My 8 yo daughter is on her 2nd hitting coach. She plays travel ball and is not a power hitter. She has a fast hard swing but not all the time. The major thing is she is leaning over when she swings. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to correct this. She practices all the time and should be hitting great. She usually gets a base hit but is not where she should be.
Desperate help with Daughters Swing
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We'll need more than one image. Video would be much preferred.
Usually gets a base hit ... Where should she be?
Usually gets a base hit ... Where should she be?
Hard to tell from a still photo, but based on my experience I'd guess she's tilting on a low pitch before turning. In other words, she sees the pitch is low and immediately lowers her back shoulder to get down, then turns. That is the opposite order in which things should happen.
One thing you can do is have her work on turning the shoulders forward (after the hips fire, of course), then tilting in only as much as she needs to. This is something you should do without a ball so she can get the feel.
Another thing to try is setting a tee high - like letter-high - to force her to take some swings without going down. Then gradually lower the tee and tell her to tilt in only as much as she needs to.
One thing you can do is have her work on turning the shoulders forward (after the hips fire, of course), then tilting in only as much as she needs to. This is something you should do without a ball so she can get the feel.
Another thing to try is setting a tee high - like letter-high - to force her to take some swings without going down. Then gradually lower the tee and tell her to tilt in only as much as she needs to.
She barely gets it out of the infield. Most of the time it is on the ground and some hard line drives. She is strong but not a strong bat. She leans her head to her right shoulder and then leans over when she swings as you can see in the picture. I want to know if there is a drill specifically for getting her upper body to stay tall when swinging. She hits probably 3 to 4 times per week. Her leaning gets bad when mthe xoach pitches to her or during soft toss. Worse on coach pitch. I can take a video tomorrow afternoon.
If I usually got a base hit when I'm at bat I'd consider myself pretty good!
I'm with Phreak. Video, please!
I'm with Phreak. Video, please!
