I love the no stride swing. That's how I'm striving to get my 12u player to look, timing is great on it.
Yeah I have always taught DD no stride, Heel up, heel down..... so she does well with it. Sometimes a slight stride creeps in, which I'm ok with as long as it's athletic. I toe tapped my whole baseball career and I was not going to teach her that lolMake no mistake, there's still a stride. It's just not as pronounced. Tinkered with "no stride" about 3 years ago. She COULD NOT get her timing down to save her life. In the cage, it seemed like it was going to be the "end all/be all." Once she got in a game, different story.
That’s not really a stride. That’s a pre stride movement. She just sticks her foot out there, all weight is still back, then shifts her COM forward (fyb). That’s definitely no stride on the double. Like this guyMake no mistake, there's still a stride. It's just not as pronounced. Tinkered with "no stride" about 3 years ago. She COULD NOT get her timing down to save her life. In the cage, it seemed like it was going to be the "end all/be all." Once she got in a game, different story.
That's what I meant about steep angle. That's what her swing began to look like later in the season. She lost the "up through" part.
The only thing I can add is your DD's barrel path goes down to the ball and continues down to the ball. Instead of down to and up through the ball like this.....
Here's the PGF video. Still get emotional watching it. Wanted her to have her own "Kirk Gibson Moment."