This a good drill. I've used it from time to time when my hitters are tending to pull off the ball or pulling the middle or middle out pitch too much. You mentioned that your hitter opens her front side "A lot". I noticed from the video her front foot tends to rotate prior to heel plant which will cause her whole front side to open prematurely. Just my observation. thank you for the video.
Good stuff - tell me why you want front tee lower on the 2 ball? When I do similar drills with my girls, I put the front ball up just a little higher to promote a slight upward swing path.
If your a right side batter and your pulling the ball down and to your left as you pointed out, you have to ask why she is doing it in the first place. By your own admission you state "your either rolling your hands or your opening up too soon which Brooklyn does a lot". A simple indicator is she is not keeping her hands inside the ball. But why is that? If you start at her feet it would you show right away why she opens up her front side. She doesn't come to heel plant. Her feet are turning during the course of her swing, which cause a front leg to lock out dead straight, toe and knee pointing forward, forcing her hips back to open prematurely which of course works up toward the shoulder. in order for her to stay inside the ball she has to compensate casting her hands slightly therefore failing to stay inside the ball. Fix that link in the kinetic chain, and she will be more consistent to contact. Palm up/palm down, short to/long thru are 100%. correct. JMHO
This is good stuff and correct technique. The only thing I would like to add is a when doing drills where you stop at the attack point you run the risk of having your players do that in a live situation so you need to stress finishing the swing.
Power is developed in one's hips and legs. The kinetic chain demands that the swing starts in the legs, hips firing....aka rotation off the front axis then the limbs follow.
The frustrating part about coaches is that if u as a parent don’t know.... then what he’s saying is gold and you’ll defend him. He’s not bad at least he’s trying to help and giving her a good foundation per say....
And for all the doubters, watch Rachel Garcia's slow motion swing (if you want to see one of the best college players ever stay long through the ball).
I like the concept of this drill, but Shoulders closed until impact? And as typical, the idea of short to the ball is demonstrated as a direct line to the ball, then finish long through the ball. That would be too steep and cause an A to C-V swing. Also, as he sets up the last drill he puts the front tee a tad lower, which would have her swinging down. I believe I heard him say something about a flatter swing, which I can agree with to a certain extent. Especially in fastpitch. The first time she does this drill he claims she rotated too quickly...how can you tell without video? She swings too fast. I've tried stopping the video and it seems to me she either rolled her wrist too early or she swung up too much, but I am just guessing without video. Doing drills like this without video and teaching off of results just doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know?
The swing is ok..... left arm is leaking..... she has to stay connected... basically the left arm pit and bicep need to stay connected to her body at contact.... she may still be successful but she can get better... there’s levels to this... just saying he’s ( the coach) is not there yet👍🏽 keep working
Nothing but ground balls with this swing. Proof is when the kid hit two ground balls on last two swings. And yet the hitting coach puts front tee lower then back tee as if instructing kid to drive ball into the ground. Do the math. Three outfielders in the largest part of the field. Six infielders in the smallest part of the field. Get the ball in the air girls.
Jake Lang . No silly. Hit line drives over the infielders heads. Stop hitting top of ball to induce ground balls when girls get faster, quicker, and stronger arms as they get older.
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This is the best hitting tips video I’ve probably ever seen, better hitting advice than I’ve got from any of my coaches
very good, I like the concept...good demonstration, your young lady has a good swing...nice job!
+Joseph Rhodes
Thanks Joseph and The Emperor will guide my bat to glory!!!
Good point. very helpful!
maximumbatspeed explains this concept very well.
Very helpful
This a good drill. I've used it from time to time when my hitters are tending to pull off the ball or pulling the middle or middle out pitch too much. You mentioned that your hitter opens her front side "A lot". I noticed from the video her front foot tends to rotate prior to heel plant which will cause her whole front side to open prematurely. Just my observation. thank you for the video.
