- May 15, 2017
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First post. I've been reading the discussions for a bit and I'm hoping you guys can help me out.
My daughter(rh), has regressed a bit this year batting - soft grounders and fly balls to right field. We decided to try out a hitting coach and I'm a bit worried about what she's teaching. I'm just looking for help in how to evaluate a the hitting coach.
My daughter's big problems are casting and a racing or leading rear elbow and just poor balance in general. Her shoulders and back also rotate at the same time as her hips.
Her new hitting coach seems nice enough and all but there were some concerning cues she was giving my daughter.
Door knocking knuckles aligned.
Rotate the rear foot so toes are pointing to the pitcher (If she had said squash the bug we would have walked out)
Knob to the ball/knob to pitcher
Turn hands over at contact
She's said some good things as well.
Arm slotting has really improved
Back hand is palm up at contact
She's using her lower body quite a bit more
Some things she hasn't addressed (we've only had one lesson).
front leg is bent on and after contact
weight transfer (although maybe she's saying in a different way)
torso rotation separate fro m hip rotation.
I texted her about the knob to ball drill and how I was afraid she was getting too linear to the ball and this is what she texted back:
"As far as linear and rotational, you would like a linear approach to insure the best/quickest path to the ball. The pivot in the legs is what supplies the power. Once you make contact you can finish rotational if you'd like.
You would just like to be long up the middle before you pull off the ball. Getting all of the ball before you twist your body causing you to become a pull hitter only hitting balls to the left side. We want hitters to be able to hit to all sides of the field.
Getting your nob inside the ball will insure that."
Anyway, I hate to second guess a coach who probably knows more than I do (I was never a great hitter and quit after a few practices at a terrible DIII school) but I'm not sure about her current coach. Should we stick with it or look for a new coach or what. If you can help a Dad out that would be great. My daughter would love to be hitting a lot better by the time the all-star tournament starts next month. Thanks.
My daughter(rh), has regressed a bit this year batting - soft grounders and fly balls to right field. We decided to try out a hitting coach and I'm a bit worried about what she's teaching. I'm just looking for help in how to evaluate a the hitting coach.
My daughter's big problems are casting and a racing or leading rear elbow and just poor balance in general. Her shoulders and back also rotate at the same time as her hips.
Her new hitting coach seems nice enough and all but there were some concerning cues she was giving my daughter.
Door knocking knuckles aligned.
Rotate the rear foot so toes are pointing to the pitcher (If she had said squash the bug we would have walked out)
Knob to the ball/knob to pitcher
Turn hands over at contact
She's said some good things as well.
Arm slotting has really improved
Back hand is palm up at contact
She's using her lower body quite a bit more
Some things she hasn't addressed (we've only had one lesson).
front leg is bent on and after contact
weight transfer (although maybe she's saying in a different way)
torso rotation separate fro m hip rotation.
I texted her about the knob to ball drill and how I was afraid she was getting too linear to the ball and this is what she texted back:
"As far as linear and rotational, you would like a linear approach to insure the best/quickest path to the ball. The pivot in the legs is what supplies the power. Once you make contact you can finish rotational if you'd like.
You would just like to be long up the middle before you pull off the ball. Getting all of the ball before you twist your body causing you to become a pull hitter only hitting balls to the left side. We want hitters to be able to hit to all sides of the field.
Getting your nob inside the ball will insure that."
Anyway, I hate to second guess a coach who probably knows more than I do (I was never a great hitter and quit after a few practices at a terrible DIII school) but I'm not sure about her current coach. Should we stick with it or look for a new coach or what. If you can help a Dad out that would be great. My daughter would love to be hitting a lot better by the time the all-star tournament starts next month. Thanks.