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Good catch Chris. It's not Cat. Look at Cat's profiile sheet and she is 6 ' 2" and bats Left. I watched her play last summer, but they never let her bat and didn't catch this till you brought it up.
Good catch Chris. It's not Cat. Look at Cat's profiile sheet and she is 6 ' 2" and bats Left. I watched her play last summer, but they never let her bat and didn't catch this till you brought it up.
Len.
What do you see in the swing that would make you think that.
Interesting point.
Gerry
This does not appear to be Cat Osterman, besides the fact that this person is batting right handed, there appears to be a height discrepancy. I don't think it is a bad swing, btw, just not Osterman.
Her swing does not resemble good throwing technique; I have never seen anyone who throws well, push back on their follow through.
Gerry is this one of your kids as you posted it as one of the twins?
Howard
This is not one of the twins I have worked with. This was posted by there dad.
I dont work with this girl.
Looks like she hits it hard.
Does she have alittle bat drag in her swing?
Gerry
Gerry in my opinion the swing went south when she landed flat footed and the linear phase of her swing stopped suddenly instead of continuing to flow forward to heel plant on a flexed front knee....the front side opened and the rest is history, you can even see the blur in the bat path which looks like she is casting out around the ball from the front side opening....elbows and knob leading did not happen since she is opening too soon.
I do not consider her squishing the bug otherwise you would see the heel more in the frame going out and around and the ankle more. If you put a ball by her back foot heel she would probably not kick it however she is not driving off on the back toe efficiently either.
Get her to land on the inside edge of the front foot more and get her to feel it by taking her shoe and sock off as she should be able to move her baby toe IF she is on the inside edge of her foot or what is termed eversion....if that does not work try the bucket.
Tell her dad when he films them to be aware it is easier to see what she is doing if she is not blending in with the back ground.
Yes it looks like bat drag from the blur and hand path....is she from around here or did you pick it up off U Tube?
Chip
When a MLB player say Albert ends up with a straight front leg in there swing. ( not every swing, but some he does at follow through)
They are hitting against a firm front leg. I am not saying they push back but where is the weight?
Not to forward - dont push back.
Is there weight in the center? The have the weight shift and stop it against the leg with out pushing backwards?
To me its like a fine line.
Am I seeing this right.
Gerry
She might even get away with the longer stride if she had not stepped flat foot and started the front side to open so quickly....look at AP swing and he starts wider than most MLB hitters and only strides about 3.5 inches however his weight shift is amazing and when you go frame per frame you see his athleticism....even the girl can be seen trying to look like him....look closely at how she is up on her toe and her lead foot even rolls over the to the outside a little and the arch in her back.
Again the swing went south on the flat foot instant heel plant, and linear phase coming to a halt prior to the elbow starting to slot. She could be a great hitter with a little help.
She might even get away with the longer stride if she had not stepped flat foot and started the front side to open so quickly....look at AP swing and he starts wider than most MLB hitters and only strides about 3.5 inches however his weight shift is amazing and when you go frame per frame you see his athleticism....even the girl can be seen trying to look like him....look closely at how she is up on her toe and her lead foot even rolls over the to the outside a little and the arch in her back.
Again the swing went south on the flat foot instant heel plant, and linear phase coming to a halt prior to the elbow starting to slot. She could be a great hitter with a little help.
That girl did not land flat footed, her feet were too wide at toe touch and it appears to me she went immediately to heel plant. She is not hitting in an athletic position.
Howard, It is a U Tube film, not exactly HDTV, it is however crystal clear to me that her heel does not hit first, seriously if you have to be right then you are. What does CB have to do with this girls landing? I would put CB right up there with Pujos, hitting bombs off either foot, they got it like that.