Gavin Duncan - 1

Pitching 3

Much better follow through.  Look how release point is above plant leg.  Looking good.

Pitching Form 2 

Pitching Form 1

Mechanics up to release point look very good!

Notice at the release point where the center of gravity is....  about 1 foot behind the plant foot.  After release the arm follows through but very little body action.

Coach believes you will get a stronger result by launching the upper body over the plant foot and attempting to release with the center of gravity directly over the plant foot.  (Take a look at Cody's windup pitches for an example of good follow-through.)

Swing and Hit

The video starts too late well into your swing but we can see that the hips are not opening fully.  It's hard to tell but this could be just due to the location of the pitch being outside and your needing to stay closed to drive it to right field.  Upper body turn makes up for any lack of hips to a great follow-through, but bat speed will be helped by more opening of the hips.  Arm extension looks very good.  You can actually see the grimace on your face with the first big steps - we all hope your legs are feeling better soon.

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