Dipping back knee

[RayR]

Foot plant

 

[RichK]

First she is spinning on her back foot, squishing the bug. Her base is wide and then she is striding about 8 inches. It looks like she is spinning so hard on her back foot that her hips are over rotating early, thus the appearance of stepping in the bucket, its not the step its the hips. Appears to be very little if any weight transfer.

She can't get any weight on her back leg because she's so wide she falls forward as soon as she picks up her front foot.

I like wide too (per other poster) but you need to be able to ride that back leg a bit to get a good coil. A little narrower would help with the thought that the swing puts the front foot down, not shift then swing.

 

[Mike]

Does it matter that she is striding to a more open stance? It looks like she is not striding at the pitcher. What effect would that have if any?

 

[knightsb]

Some great feedback. This is from this morning, filmed with coaches eye and uploaded to a youtube account. I'll try turning the iPad sideways next time.

MTS, I see the difference, and we worked on that today.

Moved the tee back.

 

[redhotcoach]

She has a 2011 AND a 2012 xeno?! Lucky girl! Does that 2012 have the new usssa stamp on it?

 

[softballphreak]

Some great feedback. This is from this morning, filmed with coaches eye and uploaded to a youtube account. I'll try turning the iPad sideways next time.

MTS, I see the difference, and we worked on that today.

Moved the tee back.

She's not loading her bottom half. She's striding with no load—just stepping in other words.

Have her bring her front foot back near the short line that's in front of her rear foot with her front knee bent slightly and her front hip pocket showing to the pitcher. Start her stride there while maintaining the rear hip showing to the pitcher.

Once she's in a narrow starting stance like I just described, she could stand like that all day. It takes no effort, yet it loads everything that needs to be loaded at that point. Then it's simply a matter of striding to toe touch while the hands stay back in launch position until she fires.

This really works well. I believe the only reason many kids don't want to try this in the game is because it looks different. But it is very effective. I had a kid this week go from not even reaching the fence to hitting it well over a 210' fence.

PS: Babe Ruth's stance was very similar to what I'm trying to describe, if you need a model.

 

[knightsb]

She has a 2011 AND a 2012 xeno?! Lucky girl! Does that 2012 have the new usssa stamp on it?

The 2012 is her teammates she was trying it out. It is an ounce heavier and an inch longer. Not sure about the stamp.

 

[jbooth]

She's not loading her bottom half. She's striding with no load—just stepping in other words.

Have her bring her front foot back near the short line that's in front of her rear foot with her front knee bent slightly and her front hip pocket showing to the pitcher. Start her stride there while maintaining the rear hip showing to the pitcher.

Once she's in a narrow starting stance like I just described, she could stand like that all day. It takes no effort, yet it loads everything that needs to be loaded at that point. Then it's simply a matter of striding to toe touch while the hands stay back in launch position until she fires.

This really works well. I believe the only reason many kids don't want to try this in the game is because it looks different. But it is very effective. I had a kid this week go from not even reaching the fence to hitting it well over a 210' fence.

PS: Babe Ruth's stance was very similar to what I'm trying to describe, if you need a model.

She loads a little bit, but only by making a slight shift to the back before stepping forward.

To keep it simple, turn the front hip in toward the plate as she puts weight on the back foot, then push from the butt. The front hip WILL rotate open.

Coil and then, push from the butt. Keep it simple.

 

[knightsb]

She has a 2011 AND a 2012 xeno?! Lucky girl! Does that 2012 have the new usssa stamp on it?

Here is that bat just a few days later. She was hitting leather softballs off of the Jugs....

 

[knightsb]

We have been working on some of the suggestions. Please let me know what you think.