Hitting and Hitters Discussion Swing mechanics

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This is the position in a swing called bat lag. Hands and knob inside the path of the pitch before you release the barrel to the ball.

One of a pro and one of my daughter

Some so called hitting experts think the hand and arm do not stack over top the elbow in a swing. I beg to differ.
Its more in my daughters swing because of pitch location.

In Casey's bat lag her upper body is abit ahead of her lower. Her hips should be open more and her back foot of the ground some.

She still hit this hard but would have been harder with her hips more involved.
I like how she kept her head down through the swing


At a Crystal / Howard clinic they teach front elbow/knob/release barrel to ball. If you do it right your body will be in this Position just before releasing to impact.

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Hey Straight, how close is that van and car? I'm thinkin that would be a bad place to park.

 

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Hey "0" the white car on top is mine. I was leaning against it just out of the picture.
I was saying bring it to me Casey, Bring it to me

HeHe!!!



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She sure has a wicked swing.

I see she loads over top her rear leg in this swing and does not get a good weight shift. The back foot slips backwards and her front leg is a bit different than in other swings of hers.
An earlier pic of her in this thread you can see the difference.


She still hit it hard. And a great hitter




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She sure has a wicked swing.

I see she loads over top her rear leg in this swing and does not get a good weight shift. The back foot slips backwards and her front leg is a bit different than in other swings of hers.
An earlier pic of her in this thread you can see the difference.


She still hit it hard. And a great hitter




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She swings hard...but she totally guessed right on this pitch because she would be whiffing on a rise ball the way she drops her hands and elbow. Other than the load I'm not to crazy about the rest of her mechanics on this swing.

 

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She swings hard. Nice follow through




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