free!!!:) Straightleg

Forum statistics

Threads
42,831
Messages
679,484
Members
21,445
Latest member
Bmac81802
Top