Specific drills for lowering hands

[Hitting]

My 12u DD is dropping her hands to whatever height the ball is at so she has a U shaped swing when slowed down on video. A lot of her contact predictably ends up being little cut fly balls, rarely barrels up a ball square and I can tell her hands are generally not above the ball at contact.

I need to drill this muscle memory out of her brain ASAP. We have talked a lot about it but she doesn't even really feel it. My question is what are the best drills to use? I've tried to read as much as I can the last few weeks but my mind is now swimming in drills. I'm trying to come up with a 20-30 minute routine. I have regular, whiffle, and heavy balls and a bownet.

- High tee (This seems to be the obvious one)
- SnF (Yes?)
- Arm only swings? (one leg maybe?)

What else would you try?

 

[Sting Ray]

Two tee drill? Set up one tee higher and farther back then the front tee. Swing the bat, hit the ball on the front tee, and don't hit the back tee.

 

[rdbass]

Two tee drill? Set up one tee higher and farther back then the front tee. Swing the bat, hit the ball on the front tee, and don't hit the back tee.

Nope , unless you want your DD hitting ground balls.....

 

[pctrips]

Luckily this wasn't one of my daughter's major swing flaws, she has/had other issues that we've worked on. On occasion though she will go through a short stretch where she starts doing it. Mainly on pitches below the belt. What works for her is me reminding her that the barrel needs to get to the ball, not her hands. As far as drills I can't help much but I'd thought I'd share the thought that works for my DD.

 

[GunnerShotgun]

Give her hands something to do (instead of dropping). Turning the barrel solves a lot of problems.

 

[iMlearning]

Give her hands something to do (instead of dropping). Turning the barrel solves a lot of problems.

Doing this in front of a mirror helped DD a lot. (Plus video when out on field)

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Give her hands something to do (instead of dropping). Turning the barrel solves a lot of problems.

This is correct.

Simply teaching extensor action can give a proper use of their hands right up to the point where they turn/work the barrel.

Think about it, ..... when you perform an overhand throw, you don't first lower your hand to the perceived height that you wish to throw the ball to ..... and you shouldn't do that just because you wish to throw the bat head through the ball either.

 

[Eric F]

...extensor action...

Where/what are extensors? What action should be happening?

 

[4 girl's dad]

Where/what are extensors? What action should be happening?

Since FFS doesn't give much description with his recommendations, here is what came up with a quick google search.


http://youtu.be/aIk6-DrcVjk

 

[Eric F]

Since FFS doesn't give much description with his recommendations, here is what came up with a quick google search.


http://youtu.be/aIk6-DrcVjk

I have seen that video before, I think. It really didn't clarify much (for me) related to swinging a bat. Which extensor muscles? How and when should they be in action?