Not sure where she plays but that is a 3 or 4 hole swing for 10u rec ball where I come from.
Well, the next step will be transferring it to a live setting.Not sure where she plays but that is a 3 or 4 hole swing for 10u rec ball where I come from.
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At some point my DD needs to improve her swing and we try to get some work in between pitching, which is the priority. Today I had her make some adjustments and it looked a little better. My DD needs more rotation, but if she’s creating a triangle with the swing I’m satisfied - one issue at a time.
My daughter is 10-U and her swing hasn’t been that good. She would be terrible at practice, both on tosses and the tee.
Then in games she started to foul balls off. The she started to hit the ball in games. Then she started to expect to hit the ball in games. Then she became cemented in the 4 spot on her travel team.
She’d still hit the ball off the tee before games and it would go straight down into the net, then she’d line one into the outfield or hit one through the hole against a pitcher in the game. She’d excel vs your average 10-U pitcher throwing between 35-40. Above or below that, though, she have some trouble adjusting, but that was probably 75% of the pitchers she faced in the fall.
There are girls who look great at practice, and can’t hit in games. So at this age, it seems more about confidence than anything.
At some point my DD needs to improve her swing and we try to get some work in between pitching, which is the priority. Today I had her make some adjustments and it looked a little better. My DD needs more rotation, but if she’s creating a triangle with the swing I’m satisfied - one issue at a time.
I would encourage you to think about what you would like to see her improve on and then come up with an external goal that will accomplish what you want in the swing. I’m a big believer in just teaching bat control. Can a kid hit the ball hard with purpose where it is pitched? That should be one of the first skills before graduating to more difficult things.I have watched this video before, and totally get it. The phrase "over coach" popped in the thread awhile back, and scared me a bit. Maybe it is time to let it ride, sorta speak.
All the information can be addicting, especially when, speaking for myself, I have yet to have a particular philosophy.
Thanks Towny.
If you want her big swing to transfer to live pitching, STOP WASTING TIME ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN HITTING LIVE PITCHING FROM REGULATION DISTANCE.I do want to keep the big swing, just want to transfer it to live pitching.