Does teaching a kid a spitter hurt their arm?

Won't affect the arm if thrown properly and using the correct, foreign substance which can't be detected through smell or touch....per Gaylord Perry.

 

Just kidding....

 

Teach the 2-seam fastball, with movement laterally it can be equally effective and size of hand, doesn't matter.

Won't affect the arm if thrown properly and using the correct, foreign substance which can't be detected through smell or touch....per Gaylord Perry.

 

Just kidding....

 

Teach the 2-seam fastball, with movement laterally it can be equally effective and size of hand, doesn't matter.

Since he is only 9, we have been throwing the play-doh ball.

 

That is what we have been doing.

 

He pitched very effectively in our game on Saturday. Came in relief and faced 7 batters. K'd 2 and got us out of a little jam. He has a little sidearm action going.

 

Also, was working with him on his stride. He has a tendency to not want to bend his knees and his pitches end up staying high. I told him bend his back knee and stride towards the plate and hit lowers his release point and the pitches are strikes now instead of high balls.

Since he is only 9, we have been throwing the play-doh ball.

 

That is what we have been doing.

 

He pitched very effectively in our game on Saturday. Came in relief and faced 7 batters. K'd 2 and got us out of a little jam. He has a little sidearm action going.

 

Also, was working with him on his stride. He has a tendency to not want to bend his knees and his pitches end up staying high. I told him bend his back knee and stride towards the plate and hit lowers his release point and the pitches are strikes now instead of high balls.

Generally when kids at a young age, have their FB's staying up, two things are happening.

 

1) They are landing "heel" first on their stride foot and propelling themselves upward and not coiling, off a bent knee and driving with the back towards the target.....or

 

2) Stride foot is parallel with the mound and the toe, is not pointing downward like it should, which causes them to shorten the stride and be stiff in the core/lower back area.

 

Observe him next time, see if either are occurring and work on. You are correct, in following through and have his throwing hand, finish outside of this stride knee, after following thru....to promote bending over and finishing.

Generally when kids at a young age, have their FB's staying up, two things are happening.

 

1) They are landing "heel" first on their stride foot and propelling themselves upward and not coiling, off a bent knee and driving with the back towards the target.....or

 

2) Stride foot is parallel with the mound and the toe, is not pointing downward like it should, which causes them to shorten the stride and be stiff in the core/lower back area.

 

Observe him next time, see if either are occurring and work on. You are correct, in following through and have his throwing hand, finish outside of this stride knee, after following thru....to promote bending over and finishing.

Does it matter if we don't have mounds and just pitching rubbers?

Does it matter if we don't have mounds and just pitching rubbers?

Throwing off "flat ground", usually affects the release point more, since the stride leg is not landing on a downward slope.

 

Your son's age, he will be throwing off a 6" high mound and the angle is near 12.5° or so. At the same time, learning to throw off a mound with slope, will often times lead to the body leaning/falling toward the target and the throwing arm, having to "catch-up" so to speak, with the body and the result is usually, high-inside if a RH pitcher and just the opposite, for a LH.

 

Throwing from a mound, with slope is always better, unless working on arm strength.

Throwing off "flat ground", usually affects the release point more, since the stride leg is not landing on a downward slope.

 

Your son's age, he will be throwing off a 6" high mound and the angle is near 12.5° or so. At the same time, learning to throw off a mound with slope, will often times lead to the body leaning/falling toward the target and the throwing arm, having to "catch-up" so to speak, with the body and the result is usually, high-inside if a RH pitcher and just the opposite, for a LH.

 

Throwing from a mound, with slope is always better, unless working on arm strength.

Leagues we have played on so far, no mound.

Leagues we have played on so far, no mound.

That will happen but he will throw from a mound next year, correct?

 

 

By the way, you've exceeded your PM limit.....clear 'em

That will happen but he will throw from a mound next year, correct?

 

 

By the way, you've exceeded your PM limit.....clear 'em

Not sure and done.

 

That is why I got an email saying I had a PM from you but no PM from you.

Look at Rule 9.C....1, 2 and 3 in the same link.

 

Interesting

 

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