On http://ClubHouseGAS.com , noted coach and college player, Crissy Rapp talks with Casey Bass and demonstrates drills for the fundamentals of pitching for softball.
Fastpitch is … Fastpitch is exactly what it says. The ball is pitched faster and harder than softpitch (up to 60-70 mph). The ball is often “windmilled” which helps give alot of the power behind the ball which is thown underhand. Most of the fast pitch softball teams you will find are all girl or women teams. My daughter is 9 and is learning to pitch fastpitch. Even at her age, the balls are fairly quick. (believe me, I’ve gotten beaned in the legs a few times during her pitching practices)
Thanx for the tips … Thanx for the tips and by the way if ur a softball player ur definitly not pitching 150 mph the fastest women pitch around 70 and the major league men are around 100
ply48nsw – you are … ply48nsw – you are incorrect. Nobody throws a soft ball at 150 kph. The best male pitchers in the world throw 130. And they don’t throw from 10 metres. Try 14 metres. Still – you are right. Softball is a much more exciting game than baseball. A baseball hitter would initially have lots of trouble hitting off a great softball pitcher.
I must say … I must say something about an earlier comment you made about the “er” thing.
Are you freaking serious when your saying your a better cook, cleaner, smarter, etc. than me!
FUCK you!
WTF!!!! baseball is … WTF!!!! baseball is not harder, the only difference is the stand a couple inches back form us and there ball small. Really softball is sort of hard because we have to use our whole body for pitch and the guys only use there arms. And the ball is bigger and harder to throw so nobody should be saying any thing.
I should know i played softball ball for five years
Oh my. I just read … Oh my. I just read that it was designed specifically for the female player. It will be like two weeks to see if it fits me well. I bought it from amazon and I live outside the us. I don’t think my fingers are too large or thick but I didn’t have problems with baseball gloves in the past.
How is Baseball … How is Baseball harder? In a game of softball you have much less time to make plays and decisions, the pitch doesn’t come quite as fast but it comes from a lot closer, playing open mens softball you get pitchers throwing 140-150kph and doing it from 12-10 metres away, how can you say that baseball is harder then that?
I went to pitching … I went to pitching clinic last year and have been having trouble pitching this summer in my softball league (it’s my first year pitching). This does help a little bit for some simple reminders. Thanks for uploading! (:
“female athletes … “female athletes are no different than male athletes”. Wow, see now I can tell that you are just some punk kid on here, and have never studied kinesiology or any aspect of science in relation to sport. You don’t know what your talking about. You have nothing to back up your theory that hitting a baseball is harder than hitting a softball, whereas I have shown you the proof. YouTube search: FSN Sport Science Episode 7 Jennie Finch. Its all there buddy. What else can I prove you wrong with today?
Nope. The better … Nope. The better athletes play baseball, and it is harder to hit a baseball than a softball. Female athletes are no different than male athletes, they may be on average not as strong, but can achieve the same endurance, coordination, and I bet a woman who played baseball instead of softball could be a good offensive and defensive player, even if she didn’t hit for as much power as the average male player.
you can’t say that … you can’t say that MLB baseball players are better athletes than softball players, because as I said before you cannot compare male athletes to female athletes. They do not have the same structures. Sure MLB players are the best of the best in there own sport, as are softball players on national teams the best in their sport and of their own sex. They are both elite athletes, in the best shape they can possibly be, but its insane if you are trying to compare male athletes to female athletes.
You are comparing … You are comparing male athletes with female athletes now, not baseball verses softball. You can’t compare the two, they are not the same. Of course a female does not have the same strength as a male, they are built differently. What you can’t argue with, and what I have been trying to get across this whole time is that is is more difficult to hit a softball then it is to hit a baseball, and I have proven that point. We are not arguing male verses female, you can’t compare them to one another.
i don’t understand … i don’t understand how you can’t just grasp the point with all these people trying to talk some sense into you.
softball and baseball can’t be compared becuase they aren’t as alike as you’d think. sure, they both involve throwing a ball and hittting a ball, and running around bases. but that’s the basics. it’s the details that make them different. ion my opinion, you’re retarded for not giving up at this point.
That’s my point. … That’s my point. Softball, while fine, isn’t as great a sport as baseball. Do you get it? Baseball is the harder sport, at the top levels with better athletes.
Please everyone, it … Please everyone, it is highly recommended for your own health that you do not read fjccommishes comments. You will become stupider by the minute, and I dont even think stupider is a word…SEE WHAT I MEAN? A softball pitcher isn’t going to go and throw a smaller ball overhand because that is not softball, it is baseball. Softball pitchers throw underhand with a bigger ball. It is not something that can just be tranfered over to baseball because in baseball PITCHERS THROW OVERHAND!!! GET IT??
I feel like i’m … I feel like i’m talking to a 6 year old, fccommish. A softball pitcher is not going to run to the MLB because the MLB is not softball. Notice how the pitcher pitches underhand? So, why would a softball pitcher go and throw overhand, when her entire career is based on throwing a bigger ball underhand? Do you get it? A softball pitcher can’t just automatically change and go to a completely different pitching motion, not to mention an unatural overhand motion.
