The NCAA used to limit four players to one coach in the off-seasons. I don't know what other colleges called them, but our coaches always called them "Four & One's" which is what we call them. Let's you give each player attention, get a ton of reps with proper rest, and there is a competition factor that starts coming in. The players push each other and they learn from each other.
Rear Hip Isolation - Resistance Drill
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The NCAA used to limit four players to one coach in the off-seasons. I don't know what other colleges called them, but our coaches always called them "Four & One's" which is what we call them. Let's you give each player attention, get a ton of reps with proper rest, and there is a competition factor that starts coming in. The players push each other and they learn from each other.
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Good stuff Tewks!! Thanks for taking the time to post those!!
Mike
Mike
Tewks,
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The couple of videos you have posted there is alot of bat movement before the swing is started, and kept hearing you mention triangle. Can you explain that please.
Also in the hip isolation drill the bat is parallel with the ground at the top of the shoulder, is that the position you want at that part of the swing, or is it purely a hip drill?
Thanks, nice to see another person with expierence take the time to help. You and hitter are currently a good combination for someone like me.
Mike
Sent you a pm.
The couple of videos you have posted there is alot of bat movement before the swing is started, and kept hearing you mention triangle. Can you explain that please.
Also in the hip isolation drill the bat is parallel with the ground at the top of the shoulder, is that the position you want at that part of the swing, or is it purely a hip drill?
Thanks, nice to see another person with expierence take the time to help. You and hitter are currently a good combination for someone like me.
Mike
Having the bat "flat" here implies a high pitch - notice how high the tee is. You can see the bat is parallel with my shoulders, but I prefer to think of it as perpendicular to my spine. Lateral tilt of the shoulders will adjust for lower pitches... just a matter of getting things on plane.
Another thread should be started for the "triangle", because I'm sure there will be a lot of debate on that.
Glad to contribute. It makes me a better instructor when I am forced to explain this stuff in greater detail!
Hi Tewks, I'm also curious about the "triangle" versus the "box" and also am trying to understand how/why you flatten your hands so early in this drill, it feels like flattening/dropping hands to meet plane of pitch iis something we try to cure some younger girls of doing (ie, hand-drop, bat-drag, etc)-- so I'm trying to understand good flat versus bad flat. Tks.
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At Evangel University they put the mirrors on a wheeled cart so they can be moved to the hitters or pitchers work station.
When doing clinics there it is very helpful to take the hitter to a mirror and show them so we drive home the point see it, feel it and fix it.
The little flip phone cameras work well also and Crystl has started using one as it is quick easy and just fits in the pocket.
Film a hitter show them and move on to the next to get your points across quickly so everyone gets the hands on.
We try to limit no more than 5 per station during clinics. I explain to the kids I had an older brother and sister and they taught me what my parents would tolerate and what they would not and I considered them the pioneers.
By the time I was 14 I knew what I could get away with....so we tell the kids when we are instructing someone in the group pay attention and learn from each others mistakes so the group will learn faster than what the individual can learn on their own.
Pay attention to the detail and actions of the person hitting and look where the ball is going and why is it going left or right if we are hitting up the middle.
Again the power of the group will usually make a better decision than one individuals decision has been my experience as they will start teaching each other and do not want to fall behind and will stay more focused for the most part.
Straightleg is a building inspector so he may be able to help you with some questions....he helped me put my hitting area together!
Thanks Howard
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RichK, I can't speak for Tewks, but the reason this is done in the Deltoid Drill is to isolate the feel/action to the rear hip/leg. It's not a complete swing sequence ... it's an isolation drill.
When I first performed Tewks drill I initially struggled. What I thought I saw him doing, and what he was actually doing ... in terms of "actions under the hood", were different. Finally when I got it right I felt the feeling that he was after ... and to me, it was the same feeling that I get from the Deltoid Drill.
Notice when Tewks flattens his hands, his hands do not drop or move forward. They basically stay in one place. This creates a very strong hand pivot point. Most fastpitch players I see move their hands forward and down as their back elbow lowers. Anytime a player's hands move towards the pitcher, they give up precious distance and time.
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Can you show an example of a weak hand pivot point?
I think the quality of the pivot point is more a matter of where it occurs, not necessarily if it is strong or weak.
