Looking for drills to keep shoulder from opening up.

[tjintx]

Turn the barrel - with direction.

This is a great place to look. If your DD's barrel direction is around Her body then the natural progression is for the barrel to enter the zone then exit it shortly after.
Turning the barrel then directing it in a more linear path before the bodies rotation can pull the barrel out of the zone can fix this issue.

 

[rdbass]

Sure poster are getting sick of these gifs:

Practice Attacking Opposite Field. Teaches hitting 'out from' ones body 'not around' ones body. Important that the ball go opposite field Right field for a rht batter. Do not want the ball 'pulled'.
On live game swings we want the look of this swing:

 

[fastpitchdad8]

can anyone post a clip/clips of a batter swinging "around their body" so we can compare the correct "out froms" to the incorrect "arounds" please?

 

[MountieSB]

can anyone post a clip/clips of a batter swinging "around their body" so we can compare the correct "out froms" to the incorrect "arounds" please?

 

[MountieSB]

 

[MountieSB]

 

[go4um]

Per my earlier post, this is an example of the rear heel lifting early causing or at least greatly contributing to swinging around or pulling off.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Per my earlier post, this is an example of the rear heel lifting early causing or at least greatly contributing to swinging around or pulling off.

I'm going to disagree with this analysis. This girl has swing issues, and IMO they are not centered about her rear heel.

 

[RayR]

I agree with FFS - the lower body including the rear foot look fine by me.

This swing lacks sequence. The hands are unloading as the lower body opens and so the swing gets long.

Per my earlier post, this is an example of the rear heel lifting early causing or at least greatly contributing to swinging around or pulling off.

 

[TDS]

This is a classic arms swinging around the spine vs the spine swinging the arms.