My son is only 6yo (he turns 7 in July) and he has been playing since 3yo. He started machine pitch this past fall as an early 6yo and then had to switch parks and played kid/coach pitch this spring. He has already displayed great hand/eye coordination and has gotten really good at determining balls and strikes as he very rarely swings at a bad pitch (he only struck out 1 time during the fall season over 15 games averaging 3 ab per game). He started to flash some power the last few games of this spring, hitting several hard line drives to the outfield.
I mention all of this because I am looking to get him started on a hitting system. Until now most of what he knows has been on natural ability (which he did not get from me unfortunately LOL) but I want to make sure his mechanics are good before he has the chance to fall into to many potential bad habits. I would definitely like to increase his power while retaining his ability to make contact if not improving it. At his age what would be the best system? I have looked at Brockhoff's Super 8 and the Epstein Method, not really familiar with what else is out there.
Is my son too young to start one of these? I had said I wouldn't push him but he is on fire for it and is eager to learn so I want to take advantage. I never played myself and have limited knowledge so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have learned quite a bit since starting this journey with him and am enjoying it as much as he is!
Thank you,
Charlie