Posted by: bob (bob@bobburnett.com) on Fri Mar 31 04:41:26 2006

> He has been fine until the last two weeks and now he is late on everything, 3rd base to shortstop, also he is having trouble with pitches just above the waist. He is 12 and about 90lbs and bats from the left side. Need some driils.
> Thanks Louie

As far as having trouble with pitches due to location, I've found the "Hit-2-Win" or "Hittin' Stick" a valuable teaching tool. When the kid is having trouble connecting at a certain location, you can just place the ball there and have him practice swing after swing. Then move it around buit keep coming back to the trouble spots. I find it helps them "calibrate" their ball-finding radar.