- Jun 1, 2015
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I had a right-handed 12U player last season who struggled to make contact with the ball because she would constantly dip/drop her back knee when she swung. She has no idea personally why she does it, and it's taking away from a reasonable swing she has. Everything about her swing is fine in terms of timing, step/drive, pre-pitch stance, except she drops her back knee and it throws everything off-line. We're talking almost kneeling on the ground when the ball meets the catcher's glove.
She's a gymnast - very good physical abilities, fast on the bases, good fielding. Are there any drills or tips/methods on what to do to help her not drop her knee on a swing? If she could fix this, I guarantee she would be hitting every at-bat, but she only had 2 or 3 at-bats out of 15 or so where positive contact was made (even a fly-out/ground-out) because of that knee situation. Thanks!
She's a gymnast - very good physical abilities, fast on the bases, good fielding. Are there any drills or tips/methods on what to do to help her not drop her knee on a swing? If she could fix this, I guarantee she would be hitting every at-bat, but she only had 2 or 3 at-bats out of 15 or so where positive contact was made (even a fly-out/ground-out) because of that knee situation. Thanks!