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Another cue for the backhand change
This entry was posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:12 PM and is filed under Pitching.
One of the keys to keeping the backhand change low and hump-free is maintaining a slight bend in the elbow as the hand comes through. In this position the ball comes through before the rest of the arm.
Ok, that sounds good in theory. But it can be tough to get the feel of how to get the arm properly bent. Here's a new cue I've found that helps pitchers get in the right position. Have the pitcher bring her thumb across the spot where the hip bone and the thigh bone meet. In practice she can actually touch her hip area at that point. The arm will bend and she'll be able to keep a flat release.
Ken Krause has been coaching girls fastpitch softball for 12 years. Some may know him as a contributing columnist to Softball Magazine, where he writes Krause's Korner -- a regular
column sponsored by Louisville Slugger. Ken is also the editor of Marc Dagenais' "No BS Softball Performance Newsletter." He is currently a One Star Master Coach with the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA), and is certified by both the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and American Sports Education Program (ASEP). Ken coaches the Mundelein Thunder 16U team and is a private
instructor specializing in pitchers, hitters, and catchers. He teaches out of Grand Slam USA in Spring Grove, IL and is Head Softball Pitching Instructor at North Shore Baseball Academy in
Libertyville, IL.
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