Posted by: mpf (mford@uab.edu) on Sun May 1 07:22:53 2005

> My high school aged daughter is pulling every type of pitch foul. Inside, outside, rise, drop and of course the change-up. She hits with some power, but her hits with the most velocity are inevitably foul. After watching her for some time, I think she is overrotating her hips. After her follow through, the front of her body is facing the 3rd base coach. Frustration has set in. I'd say 95% of her in play hits are between shortstop and the 3rd base line. What can I do to help her correct this(drills, advice)? What should I be looking for? Her coaches have told her to "wait" on the pitch, but that doesn't seem to be working, and I'm not sure that would help. Thanks for any assistance.
> Frank

Frank,

Would you categorize your daughter as "quick", does she have quickness in everything that she does??? Perhaps, (and this is a guess) the temporal sequencing of her batting action is good, it just all the pieces move too quickly. This may seem counter to what one would think, but just give her the instructions to move in slow motion, swing slower . . . . it will be a mess at first. The instruction to wait is a bit different, how much longer can she really wait!!! So, if she is quick the difference is neglible . . .

just a thought, again assumming the mechanics are sound