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Yes as a matter of fact they are
Do you still use/recommend the whip hit?
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FiveFrameSwing
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Many have a distorted view that performing a particular drill, or series of drills, will result in a swing getting better through osmosis. The reality is that drills often include aspects not involved in a ‘good swing’ and the hitter is just as likely, if not more likely, to extract non-ideal movement patterns.
Despite good intentions, drills are frequently performed to the detriment of the individual. The Whipit gadget represents such a case, in that I’ve seen it result in the development of pushy swings. If you use this gadget with the directions provided in the manual, then you stand a good chance of getting worse.
The best training aide is knowledge.
All drills should be performed with knowledge. If you are performing a drill, and not understanding the POE (Point-Of-Emphasis), then stop for a moment and consider that the effort being exerted may not put you on the path you wish to be on.
Acquire knowledge. Practice ‘smart’ (… practicing ‘hard’ is not enough). Swing with a purpose. Have a plan. Have an active POE for every drill you engage in.
Despite good intentions, drills are frequently performed to the detriment of the individual. The Whipit gadget represents such a case, in that I’ve seen it result in the development of pushy swings. If you use this gadget with the directions provided in the manual, then you stand a good chance of getting worse.
The best training aide is knowledge.
All drills should be performed with knowledge. If you are performing a drill, and not understanding the POE (Point-Of-Emphasis), then stop for a moment and consider that the effort being exerted may not put you on the path you wish to be on.
Acquire knowledge. Practice ‘smart’ (… practicing ‘hard’ is not enough). Swing with a purpose. Have a plan. Have an active POE for every drill you engage in.
FiveFrameSwing
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Case in point …
When you are using a hinge bat, medicus bat, or whiphit, … you are using a device that is different from a real bat.
There are important differences between having a weight at the end of a rope and swinging a rigid object such as a bat.
How the swing is initiated can be hugely different between swinging a bat and swinging a weight at the end of a rope.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that swinging an object like this can result in developing a sub-standard swing. That is always the possibility when you perform a task with the assumption of an analogy. When using analogies the understanding of the POEs to work on become even more important.
If the intent is to be helpful in promoting such a product, … that is helpful to the user, and not just those benefiting from the sale of the device, … then provide a description of the drills to be performed and make the POE clear to those using the device. Include the knowledge necessary to improve the odds of the user being successful. After all, it is the ‘knowledge’ that is the real training aide.
When you are using a hinge bat, medicus bat, or whiphit, … you are using a device that is different from a real bat.
There are important differences between having a weight at the end of a rope and swinging a rigid object such as a bat.
How the swing is initiated can be hugely different between swinging a bat and swinging a weight at the end of a rope.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that swinging an object like this can result in developing a sub-standard swing. That is always the possibility when you perform a task with the assumption of an analogy. When using analogies the understanding of the POEs to work on become even more important.
If the intent is to be helpful in promoting such a product, … that is helpful to the user, and not just those benefiting from the sale of the device, … then provide a description of the drills to be performed and make the POE clear to those using the device. Include the knowledge necessary to improve the odds of the user being successful. After all, it is the ‘knowledge’ that is the real training aide.
FiveFrameSwing
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I am 100% sincere when I state that there is a common, yet distorted belief, that drills alone will make hitters better.
A frequent request I receive from parents is to send them drills to fix their kid’s swing issues. They have a perception that their kid should be prescribed a drill much like a doctor would prescribe medication for an illness.
That isn’t how this works. A hitter’s mind needs to be actively engaged in the extraction of the desired benefit. A hitter with a healthy image of a good swing can often move more fluid, and athletically, than a hitter with an improper image of a healthy swing.
A frequent request I receive from parents is to send them drills to fix their kid’s swing issues. They have a perception that their kid should be prescribed a drill much like a doctor would prescribe medication for an illness.
That isn’t how this works. A hitter’s mind needs to be actively engaged in the extraction of the desired benefit. A hitter with a healthy image of a good swing can often move more fluid, and athletically, than a hitter with an improper image of a healthy swing.
