12yo Swing Insight

80catch · Sep 15, 2014

Here is a quick video from this past weekend of my 12yo DD hitting. Any insight would be appreciated.
2014 09 13KateHittingCC - YouTube

(Sorry about the color/resolution, this is from contour... I didn't have my good cameras with me this day.)

CoogansBluff · Sep 15, 2014

Her back elbow gets ahead of the bat knob during the swing, aka bat drag. Pretty common in 12U and on this forum. I'll hand off to those who are better at teaching this than me.

She seems to have good balance and a nice upward swing, such that I'd guess she gets some liners and balls into the outfield against pitching that she can handle.

Always fun for me to see dads in front of screens on softball fields throwing batting practice to daughters. One of my favorite activities, for sure.

Northtexasfury · Sep 15, 2014

Common fault of younger hitters is the negative ( going backward) at contact. Which usually causes lifting in the swing

A lot of lift in her swing, try to adjust her AOA ( angle of attack) to more of a flatter path

Perfect Circle · Sep 15, 2014

Tried to get you alittle more color...

rdbass · Sep 15, 2014

Common fault of younger hitters is the negative ( going backward) at contact. Which usually causes lifting in the swing

Curious, can you explain further?
You're not saying this position at contact?

Dad,
DD swings 'around her body' and not 'out from' her body. Also 'creating a corner' might help your DD with her swinging beside her/out in front of herself. JMHO.

Shawn · Sep 15, 2014

There's allot to like as well.

Shawn · Sep 15, 2014

It's a good position to learn and feel.

Northtexasfury · Sep 15, 2014

rdbass said:
Curious, can you explain further?
You're not saying this position at contact?

Dad,
DD swings 'around her body' and not 'out from' her body. Also 'creating a corner' might help your DD with her swinging beside her/out in front of herself. JMHO.

At contact or just after, the head an upper half is moving back..
I like to teach , neutral to load ( negative) to contact (moving positive )and finish going forward
Deliver energy down range

rdbass · Sep 16, 2014

Northtexasfury said:
At contact or just after, the head an upper half is moving back..
I like to teach , neutral to load ( negative) to contact (moving positive )and finish going forward
Deliver energy down range

Can you post an example of a hitter or point me to a hitter that....

neutral to load ( negative) to contact (moving positive )and finish going forward
Deliver energy down range

Like to see what you teach.
Thanks.

CoogansBluff · Sep 16, 2014

Northtexasfury said:
At contact or just after, the head an upper half is moving back..
I like to teach , neutral to load ( negative) to contact (moving positive )and finish going forward
Deliver energy down range

I agree that there should be some forward energy that is missing here. Perhaps the 'kickback' she's getting is a symptom of that. Not sure what you mean by 'finish going forward.' What I see in elite hitters is that the the head moves forward until the front foot comes down and the swing is initiated.. At that point, the torso rotates around an axis drawn from head to front foot. That axis is not going forward, and might move back after contact.

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