Young Girls Swing advice needed

[redhotcoach]

Dd=darling daughter, well most of the time it does.

Go to hitting technical, there is a current thread on the back elbow. Also in that section is "model swings", 50 some pages of gifs of the best softball hitters.

 

[Perfect Circle]

Here is the one off model swings... i chose... DD is right handed, and of course I put the bat and the player together. Still gotta get the cleats :{))

Miken Sports: Players - Miken Sports™

Can't believe she isn't on here...a lefty... read her pedigree

Miken Sports: Players - Miken Sports™

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I teach relaxed elbows, not elbow up.

Hitting is the same as an infield throw. It is easier if you just try it. In the box, at the plate, try an infield throw. Then, start the infield throw, but replace the bat with a ball. There may be some You Tubes by Mike Candrea on this.

Also, you want to research who the softball gurus are at the universities, at the clinics, and on this board. PM people and ask who they are. I don't mind giving you my name.

 

[redhotcoach]

Not to take this another direction, but I am sitting waiting for soccer dd's game to start.

I am not a fan of Enea's swing. She strides long and ends up about on the ground. I use Caitlyn Benyi and Megan Bush.

Ok...sorry, trying to post vid of both of them and my iphone screen is playing keep away with me.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I use this with my 2 1/2 yo granddaughter. (GDD) Of course, you will need 4 of them. It is similar to and maybe the same as the Chuck It drill. Amazon.com: Monkey Business Sports EZ Bat Blue: Toys & Games

 

[redhotcoach]

Here is O'Leary's page on comparing baseball and softball swing. It has Megan Bush on it. I have the RVP app, it has Megan Bush also. My complaint of the RVP app is 3/4 of the swings are of players with good swings, but crappy examples. Megan's swing is way early, hitting the ball way out front. I am guessing it went foul. Some of the others are low pitches, way inside, and etc. RVP, couldn't you just throw front toss and video each girls best swing?

The High-Level Swing

 

[rdbass]

I always like to point new posters to the Megan1-Tee post started by immortal1. This should help get you started. Congrats. on giving 4 girls a special gift. My brother adopted a baby girl last year. Read throw the tech hitting and the prac.hitting post most of the answers are there. Don't be afraid to ask questions. A lot of great and friendly poster on this site.

 

[Adopted4Girls]

I always like to point new posters to the Megan1-Tee post started by immortal1. This should help get you started. Congrats. on giving 4 girls a special gift. My brother adopted a baby girl last year. Read throw the tech hitting and the prac.hitting post most of the answers are there. Don't be afraid to ask questions. A lot of great and friendly poster on this site.

Thank you guys for some examples. I have done some serious research and found that the softball and baseball swings are much more similar than I thought. The Megan-T1??? thread was very helpful.

Living here in cold Nebraska winters, I just want to make sure they keep up their learning, hence myself as well. I have three of my four girls (reminder 4,5,6, and 7 years old) who completely cast and put too much weight on their front side. I have always emphasized having fun, but we are going to get a little more "serious" in it this winter.

The one device I am pretty sold on is the insider bat. I also use the chuck-it drill when the weather is warm. Are there any other training aids meant for beginners that you would recommend? I am as open as can be to advice.

Thanks

 

[Greenmonsters]

The whip hit bat is a good tool to use and was just discussed in the Swing Speed thread
http://www.discussfastpitch.com/sof.../11711-swing-speed-training-2.html#post134205 Directions on how to make one are in this link http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-hitting-technical/1872-whip-hit-bat.html See if you can't beat Imlearning's 20 minute construction time.

The 15 oz TCB balls can be used off a tee and side toss into a net or front toss if you have a little bit of space.

 

[CoogansBluff]

I didn't mean to say the baseball/softball swings were complete opposites. Sorry. I just see a few differences that I had to overcome.

What differences do you see?

Most people who discuss hitting on this board believe the baseball and fastpitch swings are the same. If you see differences, you might want to hear their rebuttals.