FiveFrameSwing
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It isn’t the drill that fixes a hitter’s non-ideal mechanics … it is a hitter’s application of working on a proper POE that helps them improve. They need to understand the POE that they are working on. Knowledge truly is the key.
Don’t have the attitude that you’ll become better by accident. Osmosis through working mindlessly on drills is not the answer. Active learning is the key.
And when you truly learn this, then you’ll understand that gimmicky gadgets aren’t necessary.
Don’t get me wrong … I will use various gadgets on occasion to introduce a concept … but from there the objective is to use a “bat” to capture the POE being worked on.
Understand the importance of “active learning”. Understand the “rule of 11” … and enforce it. Make your hitters rely on knowledge … and not on the act of performing mindless drills.
Don’t have the attitude that you’ll become better by accident. Osmosis through working mindlessly on drills is not the answer. Active learning is the key.
And when you truly learn this, then you’ll understand that gimmicky gadgets aren’t necessary.
Don’t get me wrong … I will use various gadgets on occasion to introduce a concept … but from there the objective is to use a “bat” to capture the POE being worked on.
Understand the importance of “active learning”. Understand the “rule of 11” … and enforce it. Make your hitters rely on knowledge … and not on the act of performing mindless drills.
So if I want a hitter to learn muscle memory "ALA" high level swinging. The sooner they find the right path to the high level swing the sooner they can practice at a high level.... Obviously.....
So if I build a training suit that the hitter can wear during training. And this suit can be programmed to enforce proper mechanics.
IE. the trainer inputs variables because no hitter is exactly alike( body type, etc. ) then have the hitter start taking swings and let the preprogrammed suit guide the hitter in the proper movements. The hitter will quickly feel and learn the best way to hit. It would be as if the students could climb inside the best hitters in the world and feel what they feel, react when they react..... AWESOME!!!
INSTANT feedback!!!! Hyper learning
OK, so who's gonna build it? PC Where are you? IFUBUILDIT where are you????
So if I build a training suit that the hitter can wear during training. And this suit can be programmed to enforce proper mechanics.
IE. the trainer inputs variables because no hitter is exactly alike( body type, etc. ) then have the hitter start taking swings and let the preprogrammed suit guide the hitter in the proper movements. The hitter will quickly feel and learn the best way to hit. It would be as if the students could climb inside the best hitters in the world and feel what they feel, react when they react..... AWESOME!!!
INSTANT feedback!!!! Hyper learning
OK, so who's gonna build it? PC Where are you? IFUBUILDIT where are you????
Here is the one I use.
Casey coming in after she hit a Grand Slam...
SL
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FiveFrameSwing
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You won’t see this guy coaching a recreational team where each player has a different color helmet, but he does teach this drill below. Let’s just say that his success is for reasons other than what he claims to be one of his best drills for developing hitters.
All foolishness aside, let me repeat what I wrote above ....
If the intent is to be helpful in promoting such a product, … that is helpful to the user, and not just those benefiting from the sale of the device, … then provide a description of the drills to be performed and make the POE clear to those using the device. Include the knowledge necessary to improve the odds of the user being successful. After all, it is the ‘knowledge’ that is the real training aide.
All foolishness aside, let me repeat what I wrote above ....
If the intent is to be helpful in promoting such a product, … that is helpful to the user, and not just those benefiting from the sale of the device, … then provide a description of the drills to be performed and make the POE clear to those using the device. Include the knowledge necessary to improve the odds of the user being successful. After all, it is the ‘knowledge’ that is the real training aide.
FiveFrameSwing
Banned
That's easy TDS ... one significant difference is the avoidance of faulty drills.
When we perform swings with POEs in accordance with the Hanson Principle then we avoid performing drills like we see here.
When we perform swings with POEs in accordance with the Hanson Principle then we avoid performing drills like we see here.
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