She said that it looked like she was spinning her back foot in the game swing.
Your 8 yr old is correct.
Here is what I PM'd Eric
Also look at the difference of the rear foot/leg in the foul ball swing and the warm up swing.
She said that it looked like she was spinning her back foot in the game swing.
Also look at the difference of the rear foot/leg in the foul ball swing and the warm up swing.
Here's a few swings during an at-bat in this past weekend's game...
The biggest focus right now is getting her to keep her hands from dropping as she strides. This has been part of her hitting pattern since she started playing, and it's been a very tough nut to crack. We have been working a lot on reinforcing the top hand swivel action, but it's not showing up against live pitching yet. Her low hand-set is leading to a lot of fly balls, but it leaves her very vulnerable to pitches up in the zone.
This at-bat resulting in her looking at a borderline low and outside pitch called for strike 3. She was not happy about the call, and it took her head out of the game for the next inning, which got her moved from 2B to RF.
It's all been said before... 15yo DD| But maybe others can learn from it.This is not turning the barrel.
See if she can throw the barrel from a high hand position ..... try a cue of the top hand passing above the rear shoulder.
From the high hands position throw the barrel down "to" impact .... down "to", and "through" the ball.
Clearly.This is not turning the barrel.
See if she can throw the barrel from a high hand position ..... try a cue of the top hand passing above the rear shoulder.
From the high hands position throw the barrel down "to" impact .... down "to", and "through" the ball.