I guess it is my turn, my DD. Have at it so we can improve. 12 YO

[james27503]

 

[Shawn]

I like her swing.

She tilts her shoulders backwards, drops the back shoulder. The shoulder does move down in the swing, although it's because of posture/tilt over the plate, swing around the spine/torso. So she can improve on hand/barrel path.

 

[Shawn]

With the bad tilt backwards, her shoulders don't get/start downhill. The front shoulder should be lower then the back shoulder. So the "attack" posture is off.

 

[Shawn]

The swing is to up through contact. Does pop up much?

 

[james27503]

With the bad tilt backwards, her shoulders don't get start downhill. The front shoulder should be lower then the back shoulder. So the "attack" posture is off.

Would this be because she never got to a downward shoulder angle in the beginning? Therefore shoulder is working correctly but starts at the wrong starting point and goes to far because of that?

 

[Fluid Fastpitch]

Looks pretty good, I like the gather, but would like to see her hold the coil a little longer. I think it's the same thing Shawn is saying about the attack angle. Her hips open up before the swing starts. I've suggested elsewhere - think about leading with the ankle bone or heel to toe touch. The old 'show the back pocket' maxim.

 

[james27503]

The swing is to up through contact. Does pop up much?

Not abnormally so. That pitch was very high, jersey letters.

 

[Shawn]

Would this be because she never got to a downward shoulder angle in the beginning? Therefore shoulder is working correctly but starts at the wrong starting point and goes to far because of that?

Maybe, I'll post some clips showing tilt and swing plane. She might just need some good feedback on what the swing plane does in the swing.

 

[corlay]

I would guess that most would say to lose the step with the back foot?
With young players especially, the more controlled and least amount of extraneous movement is usually better.

 

[_MIA_]

She is reaching some with her front leg. The reach is putting her shoulders upside down at launch. As I think Trout might be a good comparison, look at how he is moving out in comparison to your DD.