On http://ClubHouseGAS.com , noted coach and college player, Crissy Rapp talks with Casey Bass and demonstrates drills for the fundamentals of pitching for softball.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Es bueno el video, …
Es bueno el video, tiene una exelente instructora,pero de plano a este señor no se le ven cualidades de practicar este deporte.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Fastpitch is …
Fastpitch is exactly what it says. The ball is pitched faster and harder than softpitch (up to 60-70 mph). The ball is often “windmilled” which helps give alot of the power behind the ball which is thown underhand. Most of the fast pitch softball teams you will find are all girl or women teams. My daughter is 9 and is learning to pitch fastpitch. Even at her age, the balls are fairly quick. (believe me, I’ve gotten beaned in the legs a few times during her pitching practices)
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Thanx for the tips …
Thanx for the tips and by the way if ur a softball player ur definitly not pitching 150 mph the fastest women pitch around 70 and the major league men are around 100
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
i love softball ive …
i love softball ive been playing for 5 yrs and i can pitch 150 kph
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
ply48nsw – you are …
ply48nsw – you are incorrect. Nobody throws a soft ball at 150 kph. The best male pitchers in the world throw 130. And they don’t throw from 10 metres. Try 14 metres. Still – you are right. Softball is a much more exciting game than baseball. A baseball hitter would initially have lots of trouble hitting off a great softball pitcher.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Better cook and …
Better cook and cleaner? No, that’s women’s work. Get in the kitchen and bake me a pie!
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I must say …
I must say something about an earlier comment you made about the “er” thing.
Are you freaking serious when your saying your a better cook, cleaner, smarter, etc. than me!
FUCK you!
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
You wanna know what …
You wanna know what makes me feel happy about reading these very few comments?
I can actually understand what you’re saying!
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
WTF!!!! baseball is …
WTF!!!! baseball is not harder, the only difference is the stand a couple inches back form us and there ball small. Really softball is sort of hard because we have to use our whole body for pitch and the guys only use there arms. And the ball is bigger and harder to throw so nobody should be saying any thing.
I should know i played softball ball for five years
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Oh my. I just read …
Oh my. I just read that it was designed specifically for the female player. It will be like two weeks to see if it fits me well. I bought it from amazon and I live outside the us. I don’t think my fingers are too large or thick but I didn’t have problems with baseball gloves in the past.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I’m a little …
I’m a little confused, is fastpitch a girl version of softball? I just bought a fastpitch glove but I’m male.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
How is Baseball …
How is Baseball harder? In a game of softball you have much less time to make plays and decisions, the pitch doesn’t come quite as fast but it comes from a lot closer, playing open mens softball you get pitchers throwing 140-150kph and doing it from 12-10 metres away, how can you say that baseball is harder then that?
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
podrian subirlo en …
podrian subirlo en español por favor ??
soy de el salvador y tambien soy pitcher pero
no se pork no logro orientar mi fuerza !!!
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
just keep …
just keep practicing..trust me it’ll pay off i’ve been pitching for only 2 years barely and practicing rlly helped
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I went to pitching …
I went to pitching clinic last year and have been having trouble pitching this summer in my softball league (it’s my first year pitching). This does help a little bit for some simple reminders. Thanks for uploading! (:
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
“female athletes …
“female athletes are no different than male athletes”. Wow, see now I can tell that you are just some punk kid on here, and have never studied kinesiology or any aspect of science in relation to sport. You don’t know what your talking about. You have nothing to back up your theory that hitting a baseball is harder than hitting a softball, whereas I have shown you the proof. YouTube search: FSN Sport Science Episode 7 Jennie Finch. Its all there buddy. What else can I prove you wrong with today?
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Nope. The better …
Nope. The better athletes play baseball, and it is harder to hit a baseball than a softball. Female athletes are no different than male athletes, they may be on average not as strong, but can achieve the same endurance, coordination, and I bet a woman who played baseball instead of softball could be a good offensive and defensive player, even if she didn’t hit for as much power as the average male player.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
you can’t say that …
you can’t say that MLB baseball players are better athletes than softball players, because as I said before you cannot compare male athletes to female athletes. They do not have the same structures. Sure MLB players are the best of the best in there own sport, as are softball players on national teams the best in their sport and of their own sex. They are both elite athletes, in the best shape they can possibly be, but its insane if you are trying to compare male athletes to female athletes.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
You are comparing …
You are comparing male athletes with female athletes now, not baseball verses softball. You can’t compare the two, they are not the same. Of course a female does not have the same strength as a male, they are built differently. What you can’t argue with, and what I have been trying to get across this whole time is that is is more difficult to hit a softball then it is to hit a baseball, and I have proven that point. We are not arguing male verses female, you can’t compare them to one another.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
i don’t understand …
i don’t understand how you can’t just grasp the point with all these people trying to talk some sense into you.
softball and baseball can’t be compared becuase they aren’t as alike as you’d think. sure, they both involve throwing a ball and hittting a ball, and running around bases. but that’s the basics. it’s the details that make them different. ion my opinion, you’re retarded for not giving up at this point.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
That’s my point. …
That’s my point. Softball, while fine, isn’t as great a sport as baseball. Do you get it? Baseball is the harder sport, at the top levels with better athletes.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Please everyone, it …
Please everyone, it is highly recommended for your own health that you do not read fjccommishes comments. You will become stupider by the minute, and I dont even think stupider is a word…SEE WHAT I MEAN? A softball pitcher isn’t going to go and throw a smaller ball overhand because that is not softball, it is baseball. Softball pitchers throw underhand with a bigger ball. It is not something that can just be tranfered over to baseball because in baseball PITCHERS THROW OVERHAND!!! GET IT??
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I feel like i’m …
I feel like i’m talking to a 6 year old, fccommish. A softball pitcher is not going to run to the MLB because the MLB is not softball. Notice how the pitcher pitches underhand? So, why would a softball pitcher go and throw overhand, when her entire career is based on throwing a bigger ball underhand? Do you get it? A softball pitcher can’t just automatically change and go to a completely different pitching motion, not to mention an unatural overhand motion.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I didn’t say it’s …
I didn’t say it’s the same. I didn’t say it’s horrible. I said it’s lesser.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
fjccommish- because …
fjccommish- because girls and boys are not aloud to compete in major leages wise ass!