Posted by: mike (baseballnc@Hotmail.com) on Thu Apr 14 22:06:41 2005

> My 12 year old when he swings drops his back shoulder, and his hands are to close to his body, he does not seem to extend and make solid contact with the ball. Some terms i hear is " he needs to throw the bat" As a result his hits are weak and lacking power. also he does not seem to transfer energy into contact.
> ANY COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS DRILLS ETC would be greatly appreciated As I am not sure where to start.
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Keith,

I would first have to ask do you have Jack's cd. If so you need to start over with it. the back shoulder will drop some during the swing. the hands close to the body. I can only guess that is because the back elbow is not in its slot (at the waist and in 90deg). when you bend your lead arm (hands close to body) your pushing the bat. and your right, a 12year old will not hit for real pwr that way.
Start the drills in Jacks video and you will see much improvement in a short time.
Mike