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    Was this an illegal substitution?

    Pitcher A is DP and enters the game as Pitcher. She can play any defensive spot. Her spot in the lineup doesn’t change. She went to play SS. Pitcher B is the flex. She left the game as soon as the Pitcher A (the DP) entered the game to pitch. Pitcher B (the flex) re-entered the game when she...
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    Horrible obstruction call UCLA vs stanford

    Looks like the runner was never impeded until the catcher possessed the ball. Clean play lol
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    Swinging under the ball

    Reality is, the best hitters swing down, then up. No high level hitter swings down to down and across with the barrel below their hip. I don’t see any high level hitter turn the knob up immediately either. I don’t see them snapping their hands the way teacherman says they do. If you watch high...
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    Which Model LXT is the Hottest?

    I got one of the original all black with white and blue letters on eBay for $70 a few weeks ago. My DD loves it. Has a more high pitched sound than one of the newer models (2019 white and goldish) she’s hit with some. She liked it enough to take a ghost advanced out of the bat bag after one...
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    Advice on 10yo swing appreciated

    Here’s what I see in order of importance: - she’s pushing the knob to the ball. Follow the knob. Frame 2 knob has gone way too far down for a practice swing. The further down it goes, the longer the swing. On all practice swings, make sure the hands never go below the belly button. Take hands...
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    What should she work on?

    I like Teacherman and Matt Antonelli for this drill. Teacherman goes into more detail and encourages neck slot. Antonelli does the same drill with heavy emphasis on posture and staying in posture. Teacherman talks about hand snap (I don’t like that) and Antonelli talks about getting palm up/palm...
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    What should she work on?

    Couple things that stand out to me: 1.) She doesn’t get fully stretched with the upper. She stops pulling her rear elbow back before getting fully loaded. This makes the swing longer and lack burst. It takes time to get fully loaded so she may need to start a tick or two earlier. 2.) She pushes...
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    First time Ghost Dad

    The surface area of a baseball causes impact on the bat to be so much smaller. All the impact is in a tighter spot due to barrel diameter of softball bats and size of a baseball. Composite doesn’t like that lol! Composite baseball bats have larger barrel diameter which helps spread impact over...
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    First time Ghost Dad

    Don’t hit weighted balls or baseballs with it. I always try to only use my best softballs for and type of BP. We have only had 2 completely break over the years. One was in a live game on a 65mph inside pitch that DD hit off the connection piece. I agree that the break frequency of the ghost is...
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    Swinging under the ball

    Swing over the ball is an adjustment. Not a teach. Not a theory. It’s the basics! There are 4 reasons why you swing and miss a ball: Early, Late, Over, Under. If you are missing under the ball, try to swing over it. Or you could be that coach yelling mechanics to players during a live at bat...
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    Swinging under the ball

    OP, you should just follow Bobs advice here! It will certainly help you when your dd swings under the ball.
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    Pitching style, pitch learning priority

    This is how you become a pitcher. The goal of pitching is to miss the barrel. Weak contact. Less pitches per inning per game.
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    Swinging under the ball

    I’ve done the same with my 10yo son. We hit in games from a 45 using neck slot. The 45 helps feel the stretch so much better. He is quicker and has some burst from the 45. Both help in using less arms. Even with that he still wants to push hands a little and work down and across. IMO the 45 and...
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    7yo swing

    The neck slot has some important mechanics. Hands close to the body. Like flexing your rear bicep with rear forearm flat. I like the rear elbow up, at or slightly below shoulder level. 90 degrees with front arm. Swing from the neck. It will give her the feeling of staying connected. She will...
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    7yo swing

    The bottom swing is much better than the top swing. Notice how she launches forwards in the top swing. She launches slightly more rearwards in the bottom swing. Stop both swings at contact. Bat path is better on bottom swing, quickness and swing length better on bottom swing. You would have to...
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