Just looking for some thoughts on this drill.
This is after a talk on posture.
This is after a talk on posture.
Looking for thoughts
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What are the "coach points" of the drill?
It’s just a backwards chaining drill. There is some snap, so that’s good. What do you see? Anything good of bad?
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I would not turn the foot that much. Point the stride foot at the batter (righty on righty or lefty on lefty).
This is a good model.
Snapping the stride foot down is essential. When you turn the foot that much it turns it from glute/ham into adductor. Glute/ham are much bigger and also have a really good(read crucial) benefit of standing you straight up while working. IMO of course.
This is a good model.
Snapping the stride foot down is essential. When you turn the foot that much it turns it from glute/ham into adductor. Glute/ham are much bigger and also have a really good(read crucial) benefit of standing you straight up while working. IMO of course.
What stands out most to me is that she is practicing with her mask on. I love it. But really, she looks like she is under good guidance.
I understand your view. However the foot/knee position is a style. We are just starting back up, soccer, basketball done and now 7 months of fastpitch. I was catching both today and somehow didn’t record her in full motion. I doubt very much that she is that closed.
From one Olympian to another,
Some might say closed is better because it doesn’t bend in the direction of the force created.
Some might say you need to say hellow to your elbow...
Some might…lol
Teresa Wilson taught that. She said you could push harder rather then pulling or whipping. She taught to pat yourself on the back of the shoulder. One time she never used a pitcher because she didn’t fit into her philosophy. She stayed until her junior year. Finally she went to a different school and took her team to super regionals, it might of been regionals. In any case she was an ace that year.
When the video first loaded it was in slow motion, there is some monkey butt (not stacked enough) in there, it's camouflaged though. I can see why you addressed her posture. I think the drill itself is useful. I feel that there is an issue with her push off and that's where the monkey butt comes from. The push/drive has to go through the hips, that's where the glutes come in. The drive has a big effect on posture. I'd like to see her sit into the back leg more to load the glute and launch from there. Going to full motion might change everything. She has a very strong arm action, that's good, now it's just fine tuning.
I’d bet this happened more than once.
