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Loose elbow the key to feeling the release
This entry was posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:20 PM and is filed under Pitching.
Lots has been written about leading the elbow through the circle and keeping the arm loose to generate speed. But there's another good reason to do it — high/low accuracy.
If you come through the circle with a stiff elbow, you're going to "feel" the release being around the front leg. That will make it go high. But if you lead the elbow through the circle and keep the arm loose, you'll feel the release closer to the back leg, and the ball will stay down.
Don't take my word for it. Try making a circle with a stiff elbow and see where you feel your wrist snap naturally. Then loose it up and do the same. You'll find the release point move back.
Ken Krause has been coaching girls fastpitch softball for 15 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 Two 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 Lake County Glory 14U team and is a private instructor
specializing in pitchers, hitters, and catchers. He is Head Softball Pitching Instructor at North Shore Baseball Academy in Libertyville, IL and teaches at Pro Player Consultants in McHenry, IL.
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