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Check swings

D 2016Dad1,000+ posts
Odd thing I've observed about my son age 14. Can't recall him ever checking a swing. Maybe his check swings are caught really early and go un-noticed but he's never had one of those "did he go" type swings. Not that there's a check swing stat or a "right" number but seems all batters have a healthy amount. Would you look at this a positive, negative or who cares?

He's generally a pretty good batter.

-- If it seems I don't know what I'm talking about, you'd be right. --

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B Bear1,000+ posts
If you teach an aggressive approach at the plate includes Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes.......NO

then a check swing could be considered 'a sign of weakness'.


Some believe to eliminate check swings, train to take the bottom hand off the bat during the 'NO' phase of the approach, of which I am not an advocate.

For 2-1, 3-1 pitch counts, I prefer to teach the hitting to 'swing out of his shoes, when the location of the pitch is right there.
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Jimmy33Jimmy3310+ posts
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Originally posted by Bear:
If you teach an aggressive approach at the plate includes Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes.......NO

then a check swing could be considered 'a sign of weakness'.


Some believe to eliminate check swings, train to take the bottom hand off the bat during the 'NO' phase of the approach, of which I am not an advocate.

For 2-1, 3-1 pitch counts, I prefer to teach the hitting to 'swing out of his shoes, when the location of the pitch is right there.


Then they foul that pitch straight back and the count is now 2-2 or 3-2.

All counts with less than two strikes should be approached with the same mindset.

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