You can do whatever you want with your shoulder, core, hips etc. but if your hands stay that close to your shoulder your finite possible speed at the end of your bat is simply less than if you hand more separation all other things staying equal. Now given fast pitching, bat technology and your daughters strength and ability she can continue to bomb ball with regularity without changing anything but the margin for error is less.
I like everything she has going on and her swing looks really good I just think without increased separation she won't get all the power she could out of her swing...the pull back must continue until her foot is down, right now she pull back OK but then stops and holds as her foot comes down.
Sorry if I sound like a broken record I think I've made this comment before but as mentioned she is doing sooooo much right and the stop and hold is much better than leaking but continuing to pull back is much better than holding OR if she has a feel for holding pull back more and hold from a position of greater separation.
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Maddie's does much better (results-wise) when she stays shorter in the early part of the process. Adding length behind her shoulder leads to a long loop around to the ball. I do agree that the timing of when her hands get to the top needs some adjustment.
Also, the pic comparison isn't quite right. The video of Maddie was not facing her chest straight-on as it was for the other two.
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