Posted by: Joe (Tlcga@bellsouth.bet) on Sun May 27 19:00:06 2012

I'm sorry for the multiple posts. After I submitted the OP, it looked like the
discussion board went offline for 3 days. When I still didn't see OP on
Saturday, I reposted.

> My daughter has been swinging in games with her lead elbow about waist
high.
> When we practice on the tee and soft toss, she keeps the elbow/shoulder
up
> where it needs to be. But on live pitching, pitching machine, and games she
> drops it low, so she hits weak infield line drives and grounders.
>
> We have been using the Perfect Connextion and the punching bag, trying to
> build muscle memory, 50-100 swings a day, depending on what else we're
> doing that day. At first it seemed to help, but it hasn't. Working on the tee
> hasn't helped, either.
>
> I noticed last tournament that she is hiding her hands shoulder high instead
of
> ear high. Could this cause the low shoulder/elbow? Or is that a separate
> issue?
>
> Other mechanics are good, back arm, lower body.
>
> We are desperate for help, she's a junior and in front of college scouts, got
to
> get this fixed.
>
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.