Ok were can i find a step by step guide to a clean swing sequence?
Daugters swing in the cage any advice?
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May I suggest Megan1-Tee and Dukie again.Here is a little snipped:
1. Looking for two improvements.
One ... let's correct the spinning bug squishing action and build a lower body main engine. Without that, your daughter will continue to be an "arm swinger" and never tap into what should be her main source of power ..... that being a 'connection' to her rotating torso.
Two ... let's clean up the sequence. No more pre-set load. There will only be 'coil' and 'uncoil'. No pauses. During tee swings I want to see a 2:1 ratio ... which basically means that I'm looking for a slow & fluid 'coil' ... as in a smooth gathering of energy ... followed by a much more rapid uncoil. Depending on how far we go with this we'll talk about the timing of the 'thrust' on top of the 'uncoil'. The sequence will be 1) cock the rear hip, basically moving the rear butt check behind her (not back to the catcher, but behind her ... as in twisting her rear right leg); followed by 2) coil & stretch ... and this coil will serve as the source of any forward stride; followed by 3) swing.
Let's start with "the move".
1) Step into the batter's box with the rear foot. In doing so have the bulk of the pressure on the rear foot on the inside 'ball' of the rear foot. That will help serve as a reminder that the ball of the rear foot will serve as a sort of pivot point.
2) Step into the batter's box with the front foot. Be 'balanced' statically. No rearward lean. Have the quads and hamstrings 'dynamically' balanced ... that is the legs are bent, and the quads & hams are opposing each other ... they are 'balanced' in opposition ... they are 'dynamically balanced' ... they are activated. The upper body will have a slight lean forward ... just enough to 'activate' the upper torso.
3) Using the muscles in the rear upper leg ... cock the rear hip. This may feel like the rear leg is being twisted. Being a right handed hitter, your daughter should feel a pressure that travels down to the rear foot which will give her the feel that the rear foot "wants" to turn "clockwise" ... but it is resisted from turning clockwise because of friction between her cleat & the ground. Feel that "clockwise" pressure. Don't go any further until you feel that "clockwise" pressure as if the "inside" portion of the rear foot has a pressure between it and the ground, that would have the rear foot turning "clockwise". You need to "feel" that if we are going to proceed.
4) Continue to coil. To do this your daughter may recruit her frontside. She may turn her front knee inward. She may internally rotate her front foot. She may/should bend more at the waist (anterior tilt), which will assist the coil and load the lower back muscles for the upcoming rotation that is to take place. During this time, feel the continued "pressure" between the "ground" and the "rear foot". There is a build-up in pressure trying to turn it "clockwise" ... but because of the resistance the foot will remain planted ... yet the pressure build-up will continue. As you continue to coil, the pressure by the rear foot will become more active, and will push ... a push as in adding pressure that would turn the foot "clockwise", but because the rear foot is restricted from moving ... AND because the coiling action is still occurring, the body will move forward ... this is the 'stride' ... we refer to this as "forward by coiling". There is a "dynamic balance" established between the "coiling" taking place and the "clockwise" pressure at the rear foot resisting/opposing that coil.
5) As the front foot moves to foot plant the "rear leg" will "uncoil" ... that is it will "untwist". The pressure at the back foot will continue to be a "clockwise" pressure. The "feel" from a hitter's perspective is that the "clockwise" pressure will continue to be exerted in a "clockwise" direction until "contact", although in reality it is only until rear foot eversion.
6) In terms of the lower body, have the mindset of the "rear leg" being in charge. It's "coil" and "uncoil". Simply allow the front leg to catch the body. Take whatever stride "results" from the "coil" ... that is, do not force a particular stride and do not purposely stride linearly so as to bypass the 'coil' & 'uncoil' action of the rear leg.
What I would like your daughter to do is work on "coil" and "uncoil" ... starting the action with the muscles in the upper rear leg ... feel the "rear leg" twisting/coiling and feel the build up of "clockwise" pressure at the rear foot. Allow a slow and fluid 'coil' to allow the build-up of that "clockwise" pressure and maintain a "clockwise" pressure at the rear foot during the "uncoiling" of the "rear leg". Keep that "clockwise" pressure sensation of the rear foot until the rear hip pulls the rear foot forward off the ground. Do this ... and the bug squish will be gone ... and your daughter will be on her way to building a lower body that is worth "connecting" to.
Keep working on 'coil' and 'uncoil'. Use the 2:1 ratio. Get to the point where the bug squishing is long gone and the "feel" is that of a slow & fluid gathering of energy to explode/uncoil.
Good luck ... and be patient.
This was posted in the Megan1-tee post by FFS(hope he doesn't mind me reposting)
1. Looking for two improvements.
One ... let's correct the spinning bug squishing action and build a lower body main engine. Without that, your daughter will continue to be an "arm swinger" and never tap into what should be her main source of power ..... that being a 'connection' to her rotating torso.
