Hi all,
I am a longtime lurker but new poster. These boards are awesome!
I am getting so confused with the "swing". My 9yr daughter went to a clinic this summer where they taught her a very simple and effective swing. They called it Trigger, step, hips, contact, extension, follow thru. Basically the hands stayed still at the shoulder and rotated in with the shoulder before they actually began to move towards the ball.
My daughter is now on a travel team and they have changed everyone's swing to a new one. This one is proven very effective..I've seen the guy's daughter who uses this swing just kill the ball everytime. However, it is a much more difficult thing to master.
Basically for this swing they are making the girls' first move (after the step) be to keep the hands "stacked" (one on top of the other) and move the hands independently of the shoulders to bring the knob of the bat past the ball...ie..pulling inside the ball and then they hit and follow through. The back foot rotates as the hands move inside the ball and then the rest of the body rotates naturally.
The girls have been working on this new swing for months now and still not too many of them are able to do it consistently.
I am just hoping for some advice on which swing she should be using now that the season is approaching.
Thanks!
I am a longtime lurker but new poster. These boards are awesome!
I am getting so confused with the "swing". My 9yr daughter went to a clinic this summer where they taught her a very simple and effective swing. They called it Trigger, step, hips, contact, extension, follow thru. Basically the hands stayed still at the shoulder and rotated in with the shoulder before they actually began to move towards the ball.
My daughter is now on a travel team and they have changed everyone's swing to a new one. This one is proven very effective..I've seen the guy's daughter who uses this swing just kill the ball everytime. However, it is a much more difficult thing to master.
Basically for this swing they are making the girls' first move (after the step) be to keep the hands "stacked" (one on top of the other) and move the hands independently of the shoulders to bring the knob of the bat past the ball...ie..pulling inside the ball and then they hit and follow through. The back foot rotates as the hands move inside the ball and then the rest of the body rotates naturally.
The girls have been working on this new swing for months now and still not too many of them are able to do it consistently.
I am just hoping for some advice on which swing she should be using now that the season is approaching.
Thanks!