Sorry...where did I say that female athletes are holding themselves back? I think I said that they can certainly get value from watching these men's baseball swings, but would also get value - arguably more value - from seeing great swings from the best females too.
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Sorry...where did I say that female athletes are holding themselves back? I think I said that they can certainly get value from watching these men's baseball swings, but would also get value - arguably more value - from seeing great swings from the best females too.
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What is it that you like about this swing clip wrt to teaching?
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While I agree completely, it's hard when their minds are closed. Young ladies are more open to seeing other young ladies.
No doubt. And even though we all know good swings are good swings, they see a grown man hitting like that. They just may not be able to grasp that they can hit like that, too.
But show her a college hitter, just a few years older than she is, and she thinks "well, I can do that."
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You wrote "female athletes still want to see - and deserve to see - examples of other female athletes demonstrating outstanding swings." That to me is a cop out. That to me is holding oneself back. Aspiring hitters should be looking at how the best swing a bat ... regardless of gender. Not to do so would be to hold oneself back. IMO the best swings are at the MLB level ... and the MLB represents an excellent place to study the better swings.
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I like the simplicity of this swing.
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Then the young ladies you are describing are holding themselves back.
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A lot of sexism exists, we should fight it when we find it. Its easy to cower and tell the sexists "you are right, girls cant swing like boys do".
Next time you find yourself confronted by sexists, simply show them this side by side video: https://youtu.be/Ick8d9F410Y If that doesnt work maybe just draw a ponytail on an MLB player and tell them its a girl.
There is some merit to the "this is softball not baseball" arguement. The sexist 'girls cant swing like boys do' arguement is garbage.
