Fiana Finau...what do you think?

[Shawn]

She does drop the hands!

 

[chrispots]

WOW! Just like a couple of my girls! Elbow leading the hands.... Except they never hit a home run... Also rarely get a hit. This reminds me of a slowpitch swing. Not saying she should change with those stats but it does.

IMO it's no so much that the elbow leads the hands (look at Ted Williams clips sometime) and even that is debatable from this angle. The "V" between her forearm and bicep widens before launch...tons to like in this swing...I would just look to tighten up the rear arm "V" first...CP

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

NMSU Softball: Fiana Finau Homerun at 120 FPS ....

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

NMSU Softball v UMKC '15: Fiana Finau Homerun at 120 FPS .....

 

[riseball]

Great example of mindset over mechanics.

 

[Cat5]

WOW! Just like a couple of my girls! Elbow leading the hands.... Except they never hit a home run... Also rarely get a hit. This reminds me of a slowpitch swing. Not saying she should change with those stats but it does.

In my eyes, her elbow only leads the hands while the bat turns...the elbow does not lead the hands through the plane of the ball or at contact. Not an expert- just what I see.

 

[rdbass]

In my eyes, her elbow only leads the hands while the bat turns...the elbow does not lead the hands through the plane of the ball or at contact. Not an expert- just what I see.
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I'm leaning more towards a 'stalled rear elbow' hitting. Compensation for the dropping off the hands that this hitter seems to have.

Added: I like her swing and the results.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

In my eyes, her elbow only leads the hands while the bat turns...the elbow does not lead the hands through the plane of the ball or at contact. Not an expert- just what I see.
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Do you have an example in which the elbow is leading the hands at contact?

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Reminds me of the earlier discussions on 'elbow pivot point'.