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Greenmonsters
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Fairly successful at some level, yes. But that success would not continue for very many at high-level competition. And of course, if that's the only instruction they have available to them, it's better than nothing. But you already knew this as you've admitted you're playing devil's advocate.
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This is where I disagree with you a little bit. I see plenty of D1 hitters that have less than "ideal" mechanics. I think most kids/parents would consider a D1 scholarship pretty successful
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Was the batter in the video "fairly" successful? If so, maybe it works; if not, it must not work. Simple!
I've seen a few D1 scholarship earners who couldn't hit. Not all D1 schools play at the same level.
I've seen a few D1 scholarship earners who couldn't hit. Not all D1 schools play at the same level.
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No , they certainly don't. But many players (at all D1 levels) have less than ideal swings
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Yep, but they're probably not satisfied with them. IMO, the best plan is too teach the best swing. If one knows a swing isn't the best one would like, then one will have to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision.
Nah she was not any good, neither was the team.
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Greenmonsters
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IMO, the ones that you see probably are successful using those less than ideal mechanics because they compensate by being blessed with well above average athleticism/hand-eye coordination. The many more using the same mechanics that weren't similarly blessed stopped playing the game long ago.
Not all 200+ D1 schools are equal. Not all D1 coaches (or even ex-MLBers) are good hitting instructors. And not all D1 players have schollies. D1>D2>D3 is true as a general rule of thumb, however there are exceptions, both wrt schools and players for myriad different reasons. Add NAIAs and Jucos to the mix and you get even more exceptions. IMO, if a girl truly wants to play college SB, there is at least one school somewhere in this country that would be happy to have her play for them.
The fact is that mechanics impart limits on your ability to achieve success. IME, I've seen a lot of 14-18 yo girls be quite successful right up until the pitching gets above the mid-50s range and then their flawed mechanics are exposed and the kids fail miserably because they've hit their ceiling. The better the mechanics, the higher the ceiling. Girls with seemingly identical swings don't always top out at the same level - IMO its either because of the mental approach or due to freakish athleticism/hand-eye coordination, which will believe adds another 5+ mph or so to the normal mechanical failure ceiling.
Your more recent posts make the objective of your thread clear to me now. And I believe that there's actually a simple answer. Teach what you know to be best and advise those who question it to look at video of what the "best of the best" hitters do and decide whether your methods or someone else's are doing the better job of replicating it. You could end up with only 1 student (that is if your DD doesn't jump camp too!), but the upside of that is you'll have that much more time to spend and work with her!
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