Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Jul 25 01:18:16 2006

>>> I coach girls softball. Many of the girls I coach have what I would say good mechanics. I use your DVD as an example, in fact showed it to the whole team. But when it comes to the point of making contact, the bat head drags, we don't seem to develop the torque necessary to drive the ball. Many of the balls we hit go to the right side of the infield. Is there a couple things I can do or look for with their swings. <<<

Hi Jim

Welcome to the site. –There are some important points to look for in a batter’s contact position that indicates why their mechanics leaves the bat-head dragging. But before I can discuss those points with you, I will need to know if your girls are they hitting off a tee, soft-toss or heavy bag when working on the drills in the dvd?

The reason I ask is because unless they are working with something that stops the bat at contact, you would need a frame-by-frame video clip to study their contact position.

Jack Mankin