Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Poor balance? Swing issue?
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Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I'm not FFS but, I believe he may have been pointing out that your DD doesn't use her hands.
Your DD places the bat on top of her shoulder and then spins her body towards to ball. Almost like the 'Torque drill. Except the bat isn't against her shoulder.
If I had to guess I believe FFS would like your DD to 'turn the barrel to the ball' with her hands.
I'm not FFS but, I believe he may have been pointing out that your DD doesn't use her hands.
Your DD places the bat on top of her shoulder and then spins her body towards to ball. Almost like the 'Torque drill. Except the bat isn't against her shoulder.
If I had to guess I believe FFS would like your DD to 'turn the barrel to the ball' with her hands.
Ok, thanks. I will try and figure out what that consists of.
The search feature is your friend. Three has been LOTS of discussion about "turn the barrel". Be prepared to do a lot of reading.
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Brett's bat doesn't follow his shoulders rotation 'around' his body. Brett uses his hands and swings 'out from' his body.
I used Brett because he lays his bat on his shoulders like your DD does but, he uses his hands to 'turn the barrel to the ball'.
My DD really struggled with "big squish" and feeling the sequence when we started making swing changes at age 9. This drill was the best one we did that helped her get the feel of not squishing the bug. Tell her to actually throw the bat down right baseline.
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I like the idea of throwing the bat and used to have players do that when I was coaching 10U and 12U. However, I will caution that when younger kids throw stuff (bats, can lids, frisbees), they tend to let the back elbow get ahead of their hands, which might encourage bat drag. Gotta be careful w/ that, IMO.
Brett's bat doesn't follow his shoulders rotation 'around' his body. Brett uses his hands and swings 'out from' his body.
I used Brett because he lays his bat on his shoulders like your DD does but, he uses his hands to 'turn the barrel to the ball'.
I guess I just don't get the turning the barrel thing. I thought she was moving in the right direction on the last swing I posted. Guess we will take break until we figure this out so I don't make it worse.
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