Posted by: Doug () on Wed Sep 17 20:58:14 2003

My 9 yo has a very smooth swing. He makes good contact but has two 'problems' (for lack of better word) that I'm having difficulty explaining to him...
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> #1...Once he loads, his bat is angled behind his head, thus making his swing longer having to move his barrell further then most.
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> #2...Once contact is made he doesn't tend to follow through...His swing just kinda of stops. When he does follow thorugh completely, it's usually no higher then chest high, and usually just above waist high...
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> He's a golfer and completly understands the concept of following through, but the impact with a golf ball is no where near the force of a baseball...
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> Any good advice on correcting these two glitches in his swing...
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> Thanks in advanced...
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> Joe

Joe, With a large bat wrap, he may have his hands too high at footplant, which will also cause him to have to swing down at the ball with the result being a flat finish. At footplant, try to get his hands at about the top of the armpit, and I doubt if he will wrap as much. He will then be in a better position to lower his rear shoulder and swing into the path of the ball, which will also allow him to have a higher finish.

Doug