Swing examples needed (leg kick)

[Gags]

Overheard a discussion at practice yesterday b/w an instructor and player about the need to eliminate a leg kick from her swing to allow her to get more power. I'm paraphrasing a bit - it included the reasoning of "unlike baseball, girls power their swings with their legs".

Can anyone provide a few names of successful hitters that use a leg kick at higher levels of play? (I know Chamberlain is out, only other one that I can name easily is either Hugo or DiCarlo (or both?) that use one).

Video or gif would be great, but not expected. I'd love to pass a few names along to the girl and her parents if she decides to stick with the leg kick.

Thanks DFP!

 

[quincy]

Have nothing for you.

DD became a no stride hitter because I could not control her leg kick. Understand why she did it, timing she was waiting to crush the ball.

I think it will catch up to her when she gets older and P gets faster.

 

[jdint]

Check out Maddi Hackbarth from ASU. Hit 19 home runs in 2019

 

[BigSkyHi]

Best of both worlds?

 

[DRDRODD]

Overheard a discussion at practice yesterday b/w an instructor and player about the need to eliminate a leg kick from her swing to allow her to get more power. I'm paraphrasing a bit - it included the reasoning of "unlike baseball, girls power their swings with their legs".

Can anyone provide a few names of successful hitters that use a leg kick at higher levels of play? (I know Chamberlain is out, only other one that I can name easily is either Hugo or DiCarlo (or both?) that use one).

Video or gif would be great, but not expected. I'd love to pass a few names along to the girl and her parents if she decides to stick with the leg kick.

Thanks DFP!

Below is a link to Carlton Salters (CoachCSalt on Twitter) google drive. He is the hitting coach at UTSA. He has hundreds of gifs of female hitters and he shares them with everyone.

Softball Full Swings - Google Drive

drive.google.com

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[Gags]

Thanks DRDRODD (doc?) - hoping to find some recognizable names. As quincy mentioned, my understanding is that it's always been more a timing mechanism than a power source. 11U team, so "power" is all relative at this point.

 

[Eric F]

Janelle Lindvall - Oregon (also played NPF and US National Team).

 

[ANNASDAD]

Kasey Cooper.........queen of the high leg kick! Right pattar?

 

[ANNASDAD]

It may not be for every girl........my DD was (is) a huge fan of Kasey Cooper, she adopted Cooper's high leg kick and her batting numbers went through the roof in EVERY single category!

I agree it is a timing mechanism, but for my little 5'0" 130 pound girl it created gobs of power for her! Her hitting coach used to laugh and say just how unorthodox it was, but she would also say "I'm not changing a thing about that swing, heck no, not me!!"

 

[julray]