- Oct 12, 2009
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She appears to be "sitting" as she swings top first.
That's because that is how she adjusts up and down in the strike zone.
In all likelihood she's been taught to stay upright when she swings, not drop her back shoulder, or something like that.
This is the typical result.
If she would lead with her hips (fire the rear hip towards the pitch) that will have such an effect on her top half that it is a waste of time until then to make adjustments to her arms, shoulders, or hands.
Teaching her to lead with her hips will improve her power, but it won't do anything to improve how she adjusts.
If all you fix is how she leads with her hips, you will end up with a hitter who can kill balls middle middle but who will whiff on anything that isn't middle middle.
I prefer to fix adjustability problem first because that requires posture improvements that will produce big carry-overs to power and set the stage for further improvements to the lower body.