I don't understand...
How was she able to hit the ball with all that pre-swing motion?
She sure got lucky on both swings - the ball isn't supposed to travel that far with an upper-cut swing like that. I'm surprised the coach didn't bench her for not swinging down on the ball.
And what's with that bat lag and barrel turning - all those "knob to the ball" drills, wasted!
But what really gets me is that it looks like she keeps her back elbow up until "launch". Did Daddy teach you that? That's just going to create a long swing - which won't work against better pitching at the 12U level.
Definitely didn't look like a SOFTBALL swing.
//sarcasm off//
I hope my daughters can be as "lucky" as yours.
But seriously - maybe it's the camera angle, but look how far up in the box she is. She's giving herself a lot of "buffer room" to move backwards if she needs to adjust to a pitcher throwing an extra 5-10 mph. And if this was 62-63, 68-73 mph is what - D1? 18U Gold-elite-platinum-showcase level?
Great swings. (And I know it may be verboten to say this - but I love that it looks like they're playing on real grass!)
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How was she able to hit the ball with all that pre-swing motion?
She sure got lucky on both swings - the ball isn't supposed to travel that far with an upper-cut swing like that. I'm surprised the coach didn't bench her for not swinging down on the ball.
And what's with that bat lag and barrel turning - all those "knob to the ball" drills, wasted!
But what really gets me is that it looks like she keeps her back elbow up until "launch". Did Daddy teach you that? That's just going to create a long swing - which won't work against better pitching at the 12U level.
Definitely didn't look like a SOFTBALL swing.
//sarcasm off//
I hope my daughters can be as "lucky" as yours.
But seriously - maybe it's the camera angle, but look how far up in the box she is. She's giving herself a lot of "buffer room" to move backwards if she needs to adjust to a pitcher throwing an extra 5-10 mph. And if this was 62-63, 68-73 mph is what - D1? 18U Gold-elite-platinum-showcase level?
Great swings. (And I know it may be verboten to say this - but I love that it looks like they're playing on real grass!)
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