Excellent advice. Now that we have the cage, she wants to improve her hitting. She been pitching the last 2 years and her hitting has suffered as a result. Now that she is moving up this fall, she wants to become a big hitter, so that is half the battle right there - her desire.
Thanks...
Thanks for all the great advice. Sounds like 2 things to work on:
1. I will work on her grip first. I bet her knuckles are not lined up, causing the bat to press too much into her palm. Hopefully this will not be too bad a habit to break.
2. I will then have to get her to use more of her...
Thanks for all the replies.
If she had poor form, would it also sting off the tee?
I filmed her hitting tonight - we were rushing before the sun went down. Please let me know of any suggestions.
The video is at - YouTube - Jamie hitting - july 2009
My 11 year old daughter has had a lot of trouble with bat sting lately. She hits the ball hard and fine of the tee.
When I pitch to her or she hits of the machine, she frequently stings her hands. She uses batting gloves and has been using a new bat - the problem also occurred with her old...