I agree that a good cue is to walk away from the hands, but her hands do move back relative to the padded wall backstop. That's why the question to Howard re: what she uses a cue.
MTS Slow to load soft to step, on a flexed front knee and separating our hands slightly rearward during the toe touch phase. Her elbow goes rearward with the hands. Notice however the elbow does not go above the shoulders like some players. She is always saying top of hands top of shoulders and hands no higher than the ear hole of the helmet. This will depend on each hitters style and you will see it in every player.
Howard, Thanks again. I am just trying to pick Crystl's (and your brain) a bit.
In the BP swing below it looks like her elbow moves up as the hands go back. That's why I wondered if she thought about the rear elbow leading the hands back. A lot of kids will think hands and the rear elbow will stay low and the hands can get outside the rear elbow.
The rear elbow should not drop and or the hands. By hands getting outside the rear elbow we explain it by having the hitter get ready to hit and load and step and separate the hands rearward. Now take your top hand off the bat and make a fist and put it back near the bat again...if you move your fist forward can you hit your bicep on the lead arm or is it below or outside the elbow? It is interesting especially when working with girls as if you say raise your hands they raise the elbows and shoulders as a unit in lieu of just moving the hands. We often point out the wrist and elbows are a hinge and put a finger in the crease/ joint and ask then to just raise their hands and they understand the differences...see it, feel it and fix it.
Hope this helps Howard
MTS Slow to load soft to step, on a flexed front knee and separating our hands slightly rearward during the toe touch phase. Her elbow goes rearward with the hands. Notice however the elbow does not go above the shoulders like some players. She is always saying top of hands top of shoulders and hands no higher than the ear hole of the helmet. This will depend on each hitters style and you will see it in every player.
Howard, Thanks again. I am just trying to pick Crystl's (and your brain) a bit.
In the BP swing below it looks like her elbow moves up as the hands go back. That's why I wondered if she thought about the rear elbow leading the hands back. A lot of kids will think hands and the rear elbow will stay low and the hands can get outside the rear elbow.
The rear elbow should not drop and or the hands. By hands getting outside the rear elbow we explain it by having the hitter get ready to hit and load and step and separate the hands rearward. Now take your top hand off the bat and make a fist and put it back near the bat again...if you move your fist forward can you hit your bicep on the lead arm or is it below or outside the elbow? It is interesting especially when working with girls as if you say raise your hands they raise the elbows and shoulders as a unit in lieu of just moving the hands. We often point out the wrist and elbows are a hinge and put a finger in the crease/ joint and ask then to just raise their hands and they understand the differences...see it, feel it and fix it.
Hope this helps Howard