How's this Swing?

He has a very good understanding of the swing.

Now, trial and error to make it better.

Try this...try that...load here...load there...widen out...shorten up.

Work work work.

IMO, he is too upright, his hands move too far from his body, his shoulders stop turning and he rolls his wrists over through contact. This particular swing looks a lot like a good golf swing.

Open your stance, bend over from the hips, stick your butt out. As you stride, try to point the knob of the bat towards (or slightly in front of) your rear foot so that the bat stays more vertical. During your stride and the initial part of the swing, keep your lead arm bent and your hands near your rear shoulder/armpit; then fire your hips and turn your shoulders. Let the bat move away from your body on its own.

On a side note... these videos on youtube, is there an EASY way to save them locally and go frame by frame through them? (I did screen captures, as best I could.)

bkekcs & Sandman,

That is one of the best golf swings I have ever seen, especially for a kid that young. You have my attention. The golf swing and baseball swing are similiar, but notice the barring of the lead arm.
No joke, this is an almost perfect golf-swing for any age prospect, JMHO. peace, shep

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Originally posted by Sandman:


IMO, he is too upright, his hands move too far from his body, his shoulders stop turning and he rolls his wrists over through contact. This particular swing looks a lot like a good golf swing.

Open your stance, bend over from the hips, stick your butt out.

I agree with this.

He is much too erect. I would prefer that he widened his stance and bent his knees. He's got decent hip rotation, and this should help him get more power from his hips. Right now, his weight after the Point Of Contact is pretty much on top of his front foot, when it should be in between his feet.

I also agree with the golf swing comments. The resemblance is uncanny.

Finally, I see signs of bat drag (in the third frame of the animated GIF above). This occurs when the elbows (in particular the back elbow) get ahead of the hands. This leads to a long, but still sometimes powerful, swing. The problem is that bat drag can make it hard to hit a good fastball since the swing is so long. Bat drag isn't an issue with a golf swing since the ball isn't moving.

What he needs to do is keep his hands out in front of his shoulder and his back elbow.

The standing straight up is the one thing I had noticed that I thought needed some correction. I will have to study the video to see the other things that have been pointed out.

It is interesting that the golf swing has come up. He had never played golf before until this last summer when his scout troop worked on getting the golfing merit badge. Since that time he has taken an interest in golf and does quite well with his limited experience. It looks like instead of him having a baseball swing in golf he has gone the other way. This golf type swing has developed the the last baseball season. We'll have to get him straightened out and back to the baseball swing mentality.

Thanks for the input so far.

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Originally posted by bkekcs:
The standing straight up is the one thing I had noticed that I thought needed some correction. I will have to study the video to see the other things that have been pointed out.

It is interesting that the golf swing has come up. He had never played golf before until this last summer when his scout troop worked on getting the golfing merit badge. Since that time he has taken an interest in golf and does quite well with his limited experience. It looks like instead of him having a baseball swing in golf he has gone the other way. This golf type swing has developed the the last baseball season. We'll have to get him straightened out and back to the baseball swing mentality.

Thanks for the input so far.

Pro golfers make a lot of money too, and they don't have to be drafted!