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Originally posted by CPLZ:
As my son progressed through HS, one effort made by his pitching coaches was to land on a bent leg and come down hard.
Landing on a bent front leg is good advice. But "coming down hard" isn't. Actually, when trying to imagine someone consciously trying to do this, I envision them screwing up other aspect of their mechanics. When everything else is done properly (i.e. good posture and balance, appropriate momentum, proper sequencing and timing), how hard one plants is a non-issue.
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Now I'm told he's learning to land on a hard leg and come over the top.
Assuming "hard leg" means "straight" or "bent but rigid". My preference is for pitchers to land on a bent front leg that isn't initialy rigid but which quickly firms up and braces after foot plant to stop forward motion of the hips. I feel landing on a straight or even a bent but rigid front leg will affect the proper sequencing and timing of the delivery such that the pitcher will lose control and velocity and will end up throwing more with just the arm.