I would start with explaining and demonstrating the right way to do it. Put their hands in the correct position and say "launch from here". Have them hit, and see how they adapt that thought in their swing. One of the big changes that needs to get put in place is their understanding/perception of how a swing should happen.
With some young hitters who really struggle with long hand travel, I have had them put the bat on their shoulder, and launch it from off their shoulder as their body is turning forward. For the ones who like to really reach down and back (big loop) in an effort to give the bat lots of room to accelerate, keeping the hands up and turning the bat off the shoulder with hand action is a very foreign feeling, but can be a helpful step towards a more efficient pattern.
Maybe someone will chime in with a better way, but this is an approach I have used in the past, and have seen improvement.
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