7yo Son - Starting Out

[batdragon]

Alright... sort of feel my DDs swing is on the right track. Now starting to take a look at my sons swing for really the first time.

Hopefully you don't mind that I am posting my sons swing on here

[video=youtube_share;ElvycUauCjQ]http://youtu.be/ElvycUauCjQ[/video]

He obviously has a few things to work on. Now that I have worked through so many issues with my DD swing and got through them.... I would think my sons swing would get on the right track much quicker since I have already been down this path before.

Since he is so young... I have sort of tried to remove a bit of complexity from his swing...with more of a Pujols type of swing...somewhat preloaded...with no stride.

It will be interesting to see what happens.

 

[chrispots]

I would add the stride back in...they don't have the core strength yet to "drive" the swing from the middle...IMO adding a little - and I mean A LITTLE forward momentum to this swing would be helpful to allow him to get his COM moving forwards...he stays fairly "neutral" right now IMO



Your son's pattern is great for his age but there are also physical limitations too simply because of where "they" are in their physical development...JMHO

CP

 

[nicelag]

Looks to me like the bat may be a little heavy. This in itself can cause some of issues. Tough to work on mechanics when you are working hard just to move the bat.

 

[Eric F]

He's 7. Just keep him having fun and hitting the ball.