Posted by: Graylon (g_dunc@hotmail.com) on Sun Jun 22 22:48:51 2008

> >>> My suggestion, in all seriousness, would be to take a deep breath and, not lose sight of the fact your son is only 7 years old!
> He has tons of time to get it right.
> My nine year old son, who I think is a good player, said to me the other day after I critiqued his swing;"Dad, I'm only nine years old."
> He was absolutely right.
> Just keep pitching and, let your son keep swinging. He'll be fine.
> He needs to have fun!! He's seven :) <<<
>
> Hi John
>
> Your advice is probably best for many parents. However, I doubt if the dads of super stars like Jimmy Conners, Chris Everett or Tiger Woods would agree. I understand those athletes were being taught the correct way to swing at the age of three.
>
> Jack Mankin



Jack,

I know that the athletes you mentioned were taught proper mechanics at a young age but I know you know that you have to be very careful as to not break thier spirit. Besides IMO a lot of kids when they first swing a bat hard they have fairly good mechanics because they are doing what is natural and feels right. The problem is they get those good mechanics coached out of them.

Graylon