http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-hitting-technical/29738-model-swing-yet.html

WOW... getting to see the helpful power of a .gif, for myself Thankz to ALL posters that are taking their time to give us helps.

Thankz Again RD for the .gif...& rescuing the thread !!! I feel so lazy... I am working on professionally processing all the Helps, & will get side views ASAP

Will try to knock off the easy stuff in new clip

Eric F said:

Her sequence is off. Look at the timing of her bat tip compared with Hamilton in the FBC clip. She tips, then strides. Hammy is tipping as he strides.

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Yep. Bc she doesnt coil fwd. When she learns to coil fwd correctly, tip will happen @ right time. May want to revisit noontime's bb/a$$ description

rdbass said:

FBC=Forward by coil

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RD can you easily lay hands on Noontimes official bb/a$$ .gif ???

Perfect Circle said:

RD can you easily lay hands on Noontimes official bb/a$$ .gif ???

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I believe Noon(cheers) 'monitors' DFP. I'm not sure what would be the 'official' BB/A$$ gif. To be honest I never understood the concept.

Thx anyhow RD

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<source src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58923514/Hitting/swinging1.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
</video>

Seems like Manny gets his barrel tipped using a different movement then your DD does....

To me this looks step 1 of the "Ryan Braun" drill where it is extremely handsy and the rest of the body is sort of left out...if that's how hitter views it too, that's good. If this is closer to a game swing or doesn't have "next steps" in progression then it could cause some problems (in particular of being overly "top down/swing down."

What should next steps be? Get a wider stance, work into legs, establish some pre-set coil as well as forward by coil, add some natural tilt, etc -- and then what I'd think you'd see (I'd hope) is that the tip becomes more something that is created by a full body load and launch and not just a wrist hinge.

I would start by fixing the hands first. Like RichK said, she resembles the Braun drill starting position. I would get the hands lower into a "snap the pole" position at launch.

Have DD get into her stance near a pole/door frame. Align the pole/frame near her back shoulder. Have her try to apply maximum force or literally try to snap the door frame in half. Have her try to move the frame with her hands at all different heights. You will probably find that she feels strongest with her hands somewhere near her armpit area. She found the spot to turn her barrel from. I have seen a light bulb turn on for many kids when doing this experiment.

As far as the barrel tip goes, as she coils forward have her pinch her scap to her spine. IMO Manny gets his barrel tip by pinching his scap, not by relying on his wrists as it appears your DD is. Hope that makes sense...

Her initial set up seems somewhat similar to this guy. I think she could be successful out of the stance she currently uses. Why not have her try to emulate these movements?

Spartans21 said:

Her initial set up seems somewhat similar to this guy. I think she could be successful out of the stance she currently uses. Why not have her try to emulate these movements?

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Thx Spartans21... I like that swing !!!
Downloaded it :{))

Sorry about that clip... one of the worst I've made... I forget I had it set on cinema mode... only 24fps. was trying to hurry and get a side view... wasn't trying to get too many corrections, to match the OP :{(( really like that swing !!! It's the missing link I needed, between Wiggins~Brett~ (Spartans21)Longoria~Bonds... going on my big screen

EP: who is that ??? Never mind.. I got it when I worked on clip :{))