Good stuff - tell me why you want front tee lower on the 2 ball? When I do similar drills with my girls, I put the front ball up just a little higher to promote a slight upward swing path.
If your a right side batter and your pulling the ball down and to your left as you pointed out, you have to ask why she is doing it in the first place. By your own admission you state "your either rolling your hands or your opening up too soon which Brooklyn does a lot". A simple indicator is she is not keeping her hands inside the ball. But why is that? If you start at her feet it would you show right away why she opens up her front side. She doesn't come to heel plant. Her feet are turning during the course of her swing, which cause a front leg to lock out dead straight, toe and knee pointing forward, forcing her hips back to open prematurely which of course works up toward the shoulder. in order for her to stay inside the ball she has to compensate casting her hands slightly therefore failing to stay inside the ball. Fix that link in the kinetic chain, and she will be more consistent to contact. Palm up/palm down, short to/long thru are 100%. correct. JMHO
So her body shouldn't move is that what your saying basically?
i see everyone else here is in the hall of fame
This is good stuff and correct technique. The only thing I would like to add is a when doing drills where you stop at the attack point you run the risk of having your players do that in a live situation so you need to stress finishing the swing.
Hello Kelly
This is considered tee work for the batter. I suggest after that drill that you hit the heavy bag and then soft toss.
Hope that helps.
Power is developed in one's hips and legs. The kinetic chain demands that the swing starts in the legs, hips firing....aka rotation off the front axis then the limbs follow.
Thanks Ben. I love this video. This should help. : )
Darrin Cooley your welcome
Hi. What type of batting-T is being used? Thanks. I'll apply this concept to my daughters who are just starting out in 5-6u and 8u.
Tanner Tee
The frustrating part about coaches is that if u as a parent don’t know.... then what he’s saying is gold and you’ll defend him. He’s not bad at least he’s trying to help and giving her a good foundation per say....
No, it's all pretty bad. Unless you want to hit a bunch of ground balls and weak pop ups.
And for all the doubters, watch Rachel Garcia's slow motion swing (if you want to see one of the best college players ever stay long through the ball).
She is really tight. I like the drill but she needs to add a bigger reverse load to this drill
I like the concept of this drill, but Shoulders closed until impact? And as typical, the idea of short to the ball is demonstrated as a direct line to the ball, then finish long through the ball. That would be too steep and cause an A to C-V swing. Also, as he sets up the last drill he puts the front tee a tad lower, which would have her swinging down. I believe I heard him say something about a flatter swing, which I can agree with to a certain extent. Especially in fastpitch. The first time she does this drill he claims she rotated too quickly...how can you tell without video? She swings too fast. I've tried stopping the video and it seems to me she either rolled her wrist too early or she swung up too much, but I am just guessing without video. Doing drills like this without video and teaching off of results just doesn't make sense to me, but what do I know?
The swing is ok..... left arm is leaking..... she has to stay connected... basically the left arm pit and bicep need to stay connected to her body at contact.... she may still be successful but she can get better... there’s levels to this... just saying he’s ( the coach) is not there yet👍🏽 keep working
Just put Brooklyn on the spot why don't you lol
Ineffective! Swing in the plane of the ball one drill. 🙄
she is blocking the ball, I suggest you consider ted Williams , hands in barrel out that simple.
Nothing but ground balls with this swing. Proof is when the kid hit two ground balls on last two swings. And yet the hitting coach puts front tee lower then back tee as if instructing kid to drive ball into the ground. Do the math. Three outfielders in the largest part of the field. Six infielders in the smallest part of the field. Get the ball in the air girls.
She is stopping her swing and not swinging through
get it in the air so it gets caught and she's an out?
Jake Lang . No silly. Hit line drives over the infielders heads. Stop hitting top of ball to induce ground balls when girls get faster, quicker, and stronger arms as they get older.
That's not fair. You won't just hit ground balls with this swing. You'll also hit a bunch of weak flares and popups to the opposite side.
Wrong on so many levels