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Sorry to thread jack - thanks, LE background overrules SB parent/coach at times.It was a Halloween tournament.
Sorry to thread jack - thanks, LE background overrules SB parent/coach at times.It was a Halloween tournament.
Swing is rushed imo. She starts too late. Front foot is still down at pitch release. Needs to be up when the ball hits the top of the circle. She never completely stretches the upper. Has to cut the stretch short due to the ball being on her. Got to get to a loaded launch position on time. Against good pitching you need to be fully stretched at pitch release. This is why she is stuck back. She rushed. Search up the Timing thread in the technical forum. I’ll try to find it and link it
Edit- found it
Let’s Talk Timing
The most critical element to becoming an Elite Hitter. Learn to get the front foot up when the pitcher starts to come forward. Knee lift against a firm backside, no sway rearwards. Learn this first. Then go hit bombs!www.discussfastpitch.com
Yes, we thought about this possibility too. She seems not as rushed at BP. When asked to load earlier at game, she would load early and but not go through with her swing. She would then drop her hand or swing late as she finally took her swing. Thank you for the link. Will definitely look into timing issue again.Swing is rushed imo. She starts too late
You are right about her load/front leg stride. For a while, she has been mistakenly trying to “stay back” as she was striding forward at loading. Thus, she had a lot of tip toeing on her straight left leg as she was leaning most of body weight on right leg while striding forward. The tee work in the initial post was her attempt of making her body weight more 50/50 at striding. If the swing looks mechanically sound, we’ll try to keep practicing this swing until it commits to muscle memory.She is stuck. Has no other option but to ‘reach’ and be under. The lower half ‘load’ she initiates is an advanced move done by few pros. the back hip load has been exaggerated in hitting instruction and usually leads to imbalances thereafter. Most good hitters have minimal pelvis shift back and try to control the early shift w the front leg and hip. That is plenty enough to get into the back hip or back heel. Generally the look of the forward move should have the front hip advancing before the knee or stride extends.
You are right about her load/front leg stride. For a while, she has been mistakenly trying to “stay back” as she was striding forward at loading. Thus, she had a lot of tip toeing on her straight left leg as she was leaning most of body weight on right leg while striding forward. The tee work in the initial post was her attempt of making her body weight more 50/50 at striding. If the swing looks mechanically sound, we’ll try to keep practicing this swing until it commits to muscle memory.
Thank you for your input. We’ll try to follow your instruction.The tee swing has too much pelvis sway and isn’t set up at 50/50. Try to take that away off the tee and then progress to a moving ball. Try those few instructions I gave. If those don’t work, post her doing her best interpretation and we can go from there.
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She is stuck. Has no other option but to ‘reach’ and be under. The lower half ‘load’ she initiates is an advanced move done by few pros. the back hip load has been exaggerated in hitting instruction and usually leads to imbalances thereafter. Most good hitters have minimal pelvis shift back and try to control the early shift w the front leg and hip. That is plenty enough to get into the back hip or back heel. Generally the look of the forward move should have the front hip advancing before the knee or stride extends.
I think if you start her in a 50/50 stance and initiate the move forward w the front hip/leg, things will get substantially better very quickly.
I use ‘peel the front heel’ off the ground or push into the ground w the front foot to start the load from a 50/50 stance. This gets early control of the pelvis and stretches and balances the motion early. You want the lower advancing while the upper stays back. If anything while practicing make sure that front hip doesn’t sway back but turns in and forward mostly from where they started at set up. That early leverage will get the hips ‘leading’ and the lead leg will be under the hip so she can swing the bat where she wants w lower half leverage.
If you’re still under at that point do high inside-ish tee so she knows how to get on top and not dump the barrel w her new load.
Once she understands her load she can sway a bit during her load. Master the move first though.
all pro hitters drop their back shoulder, so stop trying to prevent thisShe tends to drop her right shoulder (or elbow or hands?) as she begins her swing. Her shoulders are tilted and steep at contact.