The fastest you can throw doesn’t have a perfect up right posture. It’s actually tilted toward the throwing arm.
Every decent pitcher opens up, Pickens opens less than a lot of pitchers. There are several drivers of velocity, every pitcher uses a combination that is specific to their own body and mechanics. Being 6'1" helps if the you have the strength to move those long limbs quickly. Pickens bends the rules with her own unique action.Opening rotation is the pitching power source.
Every decent pitcher opens up, Pickens opens less than a lot of pitchers. There are several drivers of velocity, every pitcher uses a combination that is specific to their own body and mechanics. Being 6'1" helps if the you have the strength to move those long limbs quickly. Pickens bends the rules with her own unique action.
The fastest you can throw doesn’t have a perfect up right posture. It’s actually tilted toward the throwing arm.
are you sure she’s not just throwing a screwball? do you have any other video of her throwing a fastball or a drop?