I don't think this is SNF drill. I believe this is the Attack Opposite drill:
And, you would be thinking right, for a change.
SNF drill
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And, you would be thinking right, for a change.
It appears to me, that you don't understand the focus and purpose of the drill. It's a GREAT drill, if done correctly and if the student understands what the focus is.
It IS a beginner's drill for the most part. It is designed to learn how to balance, and how the legs should be positioned at contact. It is designed to learn how to keep the hands back and not pull them forward, or out, or many other incorrect moves with the arms and hands.
It is designed to help you get to this;
That isn't what it is training. It is training you to wind up the middle, just as part of what the SNF drill does. It's teaching you to feel the stretch by turning your hips to where they should be, before you unload the top half, and then unload the top half.
It's teaching you how to lead with the hips and keep the hands back, and balance. It's trying to get you to unload like this;
It almost always does. Usually right at contact. Sometimes before, sometimes at, and sometimes just after.
Yes, you should try to make it happen. It should naturally happen if you think of bracing up the front leg to stay back and complete hip rotation.
Examples;
That's an easy addition if they've learned the first part.
The next step is to learn how to move the legs from your negative move, into the position in the drill while keeping the stretch.
Then you learn to use the hands.
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Don't have a video. It's just like the torque drill, except the bat is in normal launch position. By exaggerating some of the mechanics, various benefits can be realized. Exaggerated stretch, for example.
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The check swing drill doesn't have the bat on the deltoid. Believe it or not, there are many HS players that are "beginners." Even experienced batters can benefit from the drill, though. It's a very good core exercise if nothing else. I use it. It works.
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I want the front leg somewhat flexed at toe touch. The results of the swing will stiffen the leg as the front hip pushes back.
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I just got down to reading the last few posts while I was posting in between. Those wondering about the benefits of the check swing drill (a variation of the torque drill) only need to read jbooth's post on it. He is on the mark for the reasons I use it.
It is one of the quickest ways I have found to get a kid to understand and be able to be at point of contact. By actually doing it, instead of me telling them and demonstrating it for them.
Some years ago I used this drill with a bungee attached to the bat. I was using it for conditioning until I noticed the kids picked up on where the hips should be and various other mechanics. I don't use the bungee now except when we are restricted to conditioning instead of skills training. Although this does teach the skill, it also qualifies as conditioning.
Before someone warns me, we don't swing the bat with the bungee attached. We do a matrix like movement. Slowly!!
It is one of the quickest ways I have found to get a kid to understand and be able to be at point of contact. By actually doing it, instead of me telling them and demonstrating it for them.
Some years ago I used this drill with a bungee attached to the bat. I was using it for conditioning until I noticed the kids picked up on where the hips should be and various other mechanics. I don't use the bungee now except when we are restricted to conditioning instead of skills training. Although this does teach the skill, it also qualifies as conditioning.
Before someone warns me, we don't swing the bat with the bungee attached. We do a matrix like movement. Slowly!!
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Enlighten us, if you will!
