Posted by: Chuck (jtsherwood@snet.net) on Mon Jun 12 18:29:51 2006

I have a 12 year old with pretty good rotational swing mechanics, but he is currently anxious and consistently starts his swing too early. If he is just slightly early, he swings through the ball and pulls it just foul at 3rd base, with a good rotational swing. If he is way too early and recognizes it, he slows his upper body, but his hips are already spent and his front knee is locked, causing his swing to go linear. On middle/in pitches he'll get jammed, and on low/away pitches all he can do at that point is drop the barrel on the ball and he pops up to the right side. I am looking for suggestions to help him with his timing.