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Without a video everyone is just guessing...
Stopping shoulder rotation in swing
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FiveFrameSwing
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OP: "My daughter has a tendency to just open up in the swing to the point that her Chest is facing the pitcher."
My translation of what was described was that the OP's DD opened up to the pitcher and not further. The concern being why was the lead shoulder action being terminated at this point. An example was given of a hitter opening up further. The question being ... how to get their DD to do the same.
FiveFrameSwing
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This looks like arm-bar to me...As I have
said before, IMO arm-barring isn't necessarily "life-threatening" in a swing
This isn't arm-bar.
FiveFrameSwing
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Arm-Bar is when a hitter extends the lead arm fully and THEN shifts their weight.
So the easy answer is that it depends on the pitch. Are we talking in, middle, out, or all pitches? We don't know without video...
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I've never heard the weight shift component to the definition but that is fine. I would venture a guess that if a 10 YO was posted with that action, and not a guy with 630 career HR, most people
would call that arm-bar. I could also argue that in that gif Griffey has most of his weight on his rear leg when his lead arm is fully extended but I don't want to get into
the 1-legged vs 2-legged debate..doesn't really matter. Real reason I posted was that I just like to look at Griffey's swing
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FiveFrameSwing
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I've never heard the weight shift component to the definition but that is fine. I would venture a guess that if a 10 YO was posted with that action, and not a guy with 630 career HR, most people
would call that arm-bar. I could also argue that in that gif Griffey has most of his weight on his rear leg when his lead arm is fully extended but I don't want to get into
the 1-legged vs 2-legged debate..doesn't really matter. Real reason I posted was that I just like to look at Griffey's swing
Bold above ... this tells me that you haven't bothered to read Donny's presentation. You can't help the lazy.
You are posting nonsense when you speak of "guessing" (which you truly are) and of what you "could argue" but don't argue.
FiveFrameSwing
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It is an issue I see frequently (regardless of location) in the swings of young developing boys and girls.
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Easy now, no need for the insults. I did read Donny's presentation but missed that. I just went back and looked at it and do see HIS definition of arm-bar, mea culpa.
That said, I don't see Griffey's weight-shifting predominantly to his front side before he fully extends his lead arm..if you do fine. Looks to me foot pressure is 70-30, 60-40 back foot - front foot.
