- May 9, 2019
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Having not seen her swing I would say start with her legs. Does she have a good load, does she stride forward towards the ball? Does she follow through on her swing? Does she have a decent bat an d notcibe of those $50 Easton metal bats?
Would suggest lightest bat possible to start with. Demarini Bustos is a great 1st bat and is reasonably priced at around $70 if you buy previous years models. Very light drop -13.
Have her do hitting drills into a Bownet with heavy bats. Then take her to the field and use lightest bat you have. Live pitch to her and you will see a big boost in confidence and she will improve greatly.
Here is her swing-
I thought she had a good load but apparently it isn't that good. She does stride forward but weight doesn't really transfer due to her locking her rear leg as someone said.
She fails to follow through in games because she's in such a hurry to get on base. It's a bad habit from her 8u machine pitch days because all you had to do was make contact and run fast to 1st to be safe in that league.
Her bat is very light, -12 or -13 I think. We do use the nets, and I've had her use heavy bats too, but didn't help much.
Based on what many are saying here, I am now thinking it's not really a strength issue as much as it is a mechanical issue.