NBD, I bet when she connects the ball goes a long way! I'm curious though, do you or does someone else teach her that palmy grip? I also kind of like that little stop swing after her first full swing, though it looks like it slips in her hand the bat is on her shoulder. Personally, I like the...
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RS, I think Howe gave excellent advice in his first post.
In your first clip the ball is way out in front - and she doesn't lunge! She might be traveling a ways, but doesn't that simulate where she might hit the ball on a change-up (when you say she struggles with a change, at 10u we're often...
I agree SL, but I wonder if some of that might be resolved by repositioning her in relation to the ball. If you backed her up a bit, brought her toward the camera, would her weight shift look better? It seems she might be staying back because she's set up to hit the ball later in the zone...
My advice, just teach them the game confidently. They'll know when they have a coach who delights in the game for itself, not for promoting their kid, and that is contagious. Teach them fundamental mechanics and positions, and why they do what they do - they love to learn, you'll see their...
It's not my DD. I came across this watching Lauren Chamberlain on you-tube, I think. I wouldn't have posted in Model Swings if I were asking for a critique, though I completely welcome PM's suggesting why I shouldn't have posted it here. I still don't see a reason. If anything comes of this, she...
On the all back, all forward thing. Her weight is not getting outside her back foot, and I'm not sure how you'd categorize that transfer as all forward, looks balanced to me. Do you mean something else by abaf?
It's an interesting comparison with her older sis (if I understand correctly that they're sisters). Older sis has good weight transfer, you can see the difference in younger being too far forward. Both have an issue with extension - though congrats that they're apparently both successful...
Hey now, I wasn't posting a gimmicky short cut Mr. :) Just something that helped me later in my journey as indeed I studied and studied - just think little memory tools help in that process.
In regard to the FLEX running multiple times for the DP, I posted a sort of progression in my OP where...
I know this wasn't addressed to me, but no, not initially. There's a background, a context here though. My "terrible" advice was offered in this context.
sluggers,
I don't deny the value in teaching your kids to fight their own battles.
Two things, however.
First, your advice is NOT doing that. It is to smile and nod to your customer or boss, and do things the way you're going to do them anyway! Did you forget part (2) of your advice? In...
Yea, "smile and nod" - i.e., lie - great way to teach fixing an issue.
As a coach, if a parent came up to me and respectfully and calmly explained that they were paying good money to make their daughter the best they could be etc., I would respect that. I would probably add that if she isn't...
BD, I think you should respectfully talk to this coach. I'd mention that this is the way she's been taught, it produced results in the past, and there's every reason to think she will be among the most productive hitters on the team. Maybe say something to the effect that different coaches teach...