Understand she is not a “power pitcher” either. Actually, we all think it’s kind of gross, but it certainly illustrates the kind of strain the arm and shoulder have to endure when a pitcher is putting forth maximum effort. Hardly looks like her body is not under stress. Notice the muscles in her upper arm, forearm, hand and shoulders. As evidence, I offer these photos (courtesy of Mike Zupec) of my own daughter pitching in a recent game: There is also a belief that because the fastpitch motion (when properly executed) works better with the shoulder than an overhand pitch that it is stress-free. They understand the overhand throw, but the underhand motion is completely foreign to them. These experts on pitching baseballs can’t figure out how anybody can throw a ball with the kind of speed and accuracy fastpitch pitchers do. I’ve spoken to baseball pitching coaches who are just fascinated by the fastpitch pitching motion. The truth is, it’s a lot more natural to throw overhand than underhand. Even fastpitch pitchers will likely throw overhand. If you’re trying to knock over pyramid of milk bottles at a carnival, you’ll throw overhand. Watch a National Geographic special and see how the indigneous population in non-industrialized countries throw rocks at game they’re trying to get for dinner. I think it was my friend Coach Rich who pointed out the proof to me. They do tend to work somewhat better with the construction of the shoulder, perhaps, but that’s a long way from natural. The fact is, there’s nothing really “natural” about fastpitch mechanics. There is a belief that softball pitchers can pitch every day, all day, because it is natural, whereas a baseball pitching motion is not.
baseball pitching, sooner or later the phrase “natural pitching motion” will come up. Anytime there’s a discussion of fastpitch pitching v.
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