Friday, March 4, 2011

Hitting Phase Three

      EXPERT!!!                                                                                NOVICE!!!
In this phase you will be rotating the hips and keeping the hands back. To do this you go from your load position, and begin to rotate your right hip 90 degrees. This rotation occurs in the transverse plane on the longitudinal axis. However when you rotate your hips your hands do not follow. Many people ask why, the reason is because if you bring your hands with your hips you lose all your power that you need to stay back and then come forward with maximum force. Also another reason why you keep your hands back is because if a curveball or offspeed pitch is thrown and your hands are back you will have time to react and still have your weight and power behind the swing because you kept your hands back. During the internal rotation of your hips your back leg should make an L-shape, your back foot should be in a plantar flexed position and you should end up with a firm front side (front leg).
                        CUES: TRIGGER, L-SHAPE BACK LEG, KNOB TO THE BALL                        

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