Tilt and back shoulder
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I work with my hitters on a 3" tall cone. I place it inside and needless to say low. I tell them they can hit it if they drop the back shoulder to the ball and really bend at the waist. Then I tell them to have the back shoulder stay"in in line with and work under the front shoulder. They usually have about 15-20 whiffs then they start getting it after I continue to demonstrate every 5 whiffs or so.
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If she's not getting "tilt", maybe change the cue? Call it a side crunch?
I've used a hitting stick (the flexible fiberglass rods with the ball on the end) across the shoulders to help show how the shoulders, hands, and barrel stay aligned. IIRC, I started at contact, than showed how I would reach progressively lower balls, not by bending the knees, but by "tilting". The longer hitting stick (or pvc pipe, broom handle, whatever) helps them connect the dots, if you will, b/w the shoulders, hands, and bat.
I've used a hitting stick (the flexible fiberglass rods with the ball on the end) across the shoulders to help show how the shoulders, hands, and barrel stay aligned. IIRC, I started at contact, than showed how I would reach progressively lower balls, not by bending the knees, but by "tilting". The longer hitting stick (or pvc pipe, broom handle, whatever) helps them connect the dots, if you will, b/w the shoulders, hands, and bat.
I like the side crunch cue. I'm probably going to steal that and use it for the older hitters I have
Her back shoulder goes lower than her front but it's more of a push down instead of rolling under. Hard to explain. If you put the ball on a tee low and outside she has a picture perfect swing. It doesn't look like this on any other tee swing and surely not live. She is hitting the ball pretty good but has more in the tank.
