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My 8yr old daughter takes private lessons and this book couples very well with her lessons. For the money, it is invaluable. Excellent book to gain a basic understanding of the windmill pitch. We take the book to the park sometimes to use the illustrations to enforce teachings and feedback. The Maven 1,2,3 Basics video is also outstanding. Good discussion of basic pitching drills as well however not all inclusive. Good illustrations to suppport text.
Thanks Lisa for a great book chockful of valuable information. It also includes great information about nutrition and warm-ups. I purchased this book years ago for my daughter who is now a high school pitcher and hopes to play college and pro. We both learned alot about the athleticism and mechanics of pitching.
I expected more from a former mens' pitcher and coach, than coverage only of the womens' game. Either way, I didn't get what I was looking for. I've read many a book on softball pitching, and most of them tend to be promotions for the "cover girl." At least this one gave a little more. Maybe it was the promo on it that misled me. But you don't teach men the way you teach women. My disappointments deal with not being able to transfer much of this into mens' fastpitch. There are subtle and not so subtle differences in the games, and there are other pitches in the repertoire with men, as well as differences in the movements that this didn't capture.
I've been around the game all my life and seen many good pitchers. The Windmill Pitcher is a great book for any coach, player, and parent. This is a must have for fastpitch softball. The great pitchers have solid mechanics. I highly recommend this for parents of pitchers. It is well written with execptional illustrations of the correct mechanics for the windmall pitcher.
I probably won't use it as a reference for my pitching school. Illustrations are not clear enough for a beginner to understand. I pitched fastpitch for over 35 years and I had trouble understanding what was being taught.Overall, I was not too impressed with the book.
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