FiveFrameSwing
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Thank you. I was thinking of a different 'wall drill'.
1st year 14u - Swing mechanics what to work on
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Thank you. I was thinking of a different 'wall drill'.
I think the axis is the back hip at the beginning and as the swing is initiated the axis shifts to the front hip. I don't think the back hip is the axis for the entire swing. Just the start as the hands are creating a axis for the barrel, the rear hip helps create this deep axis. As the front foot plant and the weight shift against the front leg the front hip becomes the axis of rotation, the axis shifts IMO.
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Uncommitted ^^^^Gotta be weak D! LOL
Couple of questions:
Do you like Sierra's swing? Rate it on a scale 1 to 10.
"another is the arching of the rear lower back." When does this take place? Thoughts on hip extension, arch of lower back flattened in stance.
On teaching TTB first and foremost:
If you use long tee drill with the goal of hitting long line drives and hitter figures out how to hit/launch the ball into the air she will be TTB to some degree. I am surprised how many young hitters have trouble hitting line drives off a tee. With my DD we play a game similar to around the world in hoops. She has to hit line drives over 3rd then 5-6 hole and then over SS then up the middle and so forth. Roll over one or pop one up she can either take another try and risk going back to the first position (line drive over 3rd) or stay and give the other player(s) a chance to catch or pass her.
Uncommitted ^^^^Gotta be weak D! LOL
Couple of questions:
Do you like Sierra's swing? Rate it on a scale 1 to 10.
"another is the arching of the rear lower back." When does this take place? Thoughts on hip extension, arch of lower back flattened in stance.
On teaching TTB first and foremost:
If you use long tee drill with the goal of hitting long line drives and hitter figures out how to hit/launch the ball into the air she will be TTB to some degree. I am surprised how many young hitters have trouble hitting line drives off a tee. With my DD we play a game similar to around the world in hoops. She has to hit line drives over 3rd then 5-6 hole and then over SS then up the middle and so forth. Roll over one or pop one up she can either take another try and risk going back to the first position (line drive over 3rd) or stay and give the other player(s) a chance to catch or pass her.
FiveFrameSwing
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I think Romero is an absolute stud athelete. Her swing is good and obviously very polished, but I don’t think it matches what the top pros are doing. Bustos and Kretschmann are high level IMO.
If you turn your barrel rearward correctly a lot of the things you mentioned fix themselves. If you get in a good position and turn it without leaking weight forward or pulling/pushing your hands, the rear leg is going to get that snap. You will get that lateral tilt and stay behind your rear leg. If you don’t turn correctly (push/pull) weight is going to transfer to your front side too early and your aren’t going to get the reactive pulling/snapping rear leg. IMO it’s all related
FiveFrameSwing
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Thank you Shawn. My point was that the axis of rotation shifts forward. Personally I think the initial axis of rotation is the rear lower back ... but that is close enough to the rear hip for our discussion. The point is that the axis of rotation shifts forward ... it also shifts upward ... then downward.
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Rotate both forearms in same direction to get the barrel moving behind you. Too much worry about 12-6 analogies. Start with bat against the back of your neck and snap it off your neck as fast as you can. If you rotate both forearms the knob will turn up/forward and the barrel will turn down/rearward. For RH hitter rotates forearms to the right. LH to the left. It's really that simple, but like any other movement you have to practice it to burn it in.
FiveFrameSwing
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Thank you. Always looking for a competitive hitting game.
FiveFrameSwing
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I'll add a 'twist' to this.
Arrive in your swing launch position with a healthy hand-set (e.g., knob directed towards the catcher's feet), use both forearms to aggressively get the lead-arm on plane as the torso-engine twitches/pulls ... i.e., you are seeking plane not simply to get on plane, but aggressively to gain barrel speed. That is what "short hands" is about.
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I'll add a 'twist' to this.
Arrive in your swing launch position with a healthy hand-set (e.g., knob directed towards the catcher's feet), use both forearms to aggressively get the lead-arm on plane as the torso-engine twitches/pulls ... i.e., you are seeking plane not simply to get on plane, but aggressively to gain barrel speed. That is what "short hands" is about.
So important.
