Thoughts on Daughter's Swing

dukie · Apr 30, 2011

Hello everyone. Been working with my daughter (turned 9 the end of February) a while on her hitting. I have tried to incorporate the tips and information learned here in her technique and thought I would post and get your thoughts. Thanks

![video]http://youtu.be/gRu7G0vs6kI[/video]

softballphreak · Apr 30, 2011

Over rotating back foot. Leaving weight on the backside. Need to read "the move" posts. (Pay particular attention to FiveFrameSwing and Wellphyt posts. They are spot on and easy to understand.)

Pulling away from the ball at what should be extension.

Good aggressive swing--don't lose that.

Make sure she is hitting a lot of long tee on the field. The net has its purpose but long tee is more important.

FiveFrameSwing · Apr 30, 2011

This girl is doing a lot correct. Love how she passes through the RVP-Connection-Point position.

Agree big time with Softballphreak's comment regarding "over rotating back foot". I'd actually classify this as "spinning". Consider reviewing the following thread where Megan's "I'm running" cue is discussed. Let's see if we can have your daughter's rotation fueled more by thrust than by forced spinning.

http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-hitting-technical/5514-seeking-critiques-10-yr-old-swing.html

p.s.
Note the rear leg usage here.

This can be addressed with Megan's "I'm running" cue.

Your daughter is bypassing rear foot eversion, which is generally followed by plantarflexion. Megan’s “I’m running” cue will help get that happening.

Jim · Apr 30, 2011

Good aggressive swing, but she has too much aggression coming from her front side. If she swung with more effort driving through from her back side (Top hand, back shoulder, back hip, back arm, back leg, etc.) the back foot wouldn't over rotate as much. She could actually stay stronger on her back side and stay through the ball longer by simply keeping her heel a bit higher at the end of her swing. Not all the way up on her tippy toe, but strong on the ball of her foot, rather than having her heel finish near the ground. This will give her a better "L" bend in her back leg and less pull back away from the ball at contact. Using her back side more and front side a little less will also keep her face on the ball longer. She needs to see her target. I bet she hits a lot of pop ups to right field and rolls over ground balls to her pull side. Just guessing.

Jim · Apr 30, 2011

Have her feel more effort in her swing through contact and less at the "top" or initiation of her swing!

dukie · Apr 30, 2011

FiveFrame, what is the RVP-Connection-Point position you refer to?
Also, do you agree she is keeping too much weight on her backside?

FiveFrameSwing · Apr 30, 2011

The RVP-Connection-Point position is simply a position that the swing passes through. It has several names and is described fairly well in several hitting systems.

Basically it is the position in the swing where the hands pass by the rear shoulder. We generally look for the following two items ...

1: Orientation: We look to see that the "hands" + "rear shoulder" + "rear elbow" + "rear hip" are well aligned.

2: Power-Vee: We look for a pinched rear forearm-to-bicep relationship ... I've highlighted this with a 'red' Vee below.

dukie · Apr 30, 2011

So by rear foot eversion you mean more of a thrust forward with the back foot versus the "weight back" spinning action.

FiveFrameSwing · Apr 30, 2011

Yes ... a thrust forward, and from the perspective of the rear foot it will be felt as a pressure on the inside "ball" of the rear foot ... ... ... "oh look, I'm running".

In the video segment below, watch how the rear heel moves backwards behind the crack in the driveway. That rearward movement backwards of the heel won't be seen when she properly everts using the "oh look, I'm running" cue.

dukie · Apr 30, 2011

Thanks for the opinions everyone. Other than the rear foot and spinning does everything else look decent?
Also, any particular drills to help with the rear foot eversion?

Thoughts on Daughter's Swing

Welcome to Discuss Fastpitch

Your FREE Account is waiting to the Best Softball Community on the Web.

dukie

softballphreak

FiveFrameSwing

Banned

Jim

Jim

dukie

FiveFrameSwing

Banned

dukie

FiveFrameSwing

Banned

dukie

Similar threads

Latest posts

Staff online

Members online

Forum statistics

Share this page

Online statistics

Forum statistics