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rdbass

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Jan 6, 2009
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FWIW - I see a push swing. Lots of momentum. Needs to land with front foot to launch swing. I'm sure she hits some bombs.

Wouldn't mind her trying some snap swings where she doesn't roll over after contact.

https://twitter.com/blaine_beaty10/status/1107751904887664646

Yes, just what I thought looking at it in real time, using momentum. She shifts to swing. Although, this is a BP swing and perhaps she uses momentum when the speed is low and the pitches are predictable. In a real game she might have problems with swing suddenness, because she has to shift first to swing (maybe).
 
Nov 18, 2015
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I think I'm with Eric on this one (my browser also isn't displaying RDB's gifs). If this was game footage, wouldn't it be an example of staying back or sitting on the offspeed? She may have shifted early, but kept her hands mostly back, and seemed to be plenty sudden or explosive enough into the ball.
 
May 12, 2016
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I think I'm with Eric on this one (my browser also isn't displaying RDB's gifs). If this was game footage, wouldn't it be an example of staying back or sitting on the offspeed? She may have shifted early, but kept her hands mostly back, and seemed to be plenty sudden or explosive enough into the ball.

Agreed, very powerful sudden swing IMO. Congrats!
 
Feb 16, 2015
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A couple of updated swings..... a couple from the summer and the other was her first at bat of her high school season (before it was shut down) only got 6 at bats in . She had to sit out one calendar year due to school transfer rules. So she will now miss two years of high school ball unless they decide to play school ball this summer.

Took a lot of things into consideration from comments made on the previous posted cage swings. Some of the changes was to reduce momentum. She ended up taking out coiling of the hip/leg and focused more on hinging the hip instead of FBC. She really struggled with maintaining a FYB or shift to swing when trying to go FBC..... After the summer season she concentrated on trying to be more direct to the ball (school ball swing). She would struggle with dumping the barrel on some of her at bats when focusing on an “all in” torque at go. Anyways I believe it was a step in the right direction for her, what do you guys think? I also only give advance if asked now, which is probably the biggest help to her lol.

Last video is a clip from the summer where, IMO lost the barrel but made the adjustment for a decent hit.

PS. Sorry for the guy screaming in the school ball video. Just an overly excited uncle lol. She was faced with a lot of adversity with changing schools and everyone was excited to see her start her career at a new school with a bang.

Edit: A couple more things she did was get wider in her stance and something she calls spreading the ground. It is basically where you are pushing outward with the feet when set up in the box. It supposed to activate the hip flexors or something like that, she picked that up from Matt Pierce. Also worked on getting a hamstring/glute load instead of quad load.










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