This is something I worked with my younger daughter on just a couple of weeks ago. Her coach measures bat speed and hers was low. Still hits the ball well but could really be driving it farther with a little more intent.
So, I had her work at being more sudden - explosive - with her swing. This is a variation of what Jeff Edwards taught me.
Basically had her swing (starting slowly) and then quickly pull the swing backwards and swing through a little faster then pull back faster and swing through a little faster then pull back fast and swing through even a little faster etc... for five swings.
My thought was to ingrain the fastest swing (the fifth iteration) while on deck so that she has shown her body (pre programmed it) what an explosive swing feels like with the intent that her game swing will be as explosive as the 5th iteration of the warmup swing.
She plays this weekend so I want to see how this works for her.
So, I had her work at being more sudden - explosive - with her swing. This is a variation of what Jeff Edwards taught me.
Basically had her swing (starting slowly) and then quickly pull the swing backwards and swing through a little faster then pull back faster and swing through a little faster then pull back fast and swing through even a little faster etc... for five swings.
My thought was to ingrain the fastest swing (the fifth iteration) while on deck so that she has shown her body (pre programmed it) what an explosive swing feels like with the intent that her game swing will be as explosive as the 5th iteration of the warmup swing.
She plays this weekend so I want to see how this works for her.