Hitter flaw?

Is he keeping his weight back and hitting off of a firm front leg?

Does he arm bar his bottom arm?

This is probably a dumb question but is he strong enough to get it past the second baseman or create elevation?

Video him and find out.

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Seems to have a decent looking swing,.....

He doesn't!

Yes, he keeps his weight back.

I'll check for the arm bar, but I don't think he does. I readily admit that I have a hard time picking stuff up without videoing it; I'm just one of those people who can't see things well enough without slowing them down.

Coach, yes, he's strong enough, so I don't think it's that.

Blue - Thanks, very helpful.

When you say everything he hits he hits on the ground and to the 2B do you mean in games off live pitching or everything including Bp off a T, etc etc?

If he is hitting everything to the rs weak and on the ground to the right side including bp T work etc then that would be a sure sign of a totally flawed swing process. If he is hitting fine off a T, bp etc but hitting in games off live pitching everything to the rs and weak this could be more of a timing issue along with some flaw in his swing.

Getting the front foot down late, etc etc. Get him to a good hitting instructor be it the hs coach or a paid instructor and have them evaluate his swing. There is nothing anyone can do here to help your son because we can't work with him. We could look at video and you could get 10 different opinions on what he needs to do and what he doesnt need to do. Get him with someone that can work with him one on one and help your son out. Good luck

Does he hit off a firm front leg? Does he have a powerline?

Yes, to the firm front leg. What does a "powerline" mean?

I only have the ability to show my son...who is just a college player. But if you look at the angle from the front foot, along the front posting leg through the torso and head and draw a line, this is his powerline.

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Get him with someone that can work with him one on one and help your son out. Good luck

Same thing I said...Just in different words!

You always say it better than I can Dawg. You know that!

Make sure he is turning his hips and squashing the bug. If he is swinging using just hims arms it really doesn't matter how strong he is, he will usually ground out to the right side of the infield. Hitting requires the whole body. Definitely make sure you videotape him as well to correct other flaws in the swing. Best of luck!

I would like to see the rear foot leave the ground...let the bug live to see another day, lol!

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Originally posted by floridafan:
I would like to see the rear foot leave the ground...let the bug live to see another day, lol!

I agree. I prefer to say heel to sky. Much better terminology IMO.

Does his bat continue on the downward plain after contact, driving the ball into the ground? Maybe he does not have a good shoulder to shoulder transfer. This will keep his hands from being palm up, palm down, at contact. Flat shoulder at contact will causes hand roll causing top spin on the baseball that = GB.

Maybe he is a not using his Central Vision all the way through the zone. Your hitter may be a Peripheral vision hitter and if that is the case you need to nip that one now.

Batters tend to switch from central to peripheral vision when the ball is about 20 feet away, or two-thirds of the way to home plate. The eye’s peripheral vision lacks the ability to separate the motions of the spinning ball, Vision Training cures that issue.

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Originally posted by TCB1:
Blue - Thanks, very helpful.

Watching him a little more this summer (and hoping to video) I THINK he has what many call bat lag...that is, I believe he kind of lets the bat "roll off his shoulder" to get it on a level plane, and then his elbows (including the bottom one) LEAD his hands to the ball.

I suspect doing this slows down his swing, and/or makes for a long swing. Hope to video tomorrow and review. Thanks for everyone's input.

When the rear elbow leads the hands, it is called bat drag.

Here's an explanation:

http://www.chrisoleary.com/pro.../Essays/BatDrag.html