9 year old DD’s swing- can I get some clarification?

BTW I work with 2 nine, 8 and 5 year olds. I need a new camera but the footage on my phone isn't any better then what your daughter is doing.

Shawn said:

Made this clip, it "isn't" an exact frame rate match, interestingly the swing was really close but the stride was different.

Don't take the clip as perfect match. Although I think this is an interesting clip for analysis.

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You have to ask the question, What is weight shift?

Shawn said:

BTW I work with 2 nine, 8 and 5 year olds. I need a new camera but the footage on my phone isn't any better then what your daughter is doing.

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That does make me feel a tiny bit better lol!

Shawn said:

You have to ask the question, What is weight shift?

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This is a question that I always have a hard time answering. Correa's body is stacked over his rear knee for the last half of the swing or so, but there is obviously some weight (force) being shifted forward and it looks like his front foot/leg is resisting at least for a little bit. My DD almost seems to be rocking forward more than shifting? I don't know. There are so many moving parts that seem to be moving incorrectly in her swing, that I'm not even sure where to start tinkering.

OsDad said:

That does make me feel a tiny bit better lol!

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Next time you play pay close attention to all of the 10U swings you see, both on your team and the other team, that will make you feel even better.
Most will have some glaring issues. At that age a lot of the positive results you may be seeing from other kids are often due to better timing, e.g. they are better at getting themselves
to "dance with the pitcher", confidence and strength. With regards to strength, in particular second year 10U hitters are often 11, and many have gone through puberty already.

That isn't to say you should be satisfied with your DD's swing, only that you should focus on her improvement and try to not compare her results to other kids at this age. When you are working with her,
try and pick something, anything, which you feel she has improved in, and point it out to her. Doing this will allow you more wiggle room when you are trying to explain to her some things
which you think she needs to work on and will get her to feel a sense of accomplishment which she will hopefully strive to feel again regarding the things you are saying need improvement. Working with your own kid is, at least to me, a tightrope act

OsDad said:

That does make me feel a tiny bit better lol!





This is a question that I always have a hard time answering. Correa's body is stacked over his rear knee for the last half of the swing or so, but there is obviously some weight (force) being shifted forward and it looks like his front foot/leg is resisting at least for a little bit. My DD almost seems to be rocking forward more than shifting? I don't know. There are so many moving parts that seem to be moving incorrectly in her swing, that I'm not even sure where to start tinkering.

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First off the back foot shouldn't slide forward on every swing. If it slides forward because of a timing adjustment that is one thing, if it slides forward on every swing that is another thing.

There are so many moving parts that seem to be moving incorrectly in her swing, that I'm not even sure where to start tinkering.

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Then don't.....JMHO.

Do this drill

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

Rotation (hands) dont start forward until foot is down.

Shawn said:

First off the back foot shouldn't slide forward on every swing. If it slides forward because of a timing adjustment that is one thing, if it slides forward on every swing that is another thing.

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Is the back foot sliding that big of a deal? My dd tends to either slide her back foot a little or it comes up like in the clip rdbass posted above. Not that she's comparable to the Babe

MikeP said:

Is the back foot sliding that big of a deal? My dd tends to either slide her back foot a little or it comes up like in the clip rdbass posted above. Not that she's comparable to the Babe

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At some point in a good swing, the back foot should have very little ground reaction force acting on it so no back foot sliding or coming off completely (zero ground reaction force) is not a big deal (Frank Thomas nods in agreement..) IMO. The main question is the timing of this in relation to how the other body parts are moving along with location of the ball.

pattar said:

At some point in a good swing, the back foot should have very little ground reaction force acting on it so no back foot sliding or coming off completely (zero ground reaction force) is not a big deal (Frank Thomas nods in agreement..) IMO. The main question is the timing of this in relation to how the other body parts are moving along with location of the ball.

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She doesn't slide the rear foot nearly as early as the clip by the op. It tends to come off the ground or slide a little right before if not at contact. Some other people have pointed it out to me and I just said I wan't worried about it right now, she's been killing it at our last 3 tournaments and at practice. As inconsistent as she has been in the past and using the advice I received on here over the winter, I'm just giving her a ton of bp and leaving her alone as long as what she's doing is working for now.