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  1. efastball

    Rear toe skipping forward before contact

    Without video, we are all just guessing, and could screw up your kid's swing. (heh, we could screw up your kids swing with video :))
  2. efastball

    Rude Parents

    That would be fun to see on YouTube. Or TikTok, or MySpace or AOL.
  3. efastball

    8u batting cage ball size question

    You know that players use a tee all the way through the pros, right? It's probably the only hitting aid I recommend. [Perpetual] "I was wondering if it was ok for our 8u girls to hit off of a tee and soft toss using 12" balls. 8u is 10"," I used to use the golf sized balls, tennis balls, and...
  4. efastball

    POLL~ Have you ever went to overhand throwing lessons?

    Most girls HS and below could stand to improve their throwing mechanics. However, I don't know if anyone would know how to teach them how to improve. I tell boys and girls to think about touching their neck with their throwing hand and it seems to help, quickly. I told a HS outfielder this...
  5. efastball

    Stopping at contact

    Is this her normal swing? No Did someone tell her to swing this way? No Does she practice to swing this way? No Most kids have enough swing problems without introducing new problems. Fun clip though :)
  6. efastball

    Stopping at contact

    If you have a good swing, there is NO WAY you could stop at contact. Ergo, if you can stop at contact, you have a bad swing. If the coach is telling them to stop during actual games, then he needs to be in a mental institution.
  7. efastball

    Let’s Talk Timing

  8. efastball

    Teaching Beginner Hitting in 8u

    I'm teaching you, not the kid. :) But seriously, YOU can teach/enforce #1, YOU can tell them to try to hit the ball over the L screen, and YOU can tell them not to listen to anyone that wants them to squish the bug or use door knocking knuckles. He/she may not get it right away, but you can...
  9. efastball

    Just Launch or Launch and Direct

    Do you believe a feeling can fix bat drag?
  10. efastball

    Just Launch or Launch and Direct

    If one has bat drag (which almost every kid on this board has), you can't think your way to success. If one is a top college or MLB hitter, they already have good technique, and are mostly concerned with feels.
  11. efastball

    Just Launch or Launch and Direct

    Technique trumps thoughts and feels.
  12. efastball

    76 mph

    The straightening of the very bent front knee is generating lots of extra speed over others. (just like hitting and baseball pitching, and golf driving)
  13. efastball

    Man, the cover shows a kid with their biceps away from their torso.. 500 drills couldn't fix it.

    Man, the cover shows a kid with their biceps away from their torso.. 500 drills couldn't fix it.
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  14. efastball

    thoughts on this drill

    Lord, help us all. If anyone needs help lunging, do this.
  15. efastball

    11 yo first year 12u

    all pro hitters drop their back shoulder, so stop trying to prevent this
  16. efastball

    11 yo first year 12u

    She looks really good until hip slot (where the elbow drops to the hip) 1. in the 2nd frame, the back elbow should drive down much further, maybe 3-4 inches, to her belt (yellow). Do dry drills from toe touch to hip slot and drive that back elbow down. 2. in the 3rd and final frame, see how she...
  17. efastball

    Squish the Bug Redux

    As with most things in hitting, everything we were taught is backwards or destructive. Good hitters actually do the opposite From bug squishing. They start with the back heel DOWN and keep it DOWN as long as possible.
  18. efastball

    Oklahoma

    What?? I found one good swing in all of girls softball. Kudos. Biceps near the torso, bat head ahead of the hands, not leaning back, good launch angle. BTW, if anyone wants to hit 10 deg launch angle, quit hitting the L screen, hit over it.
  19. efastball

    Just hitting an inside pitch

    The guy demoed a good swing action (which makes him ahead of many), and he's kinda on the right track, but his phrase 'getting your back engaged' is not going to help anyone with their swing. I can't take that phrase and duplicate the swing action. And of course your 'scap' doesn't go down, or...
  20. efastball

    Just hitting an inside pitch

    Edgar's typical swing doesn't look like the one in post #1. People do weird things when trying to hit balls out of the zone. This one looks like the typical MLB swing.

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