DD swing....any better???

[Boomers2012]

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DD has been working on getting to the ball quicker. She faces some very good pitchers that throw very hard for 12U and she tends to be late on most pitches. Her coach wanted her to be quicker to the ball by eliminating the stride and eliminating the "backside load" or negative motion while loading. My only problem with this is it seems she will lose some power by eliminating that load phase. I am basically wanting some input on this swing.....any help would be much appreciated!!!

 

[Boomers2012]

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Same swing in slow motion

 

[Doug Romrell]

Personally, I don't like them to go from being a statue, with no negative motion, into their swing. I think she needs some negative/coiling movement.

 

[Cowdogz]

Sounds like the coach who told me, "There's no time to load in softball." Nonsense. Just get things started earlier. Make sure that on every pitch, she is swinging until she is not.

I think she would get more out of her hips if her feet weren't quite so far apart.

 

[Doug Romrell]

I like the negative motion this young lady uses. I have incorporated it in my own DD's swing. And, contrary to what her HS coaches told her, she's actually earlier, even too early to the ball, even on fast pitchers. So I believe it's complete nonsense that "There's no time to load in softball."

 

[Bigclubswinger]

I think you are right. She may hit more balls this way but they will be weak infield hits that are easy plays for the defense. She needs to start earlier with a load and work on her timing rather than shorten up this much.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

No "early and slow", no rhythm, improper sequence ...... the top three qualities are absent.

 

[Boomers2012]

[video=youtube_share;9sgLFE17qbs]http://youtu.be/9sgLFE17qbs[/video]

This was from a few days ago....is this more of what we need to be doing with the load phase?

 

[Bigclubswinger]

LOL 2nd Swing much better and not too long. She needs to keep this swing and work on it. If she's too late she needs to start earlier which is common in young inexperienced hitters. She can't wait until ball is being released to load which she could get away with on slow pitching or front toss. Make sure bat is not too heavy or too long (which it may not be) and then have her practice as much as possible with fast pitching to find her rhythm/timing and proper time to start load.

 

[nanotech14]

The train always leaves the station. Every pitch is a strike until she knows it isn't. Dd has been very successful with that. She isn't late, the negative is slow back and the hips are going forward. If it isn't a strike she holds up the hands or the top half. She has had a few check swings that she couldn't hold back, but she also has mastered the foul off pitch pretty well.