Swing Plane and upright position at contact

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Jun 17, 2009
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https://youtu.be/-7295jQaoAw

Some times a slow motion swing will get hitter to feel how the body parts line up.
This is my daughter and see when the hands pass the rear leg on rotation
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Try to hit the ball (impact point) around the middle of the front foot.



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This here is very telling. A slow-motion swing is something that can be controlled fairly well ... and hence it tells the instructor what the hitter's mental image is of their swing. This here is not good.
 
Jun 17, 2009
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Portland, OR
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Much better. Thank you.

The swing is lost at this point ....

dfp1_zpsshs2dofz_swingislosthere.gif
 
Jun 17, 2009
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Portland, OR
I assume mines...so I'll remove them all. Clearing way for the 'good' analysis and stepping aside. Good luck julray.

Just an opinion mind you ..... you likely know where this swing breaks down better than most ... and you clearly put in the extra effort by making GIFs ..... so you are to be commended ..... but it would seem helpful to make the GIF in enough detail to capture issues upstream, as opposed to having folks focus on downstream mechanics that are a 'result' and not the 'cause'.

Again ... that's just an opinion. I respect your input and analysis.
 
Jun 8, 2016
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Much better. Thank you.

The swing is lost at this point ....

dfp1_zpsshs2dofz_swingislosthere.gif

So your diagnosis would be what? Poor (too much forward movement) /early (before or concurrent to hip uncoil) shoulder/upper body movement resulting in too much weight on front side?
 
May 3, 2014
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The head movement is a result of this hitter trying to hit with her upper body. This gets her to her front leg - basically a lunge. A good swing does the opposite - you pull back with everything above the rear hip and your rear leg turns you forward.
 

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