9 year old swing....please take a look

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Originally posted by 7 year old father:
http://v.coachseye.com/Bz2M


Hello. I am posting a short clip of my son (who is 9) and it would be greatly appreciated if anyone could analyze or critique.

I pitched on the college level and feel very comfortable speaking on the topic and coaching youth players as they advance. Hitting....well that is another story. To me it looks like his hands are getting away from his body, and I don't like the movement he has at the start of the swing.

Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Originally posted by shortnquick:
Yes he does have bat drag and yes he is "barring" his arm. That is identifying the problem but the key to instruction is identifying what is causing bat drag and arm barring.

I do see this alot in young hitters as I instruct. If you look at the hands and wrist in the 5 second to the 6 second frame and then the 7 second frame you will notice the hitter changes his wrist position in his slot. In the 5 second frame you will see his upper hand knuckles, he has a good slot and looks great for a 9u hitter. As he goes to swing on the 6 second frame there is a slight change and then he begins to totally change his slot in the 7 second frame. At 7 seconds you will see the knuckles start to disappear as he drops his hands and wrist towards the canopy in the backround. On swing he is changing his wrist position and therefore changing his slot. Once his slot is changed in this manner he will go around the ball, because changing the slot in this case caused the arm bar which caused bat drag.