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Re: Re: wrist roll


Posted by: Jason euler (jason_euler11@yahoo.com) on Wed Apr 23 19:14:37 2008


> > I am a little league coach and have a 9 year old player who is rolling his wrist early. Hit everything on the sweet spot but ball just dies. Any ideas for drills to stop it
> > thanks
>
>
> The easiest cue for a 9 year old to understand might be to simply stress "palm up, palm down" at contact, but it's hard to say for sure without seeing the entire swing. I have seen this cue work very well as a reminder for kids that are solid rotational hitters, but sometimes roll too early when they don't work the front elbow up enough.
>
> Chuck




I had this same problem when i was in little league
i did one drill that helped me correct it i would take batting practice while swinging with my my top hand open with the bat sitting inbetween my thumb and index finger that way his top hand palm has to stay and up

-jason


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