So my DD is a freshman who has continued to improve markedly each year to become pretty successful hitter the last couple of years, and has a quick lefty swing folks often comment positively about. She currently starts on her varsity team with a group of experienced and fairly talented older girls and has had very good success overall this year against most pitching through half of the year working her way up the lineup. However, against the top tier pitchers (probably less than 3 out of the 20-25+ pitchers she's seen this year), pitchers with high level velocity and even better movement, she's unfortunately inexperienced and hasn't done well. (even her teammates struggle against these girls) I've watched video and can see especially early in the games, she'll tend to compound her issues against these pitchers by not getting on time, and then doing a partial short load and "reaching." Even later in the games, she will continue to shorten her normally very elegant coil and load even more so in order to just make contact.
I'm guessing she's so perplexed/surprised/stymied by the amount of spin and movement, she's making later decisions and getting herself out of sync. (she doesn't struggle at all normally against "straight" high level velocity) Obviously, I've told her to get on time first, and go from there as she gets into her load/coil. So, I'm here to hopefully get some advice from the great minds here (that have helped make her the solid hitter she's become thus far). Any advice I can pass along? To be specific, righty pitchers that bring a hard and fast spinning screwball (moving away from lefty hitters) with some rise at times. I can't begin to replicate that experience at home!
Thanks!
I'm guessing she's so perplexed/surprised/stymied by the amount of spin and movement, she's making later decisions and getting herself out of sync. (she doesn't struggle at all normally against "straight" high level velocity) Obviously, I've told her to get on time first, and go from there as she gets into her load/coil. So, I'm here to hopefully get some advice from the great minds here (that have helped make her the solid hitter she's become thus far). Any advice I can pass along? To be specific, righty pitchers that bring a hard and fast spinning screwball (moving away from lefty hitters) with some rise at times. I can't begin to replicate that experience at home!
Thanks!