Posted by: hunter (mhunter@yhti.net) on Fri Mar 30 10:36:11 2007

> "My son (9 years old) is leaning backwards toward the catcher (not away from the plate) too much, causing too many pop ups and fly balls. What fix or cue words are used to fix this problem?"
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> Leaning backwards toward the catcher isn't necessarily bad. It's what many pros do.
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> Now, it can be a problem if the kid is taking a gigantic uppercut, but a slight uppercut is fine.
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> I would bet that there is another explanation for your son's problems, such as taking too big of a stride and sliding under the ball.

>The stride is not a problem. Using the terminology from the video, if the stake were driven from the ground up, his head would finish behind the stake and he would no longer stay on the axis needed.