Story on Christie Orgeron

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[Clutch0364]

I have a softball question for the knowledgeable softball fans out there...i noticed it before and I noticed it in this video with our girls, they hardly ever follow through with their swings. It seems they make contact and stop. Is this part of Michael's philosophy or is this a softball thing?

[beavis11]

I noticed the same thing too - I forgot the coaches show on Monday 'cuz I wanted to call with that question - Stevie P- holla at us !!!

[LSUConnMan]

It's a softball things....they're "slappers"

[Bunch24]

_ I have a softball question for the knowledgeable softball fans out there...i noticed it before and I noticed it in this video with our girls, they hardly ever follow through with their swings. It seems they make contact and stop. Is this part of Michael's philosophy or is this a softball thing? _

Coach Mike could explain it a lot better than I could, but it has to do with his philosophy and what he teaches. He teaches the girls to swing with their lower body and hips. It's all about getting the barrel or bat head through the zone squared up with the ball.

If you do that and you use your lower body to get the bat head squared up on the ball, the work is already done when you hit the ball. The follow-through is just something that looks pretty after that point; the ball has already left the bat and is not going to travel any further.

You'll notice a lot of times when the girls are warming up in the on-deck circle that they'll not take full cuts and usually just kind of swing their hips. You can also tell when a girl uses her upper body to muscle the ball and usually you'll know it by Lotief's reaction, even if she hits a bomb.

[Clutch0364]

_ Coach Mike could explain it a lot better than I could, but it has to do with his philosophy and what he teaches. He teaches the girls to swing with their lower body and hips. It's all about getting the barrel or bat head through the zone squared up with the ball.

If you do that and you use your lower body to get the bat head squared up on the ball, the work is already done when you hit the ball. The follow-through is just something that looks pretty after that point; the ball has already left the bat and is not going to travel any further.

You'll notice a lot of times when the girls are warming up in the on-deck circle that they'll not take full cuts and usually just kind of swing their hips. You can also tell when a girl uses her upper body to muscle the ball and usually you'll know it by Lotief's reaction, even if she hits a bomb. _

That explains a lot...Thanks!

[CajunT]

_ Coach Mike could explain it a lot better than I could, but it has to do with his philosophy and what he teaches. He teaches the girls to swing with their lower body and hips. It's all about getting the barrel or bat head through the zone squared up with the ball.

If you do that and you use your lower body to get the bat head squared up on the ball, the work is already done when you hit the ball. The follow-through is just something that looks pretty after that point; the ball has already left the bat and is not going to travel any further.

You'll notice a lot of times when the girls are warming up in the on-deck circle that they'll not take full cuts and usually just kind of swing their hips. You can also tell when a girl uses her upper body to muscle the ball and usually you'll know it by Lotief's reaction, even if she hits a bomb. _

You have explained it very well. A college softball swing is different then baseball. You don't want to ever extend your arms, but keep your hands in tight and rotate your hips through the ball.

[Zeebart21]

_ Coach Mike could explain it a lot better than I could, but it has to do with his philosophy and what he teaches. He teaches the girls to swing with their lower body and hips. It's all about getting the barrel or bat head through the zone squared up with the ball.

If you do that and you use your lower body to get the bat head squared up on the ball, the work is already done when you hit the ball. The follow-through is just something that looks pretty after that point; the ball has already left the bat and is not going to travel any further.

You'll notice a lot of times when the girls are warming up in the on-deck circle that they'll not take full cuts and usually just kind of swing their hips. You can also tell when a girl uses her upper body to muscle the ball and usually you'll know it by Lotief's reaction, even if she hits a bomb. _

You mean, its not "a softball thing????" I thought it was because they were slappers?????

Geeze....

Thanks Brady!

Z

[Zeebart21]

_ You have explained it very well. A college softball swing is different then baseball. You don't want to ever extend your arms, but keep your hands in tight and rotate your hips through the ball. _

Thanks, T! I thought it was because it was a softball thing, and they were slappers?????

Z

[CajunT]

_ Thanks, T! I thought it was because it was a softball thing, and they were slappers?????

Z _

Dude, too much time on your hands right now! Did you get to take the wife out for dinner yet?

[RaginFan2]

_ Dude, too much time on your hands right now! Did you get to take the wife out for dinner yet? _

Man, you got that right! He is going for the magical 6,000 posts. I can't wait for all the bells and whistles going off when that occurs!!! Oh, wait ... maybe it's not too much time on his hands. Maybe he is just a multi-tasker extraordinaire! Yeah, that's the ticket!

[Boomer]

Have ya'll noticed that some of our kids have their hands separated on the bat--about and inch or 2???? It must go along with the non-follow through!!! I recently had a great conversation with a Karate dude about contact over a period and power---his point was kind of with the girls that longer contact did not lead to more power---where are the PE guys on this???---that was meant for the kinesiology guys!!!!!