- Feb 22, 2016
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soonershok -
to put into words what you're seeing in that gif - bat drag is when both elbows get ahead of the hands in the swing - you end up dragging the bat through the zone. VERY prevalent in the youth swing. Ideally, the hands should remain between the elbows (thus the references to turning the triangle, or rock the U) - elbow-hands-elbow, not elbow-elbow-hands.
While it's been argued that the cause is more of a strength issue (since a lot of kids seem to grow out of it), personally I believe it to be more a mechanics issue. The drills suggested by Eric and Pattar should help your daughter learn the correct sequencing - it's not just a matter of moving body parts A, B, & C correctly, it's also a matter of moving A before B, B before C, etc.
That would help a lot...but I don't know the proper sequencing myself or what errors to look out for which is why I'm here. To me her swing seems ok...I just notice a distinct lack of power and knew something just isnt right.