DD has been working over the past month to get more forward-loaded before push-off/stride.
PC had her use a powerdrive-like device for a few sessions, and also pitching starting from a "sprinter's stance".
DD was very neutral/upright at push-off prior to concentrating on this specifically.
Today, I compared a nice still shot taken by a parent at our first Fall TB play day this past weekend,
to a screen-capture of the oft-referenced hi-res vid of Scarbourough.
Looks like things are heading in the right direction?
She seems to have a good % of her weight on pivot leg, and body angle shows a pretty decent forward lean, without bending her torso downward or sticking her butt backward...
To me, Scarborough looks more "coiled" and powerful, and her trunk/left shoulder more turned toward getting "open", but for a less-mature and less-strong 10U body, DD looks pretty allright to me. Also, maybe hard to perceive in this pic angle, but DD tends to backswing a bit behind her back; you can see Scarborough back swing is more away from her body. That is something that we have identified and do work on occasionally - although, despite this, her control is pretty exceptional for her age.
Question for the meticulous folks: I see arm-rotation/ball position on DD and Scarborough back swing differ. DD=facing 1B, Scarbourough= facing down. Is this something to key on with regard to proper I/R through the pitching motion? Or is this difference in forearm/wrist rotation this early in the delivery not factor so much? I'm just curious... DD does have ball facing catcher at 12:00 and ball facing somewhere between 3B and "to the sky" at 9:00.
PC had her use a powerdrive-like device for a few sessions, and also pitching starting from a "sprinter's stance".
DD was very neutral/upright at push-off prior to concentrating on this specifically.
Today, I compared a nice still shot taken by a parent at our first Fall TB play day this past weekend,
to a screen-capture of the oft-referenced hi-res vid of Scarbourough.
Looks like things are heading in the right direction?
She seems to have a good % of her weight on pivot leg, and body angle shows a pretty decent forward lean, without bending her torso downward or sticking her butt backward...
To me, Scarborough looks more "coiled" and powerful, and her trunk/left shoulder more turned toward getting "open", but for a less-mature and less-strong 10U body, DD looks pretty allright to me. Also, maybe hard to perceive in this pic angle, but DD tends to backswing a bit behind her back; you can see Scarborough back swing is more away from her body. That is something that we have identified and do work on occasionally - although, despite this, her control is pretty exceptional for her age.
Question for the meticulous folks: I see arm-rotation/ball position on DD and Scarborough back swing differ. DD=facing 1B, Scarbourough= facing down. Is this something to key on with regard to proper I/R through the pitching motion? Or is this difference in forearm/wrist rotation this early in the delivery not factor so much? I'm just curious... DD does have ball facing catcher at 12:00 and ball facing somewhere between 3B and "to the sky" at 9:00.
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