UPDATE: Help with 12U swing
Hi All,
First off, I want to say that this is a great forum. The amount of useful information here is incredible.
My 13 yo is in her fourth year of travel ball. She has been inconsistant at the plate for the last year or so. She is one of the veterans on the team, the coach looks to her for leadership, which she does when catching or playing third and in the dugout. Her problem has been hitting. She is a smart batter, with a decent OBP, but seems to miss hittable pitches when she swings sometimes.
I have noticed that she always swings under the ball. No matter where the pitch is in the strike zone, she is below the ball. Her bat speed is great, when she hits the ball clean, it goes deep, but most of her hits are shallow pop-ups with a few grounders to 2nd or the SS. Her timing is also good. It gets her down sometimes when she strikes out with three easily hittable pitches.
So my question to you hitting pros, what would cause my kid to swing below the ball regularly?
I will post a video of her swing later this week, but for discussions sake, I'd like to hear your comments.
Thanks for your input.
Hi All,
First off, I want to say that this is a great forum. The amount of useful information here is incredible.
My 13 yo is in her fourth year of travel ball. She has been inconsistant at the plate for the last year or so. She is one of the veterans on the team, the coach looks to her for leadership, which she does when catching or playing third and in the dugout. Her problem has been hitting. She is a smart batter, with a decent OBP, but seems to miss hittable pitches when she swings sometimes.
I have noticed that she always swings under the ball. No matter where the pitch is in the strike zone, she is below the ball. Her bat speed is great, when she hits the ball clean, it goes deep, but most of her hits are shallow pop-ups with a few grounders to 2nd or the SS. Her timing is also good. It gets her down sometimes when she strikes out with three easily hittable pitches.
So my question to you hitting pros, what would cause my kid to swing below the ball regularly?
I will post a video of her swing later this week, but for discussions sake, I'd like to hear your comments.
Thanks for your input.
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