Her timing is pretty good. Her biggest issue at the plate is her "perfect" strike zone box. She gets upset on strike three when she thinks it is a ball and the ump disagreed! Sometimes I have to agree with her when they at the chin, but she has more trouble judging the low ones at the knees. She needs to swing and not let the ump make the decision for her on close pitches with two strikes. Can't complain too much though. Coach has her batting first on our 12u All-Star team. She has only struck out twice in 28 plate appearances with 7 hits and 7 walks. She is fast with great base running skills so she has scored 12 of the 14 times she has gotten on base.It should lock when the front heel hits the ground. Its a byproduct of using the core/hips efficiently. She looks a little too wide at foot down which will cause her to not use the core/hips as efficiently as possible. I would start to clean up some of the rearwards movement during the load. She's got some pop! How is her timing?
Her timing is pretty good. Her biggest issue at the plate is her "perfect" strike zone box. She gets upset on strike three when she thinks it is a ball and the ump disagreed! Sometimes I have to agree with her when they at the chin, but she has more trouble judging the low ones at the knees. She needs to swing and not let the ump make the decision for her on close pitches with two strikes. Can't complain too much though. Coach has her batting first on our 12u All-Star team. She has only struck out twice in 28 plate appearances with 7 hits and 7 walks. She is fast with great base running skills so she has scored 12 of the 14 times she has gotten on base.
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2. Rotate your rear hip towards home plate while feeling like you are pulling back on the front hip (rotating it backward)
She swings at that ball like it insulted her personally!
DD's batting coach, whose opinions on hitting I take as if it came from the Burning Bush, teaches a softer front knee. He was a very good D1 baseball player, has been coaching for two-plus decades, and has long track record of developing some excellent baseball and fastpitch hitters. I've never asked him why, but will when I see him again. I know that you can find many MLB examples of a locked front knee, but I can find plenty of college softball examples, including the above video, of a softer front knee. It certainly doesn't hinder DD's hitting. From a bit of poking around, the most common explanation I've found is that a locked front knee can deliver more power, but it can also cause knee/hip injury, especially in girls. It makes sense if you think about it and go through the motion...with a well executed swing, LOTS of force is going onto the front leg. Locking the knee gives the greatest possible resistance, but also puts tremendous stress on it.