Problems Caused by Poor Drive Through
This is a continuation from my last video, in which I talked about foot alignment issues and how they affect your drive through mechanics in pitching. Today I’m going to talk about the domino effect that that can have on the rest of your pitching mechanics.
My daughter is 14 and she collapses on her back leg like to describe in this video. How does she fix this.
Greg, unfortunately there is no one, simple answer to this question. Perhaps this mechanical flaw is simply a result of bad habits. More than likely, however, it is created by one or more structural or conditioning weaknesses which are discussed at length in many of Joe Bonyai’s posts. By the time a pitcher reaches the age of 14, especially if she is strong and athletic, preparing the body to perform more aggressive movements at higher levels becomes crucial to the development of that athlete. Having not seen your daughter it is very difficult for me to offer a simple correction beyond what’s discussed in the post. Try putting your daughter in a tracked position and doing simple forearm fire or circle drills. During the drill she should focus on awareness of the toe and knee position in the drive leg. For this drill don’t be concerned with where the ball goes. Pay attention to maintaining a tall back leg with the toe and knee facing forward through out. Hope this is helpful. Let me know how it works out.