quote:Originally posted by Low Finish:quote:Originally posted by ctandc:
You've gotten some great advice. I'll share a drill a came up with (I probably got it from somewhere / someone but I honestly don't remember where / who or I would give credit).
This will help young kids understand the majority of the power in their swing is generated by the "big" part of the body.
Get a tee. Set a ball on it.
Have the hold the bat behind their back. They grip bat with their hands behind their back and the bat is perpendicular to their body. Hard to describe.
So when they address the tee, in a normal stance, the bat is behind their back, the barrel is facing away from where the pitcher would be.
Have them turn their BODY to make the bat move and hit the ball off the tee. Young kids are fun with this, because it’s new. It’s different.
Another one I like is have a kid setup and I would actually get kneel down behind the kid, and hold his waist with my hands. I’d the tell the kid to setup like normal and tell him “Whatever you do, don’t let the bat move.”
I’d then simply turn their hips. And of course that bat would move.
Keep it simple and fun.
Hips need to be bottom of top, not top of bottom.
Have you ever worked with 5-9 year old kids?
Go ahead and tell them that.
