Greenmonsters
Wannabe Duck Boat Owner
Michelle smith sets the game back further with every game she broadcasts IMO.
The games are different. In fastpitch you only have to hit the ball 200 ft for a HR. You can fungo one 200 ft.
The games are different. In fastpitch you only have to hit the ball 200 ft for a HR. You can fungo one 200 ft.
Short too...long through... they say.
So, does this coach think that MLB hitters are not short to the ball? I wonder what this coach means by short to the ball.
Great thread Annesdad!
The thread/questions you posted...my DD has heard from many College Coaches
Here's what I'm getting from all the Showcases, camps and converstions my DD has had with coaches.
They've called her swing a...Baseball swing, a rotational swing, a Big swing...
From what I'm getting from the last 2 years of these camps is this...
A Baseball swing is what they consider an older style rotational swing that has more upward attack angle that that matches the downward angle of the incoming baseball and causes the ball to get more lift. The bat head rotates through "the zone" in a rotational arc, therefore keeping the bat head in "the zone" for a shorter period.
A softball swing (fastpitch) is what they consider a linear swing that has a more leveled out attack angle that matches that flatter trajectory of an incoming fastpitch softball. The hands and body cause the bat head to move through "the zone" in a more linear fashion. Therefore keeping the bat head in "the zone" longer, giving the batter a longer time for the bat head to hit the ball.
Her "dream school" coach said that my DD had a "pop up" swing.
We believed and listened to that coach.
We changed her swing from a rotational swing to a linear swing...and she lost ~40' of distance.
DD got pissed and we went back to the "Big Rotational Baseball swing...and what do ya know, all the power is back...
But my DD has heard it as well, while at Showcases Camps where there are many coaches at various stations working with the girls.
At one camp she had 3 different batting stations and all 3 coaches told her 3 different things on how to get her swing into a more linear fashion.
Short too...long through... they say. And level it out.
Now any and all coaches that have showed interest in my DD, the first thing she asks is if they are going to make her change her swing to linear.
One coach told my DD that home runs in fast pitch are a mistake...especially higher arcing HRs. My other 2 DDs heard the coach say this also...
After 31 mistakes the last two school and summer travel ball seasons, my DD better pick another sport.