FiveFrameSwing
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SL ... I located the soft-toss video that I believe you were referring to.
It reminded me of this clip.
The building of the 'stretch' is important ... some even consider it an absolute.
The question I have for you is other than a mental image of this ... what mechanics do you feel are important in teaching this stretch? Do you simply use a verbal cue like "KaaaaaaaPOW", or do you teach physical mechanics that help obtain the 'stretch'?
I see LClifton is posting here now. Sure would love to here his thoughts on teaching "stretch".
SL ... here is a swing clip extracted from the soft-toss video. I selected the first clip in which Howard had her perform on her own, unassisted from his verbal cue/sound. IMO, Casey is not including mechanics that would assist her with building 'stretch' into her swing. In fact, if you play this frame-by-frame, I think you'll even note an absence of hip/shoulder separation.
I do like the cue ... but I believe it works best when the hitter has been taught mechanics that favor building the 'stretch' into their swing.
Let's see if LClifton might chime in.