Critique of a National Player's Swing
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Thanks for your feedback. Yes, that's what I find lacking and is something I have been working with her to include in her swing.
Passive finish.
Lionel,
Can I ask a silly question?
When this girl walks, do her feet look like this \ / or || or / \ (splayed\duck, straight or pigeon toed)?
My spidey sense is tingling based on something that came up in a face to face conversation with JavaSource, SBMom8992 and myself a couple of weeks ago...CP
Can I ask a silly question?
When this girl walks, do her feet look like this \ / or || or / \ (splayed\duck, straight or pigeon toed)?
My spidey sense is tingling based on something that came up in a face to face conversation with JavaSource, SBMom8992 and myself a couple of weeks ago...CP
Good question. I notice something 'different' with the Hitters front or rear leg/foot. Almost like an injury or sensitivity to the front or rear leg/foot.
or 'over coached' to get a look or certain position.
Good question. I notice something 'different' with the Hitters front or rear leg/foot. Almost like an injury or sensitivity to the front or rear leg/foot.
or 'over coached' to get a look or certain position.
Yep. Exactly what I was getting at. There's a certain awkwardness there...CP
Chris, that's an interesting question. She walks || but with her feet further apart than usual. She walks as if there's something in between her thighs.
Good question. I notice something 'different' with the Hitters front or rear leg/foot. Almost like an injury or sensitivity to the front or rear leg/foot.
or 'over coached' to get a look or certain position.
Yeah I think so too.
I have been using more cues that have her drive more of her weight into the front hip, but her rear foot/leg remains as such. I don't see anything broken, just that its not something I see other good hitters do, and I am not sure if I should be explicitly changing it.
I don't think driving more weight into the front hip is the answer. Her rear foot unweights and moves forward the full length of one of the tiles on the floor.
What I suspect is this...
I suspect that even though her feet face | | I suspect that she walks with either a pronated or supinated foot strike.
When you factor in your description of her leg orientation which I am interpreting as "varus" or bowlegged (correct me if I'm wrong)...
...that if you were to look at her foot\leg orientation from behind, I also suspect you would see one of these 2 patterns:
In either case - I suspect what CLM265 sees as a passive finish is just her body's defense mechanism "arresting" a strong finish so she doesn't her herself and take herself out of the "safe" range"
In either case, I would suggest that you work on getting her front foot to open and land parallel to home plate like this:
This will take some of the stress off some of the ligaments in her knee that can be more susceptible to injury just because of her bone orientation...the LCL, MCL and ACL can all be put at risk
I would like to see a tee swing from her with her front foot landing parallel to home plate as I described...
Merry Christmas!
CP
Fascinating stuff there, Chris! Yes, Javasource is well versed in this.
I'm guessing the hitter is of the "varus" type. I have a little granddaughter who is varus.
I'm guessing the hitter is of the "varus" type. I have a little granddaughter who is varus.
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