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letsrok |
11/14/03 |
Bob:
There seems to be a lot of different ideas concerning the height of the horseshoe when pitching. I read just about all I can find on the internet concerning horseshoes from the experienced and try to apply all of the basic agreements as much a possible.
The question of heigth though seems to be an individual thought. Some say 2 feet above your head, others say it must exceed 8 feet,or keep it low, or it must land dead, or 10-12 feet, etc.
Certainly all of these have some merit, but what about what I will call a "natural" heigth for the pitcher. Whether that be 10 foot 12 foot, or 8 foot as long as the shoe doesn't skid out of scoring range if you miss the stake(heaven forbid)and the delivery is comfortable.
In my experience trying to keep the shoe lower, or higher than what is "natural" for me, has really hurt my depth preception and alignment to the stake.
Your advice to me earlier is working with the loose shoulder and my turns are much more consistant and the stake is now taking a beating. That is what brought about this height question though. I was trying to hold the pitch down as I thought it was much too high, at least 12 feet. That feels comfortable for me and it works very well if I decide to let go of it.
Is there an ideal height to pitch and what heigth do all of you good pitchers generally pitch?
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