Too much curveball brush contact?
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Love the Brush Interference.
I haven't done much research on the topic, but should the curveball have less BI than the fastball?
No actually. Brush should be consistent for all pitches. Which creates consistency in spotting the pitch. Moving your brush contact around would be a hazard. Ha
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I'm going to go with yes
Clearly banging. Not brushing.
Ouch. Get an elbow pad till she figures it out.
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I think we figured it out with her coach yesterday. Hips were turning creating contact. Was only a 2 day phenomenon. Her curve has always been 1-2mph faster than her fastball and I wonder if more contact has been a contributing factor. If that's somehow what it takes, I'll take the slower pitch.
Like Doc suggested, she’s actually not getting enough brush and is releasing too far from the thigh. Her forearm is contacting the hipbone. Get the elbow to tuck into the soft area behind the hipbone, which allows the forearm to wrap/roll/brush below the hipbone like:
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Post church pitching practice is my favorite videos of Ken
Now we need to get A. in for some more curve ball lessons it seems . . .That would be fun!!!Post church pitching practice is my favorite videos of Ken
