My son is at the three month mark of his elbow surgery (fracture of the medial epicondyle growth plate), and just received OK from doctor and PT to begin interval throwing program and batting (tee work only).
I videotaped his swing this past weekend, and was hoping to get some constructive criticism, pointers, etc.
Keep in mind that he hasn't swung a bat (two-handed) in over three months and is still a little weak in his right arm. With that said, I do believe that my son has an unique opportunity to tweak his swing and correct some minor flaws before they become part of muscle memory again.
What I noticed (as compared to what I remember of his pre-injury swing):
1.) bat becomes a little "loose" immediately prior to initiating his shoulder turn -- this may be a reflection of his current right-arm strength.
2.) he seems to have more forward travel in his hips/center, rather than rotation along his center. He still seems to OK with his weight transfer, but I see more forward motion in his swing than before.
3.) Something different about his front shoulder/lead arm that I can't quite pinpoint.
Any help with his swing would be greatly appreciated. I keep telling my son that a potential "silver lining" to his injury may be the ability to correct some minor flaws in his swing and/or pitching motion, before these flaws become "ingrained" again. He seems to be onboard with this, so any and all swing critiques would be helpful and appreciated. :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
Twitch5
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I videotaped his swing this past weekend, and was hoping to get some constructive criticism, pointers, etc.
Keep in mind that he hasn't swung a bat (two-handed) in over three months and is still a little weak in his right arm. With that said, I do believe that my son has an unique opportunity to tweak his swing and correct some minor flaws before they become part of muscle memory again.
What I noticed (as compared to what I remember of his pre-injury swing):
1.) bat becomes a little "loose" immediately prior to initiating his shoulder turn -- this may be a reflection of his current right-arm strength.
2.) he seems to have more forward travel in his hips/center, rather than rotation along his center. He still seems to OK with his weight transfer, but I see more forward motion in his swing than before.
3.) Something different about his front shoulder/lead arm that I can't quite pinpoint.

Twitch5
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=23b7c4cf.pbr
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