Analyze 7-year old swing...

larrythompson500+ posts

My son in the backyard doing some work on the hitting tee. I filmed him cause I want him to see how he is dropping his hands before coming forward. Any suggestions how to get this across to a 7 year old?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBX3-_el3Gk

3/8/097:34 PM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

NONE---just let him have fun !!!! He seems to be doing ok

3/8/098:04 PM

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larrythompson500+ posts

I agree TR...although I am interested in what people have to say. My boy is a swimmer, so the last thing I want to do is make baseball seem like work. If he plays a couple more years, I'll be thrilled to death!

3/8/098:08 PM

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floridafan5,000+ posts

Wish mine was 7 again!

3/8/098:16 PM

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larrythompson500+ posts

He is a funny cat for sure! As soon as he hit the last ball off the tee, he said "can I go get my bike to practice going over the new jump we built???"

3/9/095:26 AM

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isaacvanwart100+ posts

larry--the only question to ask is whether your son had fun swinging the bat. If he wants to ride the bike, let him ride the bike.

3/9/095:46 AM

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BOF10,000+ posts

I have a solution for your problem:

Give me a call and I will give him lessons for $50/half hour two times a week...lets see now (18-7yrs)X 52wks X 2 x $50 = $57,200 Results guaranteed.

I will give you a 10% discount if you pay in advance...

3/9/0910:00 AM

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larrythompson500+ posts

He has fun doing both! Just like he has fun making crazy videos on our Macbook.

I am quite qualified in coaching up junior. I've chosen not to do so yet cause I don't want baseball to seem like eating liver to him. But now that I think about it, he might eat liver if we give it to him. He eats everything else we put in front of him.

3/9/092:30 PM

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redbird510,000+ posts

larry,

Have him start his hands lower and raise them as he loads. He will be less inclined to drop them.

3/9/093:11 PM

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Doughnutman1,000+ posts

He is just doing what most 7 year olds do. He is trying to lift the ball by hitting it up to get a homerun. I see it all the time in LL. Kids think that they have to swing like that to make the ball go up. Most change eventually when they progress and get more serious. I wouldn't worry about it. One trick you can do is have him wrap the bat. It makes it hard to drop the hands if his shoulder is in the way.

3/9/094:09 PM

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tfox100+ posts

Although I agree with everyone else about just having fun.He is 7 and that is the most important element but being the father of a young son that took an early interest and visited a hitting coach when he was 8.

I could see the Epstein approach of placing the bat on the side of the shoulder for T work really helping this child at such a young age.I know it worked for my son.

Do some of you more experienced instructors agree?

3/9/0911:13 PM

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powertoallfields1,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by tfox:
Although I agree with everyone else about just having fun.He is 7 and that is the most important element but being the father of a young son that took an early interest and visited a hitting coach when he was 8.

I could see the Epstein approach of placing the bat on the side of the shoulder for T work really helping this child at such a young age.I know it worked for my son.

Do some of you more experienced instructors agree?

Yep! Great place to start and it's a simple thing to implement.

3/10/096:45 AM

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lrg3710+ posts

hands are starting before stride foot strikes...
take knob of bat to pitcher -- spaghetti arms may be a word picture that will help help be more relaxed with the hands and less likely to take the more circular path that I see in the video...

you asked

3/25/099:48 PM

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