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Fastpitch Softball : The Windmill Pitcher

Fastpitch Softball : The Windmill Pitcher

Fastpitch Softball : The Windmill Pitcher

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Author: Barry Sammons
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 reviews
Sales Rank: 45166

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5

ISBN: 1570281408
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35722
EAN: 9781570281402
ASIN: 1570281408

Publication Date: January 11, 1997
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Editorial Reviews:

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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.


Customer Reviews:   Read 11 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars The Best for Reference for Fastpitch Pitching   June 4, 2007
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.


3 out of 5 stars Fastpitch Softball: The Windmill Pitcher   January 30, 2007
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.



1 out of 5 stars Fast Pitch Softball: The Windmill Pitcher   December 17, 2005
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

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.



5 out of 5 stars Best material I've used   February 20, 2002
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

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.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent and Informative   December 20, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I keep this book with me all the time during softball season ! I have been coaching for 9 years and and have learned quite a few things from this book. It's nice to be able to go back to it and review. It covers the windmill pitcher from A to Z. Very Very Good !

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