- May 11, 2009
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Ok I understand what you guys are doing. I have tried to use it with my girls. Some get it and some don't. I wish I would have video taped it but I did not. My question I guess is more towards FFS's deltiod drill but anyone who has been instructing sure can weigh in. In your Deltoid drill do you have them pin the bat against their shoulder and the fire their hips and upper torso? I ask this because I had two girls in particular that really could not get it and they absolutely do not use their hips. They just turn and are all arms.
What I did, right or wrong, was this. I had them get into an athletic balanced stance (via Howards standards) then I had them pin the bat on the side of their upper arm, palm up, palm down. I told them they needed to turn only their hips and upper torso together fast then getting close to contact release their wrists. I used some resistance by holding the bat while they put pressure on it by trying to turn so they felt the explosion of their hip turn and torso turn. The bat really flew at contact when they did it right. Both of the girls looked at me and smiled like "I get it" when they did it right. We then went on to dry swings and it looked like it sank in some. More time doing this will be needed but it seems to be a step in the right direction.
I absolutely am no hitting instructor. So I really want to know if this is an alright thing for me to be doing with these girls or not. I need to get them to feel it and repeat it and I could not seem to get through to them any other way.
Thanks for the help!
Mike
What I did, right or wrong, was this. I had them get into an athletic balanced stance (via Howards standards) then I had them pin the bat on the side of their upper arm, palm up, palm down. I told them they needed to turn only their hips and upper torso together fast then getting close to contact release their wrists. I used some resistance by holding the bat while they put pressure on it by trying to turn so they felt the explosion of their hip turn and torso turn. The bat really flew at contact when they did it right. Both of the girls looked at me and smiled like "I get it" when they did it right. We then went on to dry swings and it looked like it sank in some. More time doing this will be needed but it seems to be a step in the right direction.
I absolutely am no hitting instructor. So I really want to know if this is an alright thing for me to be doing with these girls or not. I need to get them to feel it and repeat it and I could not seem to get through to them any other way.
Thanks for the help!
Mike
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