Swing hard?

[Cornbread]

As Pattar referenced - very age-dependent. “Swing hard” is usually tacked on to any last minute instructions / corrections I may give - “just step straight back towards the pitcher, and swing hard”, “Bend the knees and swing hard”, etc.

I’m still working with 10U or younger, so while I want an adjustment to be made, I don’t want them to forget about the actual “swing”.


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Young kids are gonna think swing hard by muscling up with arms, shoulders, and hands! It’s critical get them thinking swing hard with legs

 

[marriard]

I'll put it this way.

None of my players are getting robbed because they didn't go after a pitch as hard as they could (while maintaining good mechanics).

Personally I want them to scare the other team even when they miss.

 

[Gags]

Young kids are gonna think swing hard by muscling up with arms, shoulders, and hands! It’s critical get them thinking swing hard with legs

How do you get that idea across to 8-10 YO’s?


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[julray]

I've played, not at a very high level but I've played a lot of ball, both slow and fastpitch softball. With my own experience HR's came at unexpected times. If I tried to swing my hardest, even getting the ball off the good part of the bat the ball did not travel so far. I believe trying to swing "Hard" results in tense muscles and rigid pivot points which = a slow long ineffective swing.

 

[Laphoneman]

I made dd and son test and choose their type of swing. Set up tee absolutely crush 25 balls keeping good form and mechanics. Then try 75-80% swing. Every time we tested 75-80% swing was more consistent and went farther. Usually due to better contact. You can test with live pitching see what works best for each player.