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    Losing tilt/posture

    Got a problem with one who has great posture until the swing starts. As the swing begins, the posture is lost and the upper body goes from tilted to straight up and down. Obiously if this happens the hips slide forward toward home plate and hip thrust is lost. I am having a dickens of a time...
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    Is there such a term as" swinging to hard "

    ignore my neck slot question. Tiny pic finally uploaded for me
  3. M

    Is there such a term as" swinging to hard "

    What are neck swings?
  4. M

    Thanks a lot

    For someone who just found this site about 3-4 months ago, I found Howard and Tewks to be great sources of information. Sorry to hear they won't post anymore. I wish Howard wrould reconsider as the overwhelming majority on here seemed to be respectful and courteous. Why did Tewks quit posting?
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    Step by step approach to fixing bat drag

    I've seen a few drills for fixing bat drag and have tried them with some success and some not so successful. I feel like it is a grab bag approach right now. I would like to hear some thoughts about a beginning to end process for fixing bat drag. What would start with and what progressions...
  6. M

    Howard's Hitting Matrix - It Works!

    How often is the matrix performed and how many times roughly is it repped per session?
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    stopping hip rotation at contact

    Help needed. Got a problem going on with a hitter whose approach is solid through to touch. Hips do a good job early and a bat drag problem is getting better. However, at just a shade before contact the problems arise. The hip rotation stops and the htter actually rises the whole body...
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    Newbie needs help with drills

    I've tried the search mode and looked through many pages of threads, but I can't find all the drills mentioned here. In particular, what is the stretch and fire drill and the hammer drill?
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    Rear hip drive vs. spinning

    Coach, I didn't have surgical tubing and used a theraband instead. It worked okay, but i couldn't quite get enough tension in the theraband to get them to "feel" it. I will try to use a light jump stretch band next session. With my own son, who is guilty of spinning, I tried a cue of get...
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    Rear hip drive vs. spinning

    I'm new here and work with a youth boys team. Love this site, great information. i am seeing a big problem with a few of our boys when teaching them to get the hips rotating. many of them just seem to spin out and others actually straighten out on the back leg. I've tried to cue them to...
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