Posted by: Drew's Dad (SHADOW6@CHARTER.NET) on Tue Apr 20 17:21:08 2004

Okay,
Drew is 7 & a very good athelete. (See earlier post for our delima.) Machine pitch league, about 35 mph. He hit great last year @slower speed. Lots of BP this year & 10 strike outs in 13 AB. 1 home run (to the fence)1 dbl,1 tpl. He uses a Tri-Shell 28-17oz. NOT too heavy for him. The strike out, dbl & tpl last nite came from using his $18. Easton 27-20 oz bat. Sat. game (tri-shell) had 2 strikeouts, only contact was a foul that bounced off 3rd base dugout about 10 ft high and went to the fence. Then proceeds to swing waaay ahead & strike out. I know the heavy bat is not the cure for this. What to work on first, pulling his head, or decrease his stride (big stride) to prevent the lunge? I just received Jacks tape w/ review & heavy bag. Nice instructional video Jack. Will the rotational method decrease strikeouts? Is it just a timing issue? He times it fine w/ soft toss & bad to great at BP. He says he is nervous in the game & it shows. He was moved from 6th to 10th in the batting order for last nite's game. The coach (& my friend) apoligized saying that Drew is too good of a player to be batting out of the top 4. Should I go ahead & send Jack the review tape or try more drills on timing & send it later? Sorry for the long post.
Drew's Dad