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Dropping of the rear shoulder isn't necessarily a bad thing. It depends on when and how it's happening. There is no absolute about the rear elbow. Some prefer it up (level with the shoulder), some prefer it lower.
Do you have video of your DD's swing you can share? Video makes assessing issues a lot easier.
Do you have video of your DD's swing you can share? Video makes assessing issues a lot easier.
- Jun 11, 2015
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Bad news:There are very few coaches who understand what a swing should be and even fewer who can teach it.
Good news: you are in the right place (DFP) if you want to learn hitting.
On my daughters last team (14u spring) the rear. Coach wanted the team to chop down on the ball to get back spin. I sent the coach a few videos showing what i believed to be model swings of top fastpitch players (laura chamberland and sierra romero) and asked if this is what he wants the players to do. I taught him about the hanson principle. This hurt his feelings and got my daughter benched. I watched as our big strong athletic team lost tournament after tournament, getting out scored 15-2 by teams that looked like they were 12u. It was so sad.
Fast forward 5 months and my daughter made her excape to an 18u team. She is batting lead off, the team is 10-0 with a couple of new t shirts. DDs swing still needs lots of work but the hitting coach on this team is on his game and knows his stuff.
Moral of the story: learn what a swing should be and find a team coached by folks who have done the same.
- Sep 29, 2014
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Well actually all of the above can be true.
Start with a nice upside down V
Stride forward and reach back...elbow comes up
Initiate swing with slight tilt...dropping the rear shoulder
Now in a vacuum these things may or may not be working in sync or being done correctly which could lead to problems...which is why just standard advice in writing usually does not work without video to see if what we are talking about and what is actually happening is the same thing
Start with a nice upside down V
Stride forward and reach back...elbow comes up
Initiate swing with slight tilt...dropping the rear shoulder
Now in a vacuum these things may or may not be working in sync or being done correctly which could lead to problems...which is why just standard advice in writing usually does not work without video to see if what we are talking about and what is actually happening is the same thing
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I dont see that vid on your youtube user account Eric. I want back spin, I dont want the bat moving down, at or after contact. The real funny part was watching DD swing like he wanted and beat the ball into the ground 2 feet in front of home plate then asking him 'is that what you want?' While he scratched his head. Good times.
If you hit through the bottom half of the ball you will create backspin on the ball. That's just the physics of a round object hitting a spherical object. If I hit a high fast ball below the center line of the ball in relation to the angle of the swing it will create backspin. In that example, probably a pop up but a pop up with backspin.
