Staying “tall”
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Well this shows why video is important. She isn't leaning after release, she's leaning before, during, and after release. Complete upper body breakdown. She has zero leg action. She's all arm/shoulder. Typical young pitcher. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Do drills where she brings her back knee forward, dragging her TOE to the back of her other foot and throwing into a net. Reps, reps, reps. She has to get her legs into position in order to establish correct posture. There is also the "ponytail" drill which is probably the best drill of all to rid them of the habit but most parents won't do it. lol.... Hold on to her ponytail during her motion. If she starts to lean forward, the resistance to her ponytail will make her stop. Put her in k drill position. Put her stride foot on a bucket and have her do K drills while holding her ponytial. Also verbal cues like "keep your head behind your pelvis" will help.
Fixing this is a long road. Been down that road. Stay patient, it will take months if not years.
So, it is actually prior to release. Very typical problems. She is opening her hips too soon, then pushing her hips back towards 1B in order to clear room for her arm, which causes most of the lean. This is partially due to he having no real leg drive off of the pitching rubber yet. Needs to work on pushing off harder and straighter then allow her hips to open as her arm circle works back and her shoulders open. Also needs to get used to the idea that her hips need to remain in place in order to receive her forearm to get the brush/contact needed to be consistent.
For what is worth DD used her heal to mark the field with a range she should drive to during game. She did not look at her marks very often but did occasionally.
