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    Negative Move Or Not ?

    Fivepotsgold- Neither are better. I would suggest starting at a point where you feel like she is taking swings in rhythm with good timing. As she becomes consistent with this, you can tack on a little extra movement to the negative and positive move (within reason of course) and see what the...
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    11yo swing analysis

    Five Frame- Check out the young lady in the clip this thread is about. As her front foot lifts, she has a vertical stack of back foot, knee and hip. Once this happens, a hitter can't have a controlled weight transfer, or I should say will have a much harder time. She won't be able to control...
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    11yo swing analysis

    Five Frame- Where did you get this video? This is a sample out of my new drill series, I'm just curious where you picked it from. To talk about "sway" , yes, there is some sway that takes place here. This sway is not present in her normal swing. As you can see, there is a stool in this...
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    Load

    I would disagree with this. If we're talking about separation, then the legs are not engaged and at full strength until the front heel touches the ground. While the front foot and hands might be at their greatest distance apart at toe touch, to me the greatest amount of actual tension in the...
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    Difference between baseball and softball swing mechanics...

    Here is what I see in Megan's swing: She uses the Hips/Hands effectively, but not the way that I would teach a hitter to use them. What I see is this: in Frames 53-54-55 you see Megan's hand path really move inside the ball upon final approach. It's a reverse sequence though for her. The...
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    Whip Hit - my daughter

    Straightleg, Your daughter needs to delay her hand movement during the sequence of the swing. She is getting a false sense of separation most likely. Good separation does not truly exist unless foot is on the ground as the hands reach their deepest position. She's getting her hands to their...
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    Strength vs. Efficiency

    Scott, Good topic. Here is what bothers me about Softball. Equipment, Distance and False Reinforcement for players. I'm sure most that post here have sat through numerous BP sessions at a high level. For those that haven't, it's HR derby, even at mid-majors. Not saying that's the point...
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    radial deviation

    Wellphyt, Have you posted video of your daughter before on the board? Just curious. Mark
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    radial deviation

    Guru, Here is why you don't see it being taught by softball coaches. There is still an overwhelming majority of coaches throughout all levels who think minimizing movement, helps hitters get to the ball on time. They think that any hand movement, stride movement etc. doesn't allow hitters to...
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    Should batter hit down on ball?

    My next comment probably should start a new thread in regards to slappers, but I'm seeing people saying that it's OK for slappers to swing down. I disagree. I had Caitlin Lowe in for about 10 weeks or so working out before the summer pro season this year, and never once saw her swing down...
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    Should batter hit down on ball?

    Swinging down.....I think most people on this board would be suprised at how often that is still taught at Major programs at D1 schools. I say suprised, becuase most on here are doing their own research, or trying to find their beliefs on the swing. Meaning, we ruled out the swing down cue a...
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    right elbow up or against body (rhb)

    Dana, great points! MarkH: I would say that many of the people on the board are going to say that's an '"elbow down" for Vlad (i agree it is) and say this is what they want their girls to do. The issue: Forearm strength and the ability to connect the wrist and elbow to prevent bat drag in...
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    How to use the wrists

    Looks like we are in agreement.
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    How to use the wrists

    Here is one of the 13-year old kids that plays on my team. Notice, the work of the shoulders is done prior to contact, and through the hitting zone. We use our shoulders as our GPS, to get on plane, and we try and release the angle we've got on the ball.
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    How to use the wrists

    3rd kid is actually getting a good stretch of the knee extensors on the back leg, 1st 2 kids aren't using lower half at all. 3rd kid would look really good, if she were able to delay the hand/shoulder movement, to where she got to her furthest point back a little later. Gets too vertical for my...
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    How to use the wrists

    MTS, Yes, you have to keep the athlete in mind you are working with. What I see in the drill though, is a Top/Down swing. She is making her torso respond to the shoulders starting the swing, which is a dangerous habit to start. My point in all of this being, you say this is a drill where...
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    How to use the wrists

    To me, the torso is the ultimate "effect" of what the lower and upper body do. This area only becomes powerful during the swing if A.) the lower body goes into rotation B.) the upper body reaches its ideal position at the time the foot touches If (A) doesn't happen, then there will still be...
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    How to use the wrists

    MTS: The issue with the drill you use above to fix torso, is that by placing the bat on the rear shoulder, the hitter is trying to power the swing with an East/West rotation of this shoulder. This tells the hitter that the barrel can't get there unless the rear shoulder works in this manner...
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    Daughter Steps Out

    IzzysDad, I might suggest another solution. If you can help keep her body in balance, you may fix the stepping in the bucket issue. I'm guessing that when she is stepping towards 3B, that her hands are either already moving toward the pitcher or are beginning to. You may be able to fix the...
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    Front leg at impact...

    Shawn, I saw this piece in your post. "The swing itself, or the energy built up in the lower to upper torso, forces the leg to firm up and straightened rather quickly. When the front leg is straightening the hips are actually slowing down and transferring energy upwards." I am curious why you...

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