Let me begin this discussion by saying that I am not a hitting coach nor did I stay at a Holiday Express last night. I do not pretend to be. Most of my players have hitting instructors so during batting practice I try to keep my instructions basic so as not to interfere with what their paid instructors are teaching them. My goal is just to give them an opportunity for quality reps.
That said, we began our indoor practices a couple weeks ago. To my chagrin a few of our players had pronounced holes in their swings. They began swinging down on the ball and finished with very pronounced upper cut swings. Swings looked like a v, and I mean a capital V not a lower case v. They had trouble hitting anything that wasn't low/outside.
I tried to attribute it to rust and give some basic instruction and move the ball around but there was little improvement.
I also spoke with the parents and explained to them what their daughter was doing. I also emailed them videos to help explain.
So my question is this, what can I do at practice to help these ladies? Please keep in mind that I am not a hitting guru.
That said, we began our indoor practices a couple weeks ago. To my chagrin a few of our players had pronounced holes in their swings. They began swinging down on the ball and finished with very pronounced upper cut swings. Swings looked like a v, and I mean a capital V not a lower case v. They had trouble hitting anything that wasn't low/outside.
I tried to attribute it to rust and give some basic instruction and move the ball around but there was little improvement.
I also spoke with the parents and explained to them what their daughter was doing. I also emailed them videos to help explain.
So my question is this, what can I do at practice to help these ladies? Please keep in mind that I am not a hitting guru.