How do I teach DD to keep her hands back while turning the barrel?

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Oct 10, 2011
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Bottom line: Learn the proper hand-path for the pitch, learn how to load the barrel and learn how to launch the barrel through the bal
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Once you understand what Howe has said in the quote above, when it clicks, you must learn the best way to implement it to each player.
One thing i like to tell my players in addition to the Bold above, is that each pitch has the proper hand And barrel path, that will result in a slightly raised line drive, from a ball on a Gatorade bottle, to letter high , in and out.

The Question cowboy, is that at times i use tip and rip, and the bat does not go over the shoulder, other times the players are able to "slot" the bat more and still have very smart usefull hands, and get the barrel Down for lower pitches. if they struggle with the low zone, i go right to tip and rip, with direction first no matter what.
 

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