One hand or two hand finish?

[Eric F]

My DD (15yo) will release her right hand sometimes, but generally-speaking, her best swings and biggest hits are when she keeps both hands on the bat through her finish.

 

[BigSkyHi]

Great extension to the pitcher . When she lets go with left hand its time to start running.

 

[radness]

Two hands making contact and barrell threw zone to point at the pitcher.
( point at pitcher "i got you!")
Barrell follows the ball.
Top hand controls barrell.
Thats the swing.
Finish is after.


This 'was' a riseball.

 

[_MIA_]

Two hands making contact and finishing threw zone to point at the pitcher.
( point at pitcher "i got you!")
Barrell follows the ball.
Top hand controls barrell.

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This 'was' a riseball.

You beat it out?

 

[radness]

You beat it out?

No need, threw the 5-6 gap.
Swinging that 34" beast put some hurt on the ball...

 

[radness]

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Top hand on contact and follow through also important because helps driving barrell to power threw the spin on pitch.

 

[Cornbread]

 

[radness]

Careful on this one Softball players.
Throwing the bat into the infield, or direction of the ball can be called an out.
Umpire call is interference =out.
It is a batters responsibilty to control the bat.
Especially noted for lefty run hit/slappers, need to drop bat after contact rather than allow bat to follow the ball into the infield.
Cannot let the bat trail after the ball.
Interference out!

 

[Eric F]

Careful on this one Softball players.
Throwing the bat into the infield, or direction of the ball can be called an out.
Umpire call is interference =out.
It is a batters responsibilty to control the bat.
Especially noted for lefty run hit/slappers, need to drop bat after contact rather than allow bat to follow the ball into the infield.
Cannot let the bat trail after the ball.
Interference out!

No one is advocating throwing the bat at the ball. The video is an example that the hands holding the bat at contact don't make a difference. For a baseball and baseball bat, this has also been proven in a physics lab. For softball, with a heavier ball, and a lighter bat, I'm not sure the equation is the same, especially on hits off the sweet-spot.

Once the ball is long gone, releasing the top hand makes no difference to the quality of contact...UNLESS it's releasing due to upstream issues in the swing. What I have seen with my DD is that a releasing top hand (even after contact) often means that she isn't getting her back side through properly, and it affects her power.

 

[radness]

No one is advocating throwing the bat at the ball. The video is an example that the hands holding the bat at contact don't make a difference. For a baseball and baseball bat, this has also been proven in a physics lab. For softball, with a heavier ball, and a lighter bat, I'm not sure the equation is the same, especially on hits off the sweet-spot.

Once the ball is long gone, releasing the top hand makes no difference to the quality of contact...UNLESS it's releasing due to upstream issues in the swing. What I have seen with my DD is that a releasing top hand (even after contact) often means that she isn't getting her back side through properly, and it affects her power.

All i posted was be careful....attached to a video of a bat being thrown into the infield !!