Posted by: () on Fri Apr 2 19:15:03 2004

Does anyone have tips on how to get an 11 year to not drop hands before swinging. He knows he is doing this and is consciousely trying to correct. It would be great to have a few drills specific to correct.
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> > > > > Way too vague. Need a swing clip.
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> > > > So is that the new criteria for newcomers to ask questions, tell them to send a clip? And exactly where on Jack's site are these clips to be posted? My personal opinion is that when a newcomer asks a question, someone who is QUALIFIED should give a good faith opinion. Eventually the newcomer might revisit the site , buy Jack's DVD, learn, etc. But to tell a newcomer her question is invalid is the same as telling her to go away. I don't think all questions have to pertain to top hand torque for them to be valid questions.
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> > > OK Phil. Tell her what she should do.
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> > > What you know is her son drops his hands before the swing.
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> > > What you don't know is where they start. ALL hitters that start with the hands high (above the shoulder) drop their hands before they swing. Are you saying he should leave them there?
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> > > Go ahead, give her your best advice sight unseen.
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> > There are a lot of GENERAL things SOME OF US are qualified to advise on, "sighht unseen", and this is one of them. If someone would ask if is advisable to hold the bat with 12 inces betwwen the hands (such as TY Cobb, herad of him?), I think that would be OK to answer, "sight unseen" without asking that person to "send a clip". And besides, where is this newcomer supposed to send the clip? FYI jack does not allow posting of clips.
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> You can His trigger needs to change from his hands/arms to his belly button, belt buckle, or shoulder. In the meantime, I would suggest that making swing changes sight unseen over the net or this parent making swing changes would be likely to do more damage than good. Honestly.

To another question from someone else you responded "His trigger needs to change from his hands/arms to his belly button, belt buckle, or shoulder. ". Aside from your response making no sense, you responded "sight unseen". But the real point is chasing away a newcomer with remarks like "too vague, send us a clip". Maybe she doesn't know she can post a clip at her personal website, maybe she doen't have the $ or the equipment. For God's sake, this was a MOM asking an innocent question about her 11-year-old, and you tell her that her question is not worth responding to! That is a sure way to chase away Jack's prospective customers.Same on you!!!