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Rear elbow leading the hands
Sorry, I haven't been on in a while. It should not promote pushing. If you set the tee up so that it's close to your body, your arms travel a very short distance to the ball. When you're done with the drill, you can set up regularly; then lead with your front elbow and take a full swing.- callaforniashunshine
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- Forum: Softball Hitting Practical
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Rear elbow leading the hands
Oh, I definitely agree if that were the point of the drill. But, the hitter needs to lead with her lead elbow, as always. Using the knob is to exaggerate the idea that her hands travel inside of the ball while she's throwing them towards the pitcher when she swings.- callaforniashunshine
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Help with off season cardio
I definitely love simple, as well. For cardio, I think i can help with a few drills: 1. Criss-Cross: Use a piece of tape, shoe laces, whatever to make 4 squares on the ground, (so its a 2X2 grid, basically), With one foot, go counter clockwise, then switch and reverse; then go back and forth...- callaforniashunshine
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- Forum: Softball Training
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Rear elbow leading the hands
I am a hitting coach, and I think I know a drill that can help. It's called the Knob Drill, and it's pretty simple. All you need to do is set up a tee (slightly higher than usual) and have the batter get fairly close to it. To exaggerate the motion of throwing your hands forward, they hit the...- callaforniashunshine
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- Forum: Softball Hitting Practical
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Overworking the kids?
I agree with the Mile running; in college, though.. it will happen. During youth and high school softball, it's good to incorporate running, but have some fun with it. If you want to condition and work on quick feet, do the ladder drill - the improvements you will see will go beyond what you...- callaforniashunshine
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- Forum: Coaching Softball
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"Brain telling hands to swing, arms not doing it" says DD
I used to have this problem in high school as a slapper. I wanted to swing, and I knew I should have, but I just couldn't pull the trigger. One drill that is extremely helpful, even as a right-handed hitter is to just have her stand in the box and swing at EVERYTHING. Not only will this get her...- callaforniashunshine
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- Forum: Softball Hitting Practical
