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Fastpitch Softball : The Windmill Pitcher
written by Barry Sammons
Studio : McGraw-Hill
by McGraw-Hill
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Released : 1997-01-11
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781570281402
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 17 reviews)
List Price : $17.95
Our Price : $8.97
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"The Windmill Pitcher is the most comprehensive book on fastpitch pitching that I have read. It is an excellent reference for both coaches and pitchers." -- Ernie Parker, world-renowned pitching coach "I now have a comprehensive reference book to offer the people who contact me about pitching. The chapter on increasing ball speed is outstanding. There was an incredible need for this book and I thank Barry for writing it." -- Sherry Werner, PhD, lead researcher, International Olympic Committee's Submission on Biomechanics and Physiology "One of the most comprehensive fastpitch instructional books on the market today. A must addition for any coach's library." -- Art Certosimo, DuPage County, Illinois Barry Simmons has been a pitcher in men's fastpitch softball leagues at all levels for 35 years. Also a student of art and design, Sammons used his knowledge to develop many of the illustrations used in the book. He is an attorney for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin firm of Quarles & Brady. |
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Just another softball pitching book...OK, but not great. |
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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. 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 expected more from a former mens' pitcher and coach, than coverage only of the womens' game. Maybe it was the promo on it that misled me. Either way, I didn't get what I was looking for. But you don't teach men the way you teach women. |
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The Best for Reference for Fastpitch Pitching |
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The Windmill Pitcher is a great book for any coach, player, and parent. I highly recommend this for parents of pitchers. It is well written with execptional illustrations of the correct mechanics for the windmall pitcher. I've been around the game all my life and seen many good pitchers. The great pitchers have solid mechanics. This is a must have for fastpitch softball. |
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Fastpitch Softball: The Windmill Pitcher |
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. I probably won't use it as a reference for my pitching school. |
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Fast Pitch Softball: The Windmill Pitcher |
Review: The Windmill Pitcher
In the book, The Windmill Pitcher, it talks about how to play softball, and different ways to pitch. This book has the best description of how to pitch, and also different ways to pitch. If pitchers and coaches have questions about coaching, or pitching they can refer to this book. It has many different ways and diagrams to show and describe pitching. It tells you what to do for ball control, and what you need to do to improve your pitching mechanics. There are many different ways to pitch in fast pitch softball, such as; Slingshot, Single Pump, and Double Pump. I would recommend this book to pitchers and coaches that LOVE softball.
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Best material I've used |
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I have a collection of tapes from various people. It would seem that video would be the best medium for this kind of instruction. Maybe it's because I viewed and re-viewed the tapes so often, but I honestly got more detail out of this book than anything else I've used. The discussion of each piece of the mechanics along with drills I haven't seen on any tape was very, very helpful. I would strongly recommend this book. It's straight-up, no hype instruction. Excellent for beginning or intermediate pitchers and/or coaches. |
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