Posted by: Alan () on Mon May 20 15:49:11 2002

as the pitch is being thrown my daughter moves her back foot back and then steps into the pitch with her front foot. this messes up her timing and her chances of catching up to the pitch to hit it out in front of the plate. she says she knows she does it but she can't help it. does anyone know of any drills i can work on with her to help break her of this habit? please help. thank you
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> I've actually had a kid who we had stand in the box with her feet as wide as her full stride. At this width the batter is uncomfortable taking any more of a stride and stops moving the back foot. Once you get that burned into memory you can try narrowing the stance and taking a step into the pitch.