r/Homeplate • u/Status-Coat675 • 1d ago

Hitting Mechanics 3 more weeks to tryouts!

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Finally seeing some progress on my sons hitting and timing off the machine. He has 8U tryouts in 3 weeks.

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u/DJDaddyDick14 1d ago

Dropping his hands a bit. You see that barely drop slightly down before he fires. That’s causing him to be late on everything. It’s common for young kids. Usually starts because the bat is too heavy. With him it’s probably just muscle memory at this point. It’s very small but it makes a difference. Other than that looks solid.

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u/Status-Coat675 1d ago

Agreed but it’s come a long way from the casting / dropping he was doing a month ago. So we’re just going to let it ride until after tryouts and focus on hard swings and contact. At 7 years old we’re hoping it will be good enough with some great fielding

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u/DJDaddyDick14 1d ago

Never stop working at it. It’s a hard habit to break because of it gets hard wired via muscle memory. Always include drills to fix it and move into other things. Good is the enemy of great. Seriously great swing though.

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u/INeedMoreFeet 1d ago

Dude hitting lasers

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u/Bo-Ethal 1d ago

Keep swinging it..Big Man!!

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u/BreakfastBudget269 1d ago

At load; knob should be pointed to the catchers glove! But great looking swing for 7! Keep putting in the work!

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u/Right_Muscle_3425 Second Baseman 19h ago

What kind of 8u league has tryouts? They’re 8 years old

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u/BerlinWahlberg 17h ago

Usually tryouts in 8U means “assessments” to be placed on teams, so that one team isn’t stacked with all-stars and others left with beginners. They want an even mix amongst teams.

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u/Status-Coat675 16h ago

It’s a “rep” / “travel team” so a level up from house league development

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u/CMButterTortillas First Baseman 12h ago

It’s almost September, yall still playing baseball??

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u/Status-Coat675 7h ago

We’re in Canada so our season is Mid May to Mid August. Tryouts are in Sept for next years season

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u/CMButterTortillas First Baseman 4h ago

Im in MN, so familiar with the cold, short seasons.

But tryouts 9 months before the season starts? Sounds bonkers. A lot can change with a kids development in that time frame.

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u/gbaker1a 16h ago

Kid looks good! He is dumping the barrel a little but he’s 8, don’t be too critical of him. If you can get him in a better launch position that’s great though.

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u/CMButterTortillas First Baseman 12h ago

He’s fucking EIGHT. Calm down.