Crafting your Pre-Motion
In today’s video, I talk about some of the different things you can do to start your windmill pitch and make sure your momentum is moving in the right direction.
In today’s video, I talk about some of the different things you can do to start your windmill pitch and make sure your momentum is moving in the right direction.
my 12 year old daughter has developed a bad arm circle. her arm comes over top her head and then finishes away from her hip. almost like she leans back so she can get her arm through. do you have any drills to fix this?from one knee her circle is good but full motion she starts with the arm going back so far it looks as if its turning her body to soon there for starting the arm circle crooked . does this make sense?
Hello Troy,
Having not seen your daughter in action, I can only try to draw a mental picture of exactly what you are referring to. If it is what I believe you’re referring to, a great drill for instant feedback on arm circle and hand-path is what we call “wall drills.” Very simply, the pitcher will stand facing her target with her pitching arm shoulder 2-3 inches away from a long fence, wall, or net. Once in this position, the pitcher will turn her body so that she is facing the wall (we refer to this as being “tracked”) without having moved any further away from the wall than the 2 or 3 inches.
What has been established by doing this is a long, straight “throw zone” bounded on two sides by the pitchers body and the wall. If her arm circle is not true, or her hand-path is outside that bounded zone during the delivery of the ball, either her hand or the ball (or both) will hit the wall, fence, or net prior to reaching the target. The best position for the target would be 2-3 inches away from the wall, at least 25 feet from the pitcher. The most effective target would be a catcher who is protected with a mask and chest guard.
It may be helpful for you to go into the archives on the site and look for prior posts on wall drills and hand path drills. If you wish to contact us and provide us with a video of your daughter performing this movement, we may better analyze her problem and provide a specific solution.
Hope this was helpful, feel free to contact us with any more questions.
Phil