10U daughter's swing

[Frederick]

My daughter has been putting in a lot of work in an attempt to improve her swing. She rarely strikes out, but has been having trouble driving the ball on contact. Her last game she started to break out going 3-3 with an inside the park HR down the right field line, a double to right (this video), and a single up the middle. Any critique on her swing that could continue to help her improve would be appreciated.

 

[ang2bmd]

Really need an angle from the side

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[Orange Socks]

It's hard to offer any advice off of one swing. If you want the kind folks on here to help critique your DD's swing, you need to post a video of her during batting practice with several swings. Off of a tee or front toss would be good.

 

[Frederick]

Really need an angle from the side

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Yeah I figured that. I rarely get the chance to record her while she’s playing and this was my best shot. Worth a try though.

 

[BRsoftballDad]

I am by no means a hitting guy but the thing that jumps out at me is it looks like she is poking the bat out there and swatting at it. It may just be a function of the slow pitching but I would work on getting her hips involved and "hit" the ball. She can obviously see the ball well, now I would just focus on mechanics.

 

[Frederick]

Here are a couple of her practicing. Maybe these provide a better look.

 

[Frederick]

 

[Frederick]

I am by no means a hitting guy but the thing that jumps out at me is it looks like she is poking the bat out there and swatting at it. It may just be a function of the slow pitching but I would work on getting her hips involved and "hit" the ball. She can obviously see the ball well, now I would just focus on mechanics.

Thanks for the input. Definitely something we need to look at and work on.

 

[DRDRODD]

IMHO she doesn’t have any type of load in her swing...... I see that she probably believes she does by the way she sets up, steps the front foot forward while bringing the hands up and back. Which is good that she understands that part but it isn’t dynamic..... it is very mechanical and really doesn’t accomplish anything IMO. She is still full of slack when she decides to attack the ball. There are a lot of things that she needs to learn to become an efficient hitter but she is young and can get there, it will just take a good bit of work on both your parts.

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[Hawk_]

Like Rodd said "lacks load" this creates an arm swing and lacks the power she could have.