Posted by: Dave C (davebcam@aol.com) on Tue May 31 14:35:05 2005

My daughter is playing in her first year of Seniors Little League fastpitch softball. Some of the players have recently completed their Jr High season, and I'm surprised how poorly they are hitting. The Jr High hitting instructor is also the boys baseball coach, and he has been teaching them to swing while holding a towel between there back arm and their side (Right arm for a right handed batter). If they drop the towel when they swing, they have to run. To me, this doesn't take into consideration the different physiology of the girls body. When we told them to lift their back elbow (like Joe Morgan) they began to hit with power. I'd like some opinions on boys vs girls swing. Is there a difference (or should there be)?