Feedback on swing

[RichK]

So what does she need to feel to release the barrel? Is there a cue that I can tell her?

After contact point...throw the top hand past the bottom hand. It sounds weird, but when you do it you'll see how it encourages the barrel release you are seeking....

This pic obviously isn't a live swing but see how the top hand "turns over" ie is thrown past the bottom hand...picture that happening at/after point of contact.

 

[rdbass]

I also use the cue 'finish your swing'.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

I also use the cue 'finish your swing'.

The top-hand wrist should be loose enough so as to obtain the quality bent top-hand wrist seen in this swing.

 

[Eric F]

Good.

For now, forget about trying to "turn the barrel" with the top-hand.

Dial down the wrist tension. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very loose, and 10 being a death grip, bring the tension level down to a 2 to 4. I use a '4'. Many of my hitters bring the wrist tension level down to a '2', '3' or '4'. A good way to get the wrists loose is to waggle the barrel like shown below.

Waggle the barrel until the wrist tension is down to a '4'. Then keep the tension level at a '4'. The top-hand wrist tension may spike momentarily at swing initiation ... but it should drop right back to a '4' quickly. Experiment with wrist tension levels between 2-4.

Good stuff here, FFS. I've had a couple of players recently who have struggled with getting past this issue. I like the approach of using a 1-10 scale for wrist tension.

 

[RichK]

I like loose oily wrists too. Play pepper, direct the ball on the bounce to three tossers with loose wrists from left to center to right....

 

[Buttermaker]

I like the oily wrists too. That's a great cue. Kudos to whoever came up with that!

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

First heard the cue from a golfing pro. He would describe an old fashioned oil can and pretend to oil his wrists with it.

 

[Buttermaker]

He actually acted out oiling his wrists with an imaginary old fashioned oil can in front of you?

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

I do the same thing with my hitters.

 

[ian]

He actually acted out oiling his wrists with an imaginary old fashioned oil can in front of you?

You dont know that? Oil the wrists, buttery smooth.