Two ... let's clean up the sequence. No more pre-set load. There will only be 'coil' and 'uncoil'. No pauses. During tee swings I want to see a 2:1 ratio ... which basically means that I'm looking for a slow & fluid 'coil' ... as in a smooth gathering of energy ... followed by a much more rapid uncoil. Depending on how far we go with this we'll talk about the timing of the 'thrust' on top of the 'uncoil'. The sequence will be 1) cock the rear hip, basically moving the rear butt check behind her (not back to the catcher, but behind her ... as in twisting her rear right leg); followed by 2) coil & stretch ... and this coil will serve as the source of any forward stride; followed by 3) swing.
Let's start with "the move".
1) Step into the batter's box with the rear foot. In doing so have the bulk of the pressure on the rear foot on the inside 'ball' of the rear foot. That will help serve as a reminder that the ball of the rear foot will serve as a sort of pivot point.
2) Step into the batter's box with the front foot. Be 'balanced' statically. No rearward lean. Have the quads and hamstrings 'dynamically' balanced ... that is the legs are bent, and the quads & hams are opposing each other ... they are 'balanced' in opposition ... they are 'dynamically balanced' ... they are activated. The upper body will have a slight lean forward ... just enough to 'activate' the upper torso.
3) Using the muscles in the rear upper leg ... cock the rear hip. This may feel like the rear leg is being twisted. Being a right handed hitter, your daughter should feel a pressure that travels down to the rear foot which will give her the feel that the rear foot "wants" to turn "clockwise" ... but it is resisted from turning clockwise because of friction between her cleat & the ground. Feel that "clockwise" pressure. Don't go any further until you feel that "clockwise" pressure as if the "inside" portion of the rear foot has a pressure between it and the ground, that would have the rear foot turning "clockwise". You need to "feel" that if we are going to proceed.
4) Continue to coil. To do this your daughter may recruit her frontside. She may turn her front knee inward. She may internally rotate her front foot. She may/should bend more at the waist (anterior tilt), which will assist the coil and load the lower back muscles for the upcoming rotation that is to take place. During this time, feel the continued "pressure" between the "ground" and the "rear foot". There is a build-up in pressure trying to turn it "clockwise" ... but because of the resistance the foot will remain planted ... yet the pressure build-up will continue. As you continue to coil, the pressure by the rear foot will become more active, and will push ... a push as in adding pressure that would turn the foot "clockwise", but because the rear foot is restricted from moving ... AND because the coiling action is still occurring, the body will move forward ... this is the 'stride' ... we refer to this as "forward by coiling". There is a "dynamic balance" established between the "coiling" taking place and the "clockwise" pressure at the rear foot resisting/opposing that coil.
5) As the front foot moves to foot plant the "rear leg" will "uncoil" ... that is it will "untwist". The pressure at the back foot will continue to be a "clockwise" pressure. The "feel" from a hitter's perspective is that the "clockwise" pressure will continue to be exerted in a "clockwise" direction until "contact", although in reality it is only until rear foot eversion.
6) In terms of the lower body, have the mindset of the "rear leg" being in charge. It's "coil" and "uncoil". Simply allow the front leg to catch the body. Take whatever stride "results" from the "coil" ... that is, do not force a particular stride and do not purposely stride linearly so as to bypass the 'coil' & 'uncoil' action of the rear leg.
What I would like your daughter to do is work on "coil" and "uncoil" ... starting the action with the muscles in the upper rear leg ... feel the "rear leg" twisting/coiling and feel the build up of "clockwise" pressure at the rear foot. Allow a slow and fluid 'coil' to allow the build-up of that "clockwise" pressure and maintain a "clockwise" pressure at the rear foot during the "uncoiling" of the "rear leg". Keep that "clockwise" pressure sensation of the rear foot until the rear hip pulls the rear foot forward off the ground. Do this ... and the bug squish will be gone ... and your daughter will be on her way to building a lower body that is worth "connecting" to.
Keep working on 'coil' and 'uncoil'. Use the 2:1 ratio. Get to the point where the bug squishing is long gone and the "feel" is that of a slow & fluid gathering of energy to explode/uncoil.
Good luck ... and be patient.
This was posted in the Megan1-tee post by FFS(hope he doesn't mind me reposting)
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Your DD needs to learn to throw the barrel around the hands/knob and NOT pull the knob at the ball. She "drags" the bat.
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I imagine this is a 60fps high speed camera or better, but it sure is about the best sequence I have seen!
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Thanks to all of yal. Right now we will try the steps in Megan's post. Thanks RDBass. We just want power.
FiveFrameSwing
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The thanks go to FFS he was the main poster in the Megan1-tee posts.I just try to point the post out to the moms and dads.The post helped me out a lot.Learn the proper hitting sequence first the "power'' will come.I'm happy with my linedrive hitting DD.
FiveFrameSwing
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To the contrary .... there can be more feel and an improvement in feedback by performing tee-work barefoot.
To the contrary .... I disagree with you ... if you look at jbooth pictures up top look at the backfoot... now being barefoot how are you going to end with your rear foot on its toe like that... on the tip of the toe.. now if you believe that is how you should finish.. Five how does your rear foot finish? On the toe? When your barefoot your rear foot will want to spin and squish the bug... Now just my opinion... You may be ok with barefoot that's ok you may have success with it.. i've tried it and it develops problems and when they put there shoes on they feel different and with no success. again just my experience..
