Posted by: tom.guerry (tom.guerry@kp.org) on Fri Jan 10 11:19:21 2003

Sitting to hit may add some power to the swing. Using the legs to push off the ground could possibly contribute to arm,shoulder, torso torque. The power hitting female golfer Laura Davies is up her toes at contact. It certainly would be an advanced technique. The trade off might be excessive head movement.
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> > I totally disagree just letting kids play and they will find the natural answer. Look at golf. The introduction of the video camera has revolutionized golf instruction. The kids today have model swings and they just keep getting longer and better. All through video instruction. Having coached little league the last 5 years I have seen some pretty good young athletes. Yet only 1 or 2 a year are great hitters. My son should be the best hitter in the league this year despite his small stature. He was #2 as an 11 yr old. Proper instruction based around Jack's teachings is the key.
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> He needs to play travel ball for a true measurement. My team has won a National Championship and a State Championship at this very same age in travel ball. Our kids don't even play little league anymore, because of the poor talent base. Do disrespect to you or your Son, I'm sure he's a great player, but push him to play where he is not the best player. Best Players should only be seen at the highest level, everything else should be challenging. We play older teams now because of this.
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Higher level players must be ignoring the advice to keep the shoulders level and the front elbow down,etc. or maybe they only swing at high pitches.