Posted by: Chuck (jtsherwood@snet.net) on Tue Jun 13 18:32:09 2006

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I have a 12 year old with pretty good rotational swing mechanics, but he is currently anxious and consistently starts his swing too early. If he is just slightly early, he swings through the ball and pulls it just foul at 3rd base, with a good rotational swing. If he is way too early and recognizes it, he slows his upper body, but his hips are already spent and his front knee is locked, causing his swing to go linear. On middle/in pitches he'll get jammed, and on low/away pitches all he can do at that point is drop the barrel on the ball and he pops up to the right side. I am looking for suggestions to help him with his timing.



I guess I am looking for suggestions to help him determine the point to initiate his stride and inward turn. Last year his timing was great and his swing was just fine. He is very familiar with the line marking the contact points for inside and outside pitches. He got off to a slow start this year and as his anxiety grew, he is starting the whole swing process too early, whether it is a slow pitcher, or a fast pitcher. Its a case of emotions over logic.