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    What do y’all see?

    Elite bat path
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    What do y’all see?

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    What do y’all see?

    Thanks! I believe the rear leg scissors mostly on pitches away due to the rear leg not turning as much due to pitch location. Not as much scissoring on pitches inside due to the rear leg turning more. Either way glad it helped your dd
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    What do y’all see?

    I had to use the stills to figure out why she was struggling. Went back to check some video of her when she was smoking it consistently. The side by side comparison made it easier to go hit with DD. I try to leave her alone during school ball if all is well but old patterns will creep in quickly.
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    What do y’all see?

    In the black/white pic the knob is working up at belly button which results in a path that is slightly up through the ball. Knob is still facing the ball in the red/white pic which indicates a flatter path at contact. Sliglhty up results in good extension. Flat to level results in bat swinging...
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    What do y’all see?

    Check where the knob is when it gets to the belly button. That tells the tale
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    What do y’all see?

    Another good observation! Another reason why we have to teach what happens pre launch and post launch
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    What do y’all see?

    Pitch was probably middle-in. Single between SS/3B. Yes sir! She “looks” all tied up. Great way to put it. Pitch on black/white was up and in. Rope a double over the left fielders head. Red/white is current swing and she’s been struggling. You are on to it!
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    What do y’all see?

    This is my DD from Fall travel to Spring high school.
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    Was this an illegal substitution?

    Pitcher A is DP and enters the game as Pitcher. She can play any defensive spot. Her spot in the lineup doesn’t change. She went to play SS. Pitcher B is the flex. She left the game as soon as the Pitcher A (the DP) entered the game to pitch. Pitcher B (the flex) re-entered the game when she...
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    Horrible obstruction call UCLA vs stanford

    Looks like the runner was never impeded until the catcher possessed the ball. Clean play lol
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    Swinging under the ball

    Reality is, the best hitters swing down, then up. No high level hitter swings down to down and across with the barrel below their hip. I don’t see any high level hitter turn the knob up immediately either. I don’t see them snapping their hands the way teacherman says they do. If you watch high...
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    Which Model LXT is the Hottest?

    I got one of the original all black with white and blue letters on eBay for $70 a few weeks ago. My DD loves it. Has a more high pitched sound than one of the newer models (2019 white and goldish) she’s hit with some. She liked it enough to take a ghost advanced out of the bat bag after one...
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    Advice on 10yo swing appreciated

    Here’s what I see in order of importance: - she’s pushing the knob to the ball. Follow the knob. Frame 2 knob has gone way too far down for a practice swing. The further down it goes, the longer the swing. On all practice swings, make sure the hands never go below the belly button. Take hands...
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    What should she work on?

    I like Teacherman and Matt Antonelli for this drill. Teacherman goes into more detail and encourages neck slot. Antonelli does the same drill with heavy emphasis on posture and staying in posture. Teacherman talks about hand snap (I don’t like that) and Antonelli talks about getting palm up/palm...
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    What should she work on?

    Couple things that stand out to me: 1.) She doesn’t get fully stretched with the upper. She stops pulling her rear elbow back before getting fully loaded. This makes the swing longer and lack burst. It takes time to get fully loaded so she may need to start a tick or two earlier. 2.) She pushes...
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    First time Ghost Dad

    The surface area of a baseball causes impact on the bat to be so much smaller. All the impact is in a tighter spot due to barrel diameter of softball bats and size of a baseball. Composite doesn’t like that lol! Composite baseball bats have larger barrel diameter which helps spread impact over...
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    First time Ghost Dad

    Don’t hit weighted balls or baseballs with it. I always try to only use my best softballs for and type of BP. We have only had 2 completely break over the years. One was in a live game on a 65mph inside pitch that DD hit off the connection piece. I agree that the break frequency of the ghost is...
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    Swinging under the ball

    Swing over the ball is an adjustment. Not a teach. Not a theory. It’s the basics! There are 4 reasons why you swing and miss a ball: Early, Late, Over, Under. If you are missing under the ball, try to swing over it. Or you could be that coach yelling mechanics to players during a live at bat...
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    Swinging under the ball

    OP, you should just follow Bobs advice here! It will certainly help you when your dd swings under the ball.

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