Emma Progression 12/2020 update

[julray]

She like the high ones James? She tagged a couple of those really hard

 

[james27503]

She like the high ones James? She tagged a couple of those really hard

She does well with those. We modeled Donaldson early on and his technique leads to being able to hit balls up in the zone with a lot of power. We have recently been trying to work in a Trout like swing for pitches in the lower part of the zone. I tell her hit the high ones like Donaldson and the low ones like Trout. You know because it is that easy. haha.

As has been stated even by Josh himself, he TTBs but only to set the plane. If you TTB to set the plane it really helps in hitting the high pitch.


Real high pitch here.



Still working on matching Trout. She has got to let those get a bit deeper. She is an aggressive hitter and wants to go get them sometimes.


Some folks laugh when I tell them we work on matching these great baseball hitters. My thing is she may never understand what I have learned (a ton from this board) but every time I show her a picture and say "see right here he is ....." she is able to relate it something she has seen. It doesn't take but a 1 to 2 minutes to show her and talk about something specific. Now she has something in her head that makes going to the field easier because we have laid a good mental foundation.

 

[TDS]

James, I do think it's nearly impossible to get into a leveraged position and cover all pitches up/down in the zone without making some type of adjustment. Her current posture is set when leveraged for pitches up in the zone and adjusting low. Trout has had to adjust his posture some to handle pitches up in the zone.

 

[james27503]

James, I do think it's nearly impossible to get into a leveraged position and cover all pitches up/down in the zone without making some type of adjustment. Her current posture is set when leveraged for pitches up in the zone and adjusting low. Trout has had to adjust his posture some to handle pitches up in the zone.

Which begs an interesting question, which way is preferred, or does it matter? Set high and adjust low, or set low and adjust high, or completely dynamic. TM makes the corner argument which I don't really buy, where you can adjust to any pitch height just by the turn. In my study I see the great players adjust their posture dynamically to the pitch height. Obviously, that takes more athletic ability. And even in the group of the dynamic posture adjusters, you have a preference to start high adjust low(Donaldson) and vice versa(Trout). Thoughts?

 

[TDS]

Which begs an interesting question, which way is preferred, or does it matter? Set high and adjust low, or set low and adjust high, or completely dynamic. TM makes the corner argument which I don't really buy, where you can adjust to any pitch height just by the turn. In my study I see the great players adjust their posture dynamically to the pitch height. Obviously, that takes more athletic ability. And even in the group of the dynamic posture adjusters, you have a preference to start high adjust low(Donaldson) and vice versa(Trout). Thoughts?

From a fast pitch stand point I would say high and adjust low.. But if hitters have the ownership in their posture they can adjust the posture based on pitcher tendencies.

 

[_MIA_]

How old? I like the swing. For what it is worth I would not mess with it too much.

 

[james27503]

How old? I like the swing. For what it is worth I would not mess with it too much.

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[julray]

Which begs an interesting question, which way is preferred, or does it matter? Set high and adjust low, or set low and adjust high, or completely dynamic. TM makes the corner argument which I don't really buy, where you can adjust to any pitch height just by the turn. In my study I see the great players adjust their posture dynamically to the pitch height. Obviously, that takes more athletic ability. And even in the group of the dynamic posture adjusters, you have a preference to start high adjust low(Donaldson) and vice versa(Trout). Thoughts?

I like set for top of the strike zone and work down if needed. Much easier to adjust lower then higher.. based on my own personal experience. Posture will change depending on pitch location anyway, but it's much easier to adjust down

 

[_MIA_]

How does she do in games? Any game video?

 

[Buttermaker]

A cue that may work for her is keeping her chest over the plate. Anchor her torso to the plate so to speak.