Front foot issues.

burlap1980 · Jun 13, 2017

So my DD is struggling with her front foot.
She went to an open stance about a year ago now.
Reasons for it was to help with front foot flying open and to see the ball better.
Well we are seeing the ball better but the front foot issue really hasn't changed. I will say 85% of the time it's coming open more.
That being said as a 7th grader playing varsity she batted .321 this past season.
She hits a lot to right field I believe it's because her foot is coming open and causes everything else to also.
Below are some gifs. The first 2 are games the last is b.p. with me.(please feel free to laugh at me behind the fence cowering lol)
As you will see in the video game time she steps out b.p. stride in pretty well.

https://youtu.be/wl6TRdtZ3Bs

_MIA_ · Jun 13, 2017

burlap1980 said:
So my DD is struggling with her front foot.
She went to an open stance about a year ago now.
Reasons for it was to help with front foot flying open and to see the ball better.
Well we are seeing the ball better but the front foot issue really hasn't changed. I will say 85% of the time it's coming open more.
That being said as a 7th grader playing varsity she batted .321 this past season.
She hits a lot to right field I believe it's because her foot is coming open and causes everything else to also.
Below are some gifs. The first 2 are games the last is b.p. with me.(please feel free to laugh at me behind the fence cowering lol)
As you will see in the video game time she steps out b.p. stride in pretty well.

https://youtu.be/wl6TRdtZ3Bs

How is her stride when she takes BP when somebody is throwing, either windmill or just front toss? With the machine the element of reading pitch location,speed
etc is sort of eliminated.

rdbass · Jun 13, 2017

With the machine it sort of takes the element of reading pitch location,speed
etc out.

And fear of getting hit with a pitched ball.

_MIA_ · Jun 13, 2017

rdbass said:
And fear of getting hit with a pitched ball.

That too..

OP do you have a video of her swing before she opened up her stance? Was she bailing
badly, e.g. did it look like she was afraid of getting hit??

burlap1980 · Jun 13, 2017

pattar said:
That too..

OP do you have a video of her swing before she opened up her stance? Was she bailing
badly, e.g. did it look like she was afraid of getting hit??

Yes I have a video of that also. I will find it and post it.
But to sender you other questions
Yes she was bailing before we switched it
Front toss no issue side toss no issue.
She does not like the machine doesn't trust it. (So she says) but will get in without a helmet.
Let me find the videos. Or pictures

burlap1980 · Jun 13, 2017

Here is a video of before the switch
https://youtu.be/aZhFzVbNBeY

Now her is a video of front toss windmill in b.p.
No bail.
https://youtu.be/lxN2ua8fqhQ
One more b.p. video
https://youtu.be/iX3aNkGlwjs

Hope that helps

rdbass · Jun 13, 2017

The front toss/machine your DD shifts THEN swings. I would like to see shift AND swing. Arm swinger, doesn't seem to use her lower body. Just goes through the 'motion' of using her lower body but, doesn't seem to get any thing out of the lower body. If I had my choice I would take the 'staying open' swing. Needs to take her 'open stance'(SNF) lower body coil and continue with a FBC inward towards the plate(close off).
Is your DD worried about getting hit with a pitched ball in a game?

_MIA_ · Jun 13, 2017

burlap1980 said:
Here is a video of before the switch
https://youtu.be/aZhFzVbNBeY

Now her is a video of front toss windmill in b.p.
No bail.
https://youtu.be/lxN2ua8fqhQ
One more b.p. video
https://youtu.be/iX3aNkGlwjs

Hope that helps

In my opinion (take it for what its worth) in her old stance she is flying out/bailing because she isn't creating any separation/resistance of her upper body against her lower body movements. She is powering the swing with
her arms and not her lower body/hips/core. See the end of this recent thread:

https://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-hitting-technical/31800-swing-help-7.html#post440011

In her new stance that problem is still there plus now it seems as if she is not giving herself enough time to stride in as she is reading the pitch.

Regardless of her stance, these two drills may help with the "arm powering the swing" issues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS5CzgXRwf4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLbpAoG_dgQ&feature=youtu.be&list=PLLo_t691U8DVQCriImV9Kt44VdEI6iFir

rdbass · Jun 13, 2017

Staying open isn't the 'worst' thing.....

_MIA_ · Jun 13, 2017

rdbass said:
Staying open isn't the 'worst' thing.....

Agreed..but in both of those case the front shoulder stay "closed" because of they are resisting against their hip turn. Whether or not
that hip turn occurs from an "open" position or not is a style thing no?

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