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Nov 18, 2015
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I believe Nolan Arenado (Rockies) has a pretty severe case of "happy feet" prior to his swing. Noontime may have gifs available (sorry - not sure what the website is for his stuff). Did a quick google search - found the Peabody Baseball site that lists a lot of hitters (GIFs), but the actual gifs didn't work for me - maybe you'll have better luck: https://gfycat.com/ConventionalFlatJuliabutterfly

Edit: above link does work on my phone. But it's of his swing, not stance / pre-swing. Thank you Eric for the Noon link.
 
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May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2012
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Sounds like your DD is just trying to get a running start. She may even be getting some coil or load after that initial step. Like a walk up drill or Happy Gilmore, etc. So maybe try a walk up swing to feel what she feels and why she uses it and then try to show her how she can do the same thing from a more static position.
 
Jan 28, 2017
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Sounds like your DD is just trying to get a running start. She may even be getting some coil or load after that initial step. Like a walk up drill or Happy Gilmore, etc. So maybe try a walk up swing to feel what she feels and why she uses it and then try to show her how she can do the same thing from a more static position.

Kinda like a walk up drill. We have hit twice since her last game and she doesn't do it.
 

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