Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Tue May 10 17:39:40 2005

>>> My son is eleven and has a very nice swing. This year he has stepped up to the majors and has had a difficult time adjusting to the faster pitches. He seems to hit a lot of weak ground balls to the right side or swings late and misses altogether. Do you have some imagery or specific drills which will get him driving the ball up the middle and to the left side? <<<

Hi Seymoga

It could be that your son has a timing problem and is just initiating the swing too late. In doing swing analysis of young hitters, I have found that the main reason for their hitting weak grounders and pop flies to the opposite side is more mechanical than timing. They get the hands to the zone, but their mechanics have left the bat-head lagging behind the hands at contact.

I would suggest a Swing Review Analysis of his swing to determine if timing or his mechanics is the problem and how it could be resolved.

Jack Mankin