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I know what answer I am rooting forIf so.... this thread will turn very interesting, very fast.
I know what answer I am rooting forIf so.... this thread will turn very interesting, very fast.
I'm going to disagree with this statement. Yes, it is happening but not quite to the same degree that it once was IMHO. There are still plenty of videos and old school PC's advocating them and of course a certain number of players (all age groups) will do them because they're easy, it looks like they are doing something and they can be chatty with their catcher/teammate. Sometimes the kid doing wrist snaps is actually pretty decent so I've had to learn not to stereotype. ;-)Then you go to a tournament and almost every pitcher you see warming up does them.
In the 10u-12u ages around here it is over 75%.I'm going to disagree with this statement. Yes, it is happening but not quite to the same degree that it once was IMHO. There are still plenty of videos and old school PC's advocating them and of course a certain number of players (all age groups) will do them because they're easy, it looks like they are doing something and they can be chatty with their catcher/teammate. Sometimes the kid doing wrist snaps is actually pretty decent so I've had to learn not to stereotype. ;-)
Now, I'd like to hear more from the gurus about actually snapping or ripping the ball to increase spin rates vs letting the ball roll off the finger tips (with the energy being transferred thru the whip).
Kinda figured you were referring to that age group...In the 10u-12u ages around here it is over 75%.
I am also interested in this. As far as I can tell, DD loses way to much speed when focusing on snapping. It does increase spin (talking fast ball/drop ball), and the ball will move a bit more, but the decrease in speed to too great.Now, I'd like to hear more from the gurus about actually snapping or ripping the ball to increase spin rates vs letting the ball roll off the finger tips (with the energy being transferred thru the whip).
But . . . a lot of 12U pitchers do it at tournaments.Teaching yourself to lock the arm is counterproductive, and it's hard to unlearn after someone has been doing it for a while.
Yes they do. And it's unfortunate that so many parents think that their kid is great at 12u will automatically be great at 16u, not understanding how wrong they are. 12u success doesn't mean 16u success, far from it.But . . . a lot of 12U pitchers do it at tournaments.
Asking this part of the question again. Some would say the ball is just rolling off the fingertips and all the energy has been transferred through the body/arm/fingers into the ball at release (and that trying to pull the ball (creating additional or directional spin) at that point in time is folly. Others say that you can add spin by ripping on the seams at that precise moment of release.Now, I'd like to hear more from the gurus about actually snapping or ripping the ball to increase spin rates vs letting the ball roll off the finger tips (with the energy being transferred thru the whip).