Does anyone have any suggestions on drills and / or swing modifications for hitting the high pitch?
By high pitch I mean a pitch at the top of the strike zone and perhaps even up to neck high.
We have played in a few games recently where the opposing pitcher is throwing rise balls. DD does a good job laying off the high pitches out of the zone and forcing the pitcher to bring ball down. However in a few games we have had an umpire that calls strikes shoulder and even neck high strikes.
We can only control what we can control and we can't control the umps zone. So, DD can either stand there and get struck out on high "strikes" or she needs to learn how to hit the high one.
DD's is basically following the Mike Epstein hitting method. This is what her coach teaches.
Here is what I have found on the Epstein site: "To hit it (the high rise ball), she must consciously level out her swing by staying more upright on the axis and leveling out her shoulders in order to be level to the ball."
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
By high pitch I mean a pitch at the top of the strike zone and perhaps even up to neck high.
We have played in a few games recently where the opposing pitcher is throwing rise balls. DD does a good job laying off the high pitches out of the zone and forcing the pitcher to bring ball down. However in a few games we have had an umpire that calls strikes shoulder and even neck high strikes.
We can only control what we can control and we can't control the umps zone. So, DD can either stand there and get struck out on high "strikes" or she needs to learn how to hit the high one.
DD's is basically following the Mike Epstein hitting method. This is what her coach teaches.
Here is what I have found on the Epstein site: "To hit it (the high rise ball), she must consciously level out her swing by staying more upright on the axis and leveling out her shoulders in order to be level to the ball."
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
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