MAY 19TH BATTING PRACTICE

It was a light turnout for Thursday's practice. Gabrielle, Nina, Gary, Brandon, and myself came out to play. I shot some video during batting practice so we can see how we're swinging. I didn't notice a spider web on the fence where my camera was set up so you'll see it blowing about in the wind. I hope you won't find it too annoying.

Following the videos are some still shots. Among them is a sequence from one of Gabrielle's first at bats followed by a sequence from one of her later at bats. In the first at bat she's just trying to get a feel for what she's doing. She's way out in front of the pitch and out on her front leg by the time the pitch arrives. All she could do was push her hands at it. There's almost no follow-through after contact. In the second sequence, you can see she stayed back on the pitch and put a hard swing on it with a nice follow-through. She made a lot of progress in just one practice session. Very impressive!