Posted by: Jeff (me@me.com) on Tue Mar 23 07:08:10 2010

> Hi,
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> My 11 year old son has made the switch to rotational mechanics and isn't there yet with his hitting. I have kept a log of his progress here, but haven't updated it in a while. http://www.youtube.com/user/BaseballDadsGoneWild?feature=mhw4
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> Last year he hit extremely well, I won't bore you with all the stats, but he only struck out 3 times the whole season.
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> While his rotational swing is still not there yet, I believe he has some of the main principles and his swing sure looks a lot better (hard to tell if he has more power) than his old "little league swing".
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> Here's the situation, in short, he is not hitting as well. He does not have as good plate coverage as he used to, can't hit to all fields like he used to and in the last 2 scrimmages has struck out 4 times....ugh
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> Of course I realize these things take time, but do you guys have any suggestions on how he can improve at a faster rate? Any drills you can suggest that can help him get better plate coverage and hit better overall?
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> I know this is a lame question, but I am desperate to help him out in any way I can. Any suggestions would be totally appreciated.
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> Thank you.

1. He's 11. Relax.
2. His elbow should be up at toe touch. His elbow down is causing bat drag and loss of power.
3. His shoulders are backwards. Front should be down (not up) at toe touch.