Originally Posted by
Phonetek
Ok so maybe his issues aren't as bad as he thought they were. He shot 687 at a meet for his school tonight. With a very sore wrist I had to tape up prior to it.
Early in the first game he was dropping the ball and it was rolling out, hitting weak. Then suddenly he started staying behind it more and releasing a tad later. His release was still way too early but just enough to get the ball to finish and drive through the pocket. As a result he was getting much better action, messengers and thunderous strikes.
His coaches and I all agree that if he can come out of the ball a little later and get a touch more horizontal rotation on it he will get much more potential out of his ball.
Tonight he somehow managed to make it all work. It's hard to complain when he annihilated everyone on the league. He even did the "I threw the ball but I'm turning away not looking because I know it's a strike" thing to end his 3rd game with the last nine in a row. Lucky for him he was right but I admit it was a no doubter pocket bomb.
As good as he was, I know he has a lot of potential for much better. I do want to get this release figured out before bad habits get formed. This wasn't an issue until the heavier ball.
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