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| jrog76 |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 10:15:06
I've heard for years that working on a golf swing negatively impacts a baseball swing. Is this true?
My 13yo wants golf lessons (he sure won't get any good advice from me) but I'm leery. And cheap.
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| Gold Glove |
Posted - 12/08/2008 : 17:47:41
The swings are different enough that most players will have issues. The great athlete might be able to overcome the differences, but the average player will get confused if he takes lessons in both sports. Depending who you go to for lessons you will see these differences immediately, (for the righty)
Golf: Straight left arm, head down looking at a stationary object, slight weight shift, tremendous amount of coiling of shoulders and back, follow through onto front foot.
Baseball: Straight left arm creates long swing, eyes need to be level looking at a moving object, weight shift creates load, no coiling (wrap) and follow through should be "against" the front foot not onto it.
Best scenario, teach them golf on the opposite side of the ball! |
| jr63 |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 14:31:18
If the kid's an athelete he will make the adjustments, no problem. I agree with FearAD, let'm play... |
| greglomax |
Posted - 11/29/2008 : 14:34:30
It's all an individual decision, but I have seen many swings messed up by injecting golf in while trying to play baseball.
The great part about golf is, if your kid is one of the 99.9% not playing baseball in 15 years, they can pick up and play golf from then and not be hindered by waiting.
Now if you think your son may have more of a passion for golf than baseball, and might have a better shot at a golf scholarship than a baseball one, then let him start some golf lessons now. So it does mess his swing up but if he is playing baseball for fun but is more serious about golf, then so what. It might be that baseball and golf are just things he likes to do but is not terribly serious about. If that is the case, maybe some lessons to see if he likes golf is an option.
As I said, it depends on the individual situation. |
| FearAD |
Posted - 11/29/2008 : 00:56:40
15 years from now 99.9% of these kids will be playing golf not baseball. Get the kid some lessons and take him out to play a few rounds with you. My son and 15YO daughter just started playing and I enjoy the time we spend together. Most multisports athletes can adjust to the sport they are playing. |
| coachbilly |
Posted - 11/27/2008 : 10:29:47
Jroq76
3 years ago I used to be a 1.6 handicapper. I knew allot about the golf swing. I recently played in a golf tourney for a high school baseball team and found out how hard it was for a great baseball hitter to swing a golf club. There is a difference. I know there is quite a few Major league baseball players that have a great golf swing, but they probably could do any sport good. |
| lifeguard |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 16:12:51
My son has been asking to play golf for two years and I've declined each time. I don't know whether it is fact or fiction, however, I've seen the golf swing adversely affect the batters swing. In one particular kid, an 11-year old leadoff hitter, he started swinging at lower pitches. He could no longer get the bat through the hitting area to solidily hit pitches at the belt or slightly higher. And another power hitter at 13 could only hit low pitches at the start of the season. I'm sure others have seen different results. But these two I saw personally through practice and games and was able to convince my son to leave it alone for a while. |
| Mike Corbin |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 13:54:21
It can be really hard to separate a golf swing from a baseball swing. There is a guy who owns The Swing Factory on Hwy 92 (Willie Pletts old place)in Woodstock, who teaches with a baseball mentality. He actually wrote a book about it. His name is Don Peterson and he does a great job. He is teaching my son and it has not bothered his swing. Good luck. |
