Posted by: Dave P () on Fri Mar 16 23:22:16 2007

> You should see immediate improvement if what you're doing is right.
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> Not saying they will hit every pitch in bp nor perform consistently in games in the beginning.
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> But improvement should be noticeable.
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> However, this timing issue is not a good thing. It is often explained away as "you are quicker because of your new mechanics...it will take time to reprogram".
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> That is nonsense. You may be quicker. But more than likely you are also suffering from pulling off the ball. Poor separation.

Teacherman

Sorry but you are way off the mark with immediate improvement. If that was the case then a major league player would only take a few swings before they would hit everytime. That is a little overexaggeration but think of it can you master a new movement and see instant results?? That is why major league players take 100,000 swings a year.

This is even harder for kids because not only are they trying to master a new skill they are also growing and everytime they grow they must retrain their muscles and regain consistant balance which is essential for a good swing.

Everytime the stress level of the situation rises as I explained in my previous post the player will trend back to a comfort zone which are old mechanics. The harder a task the higher level of stress that the player has to overcome and the longer they go without success the more likely they will change mechanics to 'just hit the ball'.

No two people are alike and each one will progress at different speeds and to different stresses.

DAve P