Practice swings hitting the players in their back - Why?

Orange Socks said:

Elite hitters do not do this. Once I got my DD to stop hitting her back and truly getting to extension, she starting hitting HR's within weeks. No lie! When you hit your back you are not actually achieving full extension, you are folding your arms around your back and your lower half stops rotating.

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SoftballGirl15! said:

Also yes I do agree that coaches need to teach why you should do it instead of saying just do it. It can actually be very very helpful if you know what you are doing!

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SoftballGirl15! said:

Elite hitters don't need to do it because they have their swing down. When you hit your back you want to make sure that your bat barrel is diagonal on your back going down and that tells you whether or not you extended or not. It makes my lower back rotate more because I want to hit my back. People do this all differently and it all depends on why you do it. Some people do it because they think it looks good (which is not a reason to do it), because other people do it, or because they just want to. If you truly know why you are doing it doing this truly helps but if you are doing it just because you want to it does mess up with your mechanics because you are thinking to just hit your back and not focus on what you are trying to accomplish. I do not recommend always doing this because when you always do it you forget what you are trying to accomplish. I just do this when I feel like I need more extensions so I can see where my bat ends up after I swing. I have a problem with swinging all the way through and not quiting once I hit the ball and this definitely helps as a reminder. Lastly, if we roll our wrists then the bat does not get that perfect angle when it hits your back. It tends to be more flatter when you roll your wrists. Doing this gives you a good indication of what you did wrong. Again this is not for everyone and if you do it just to do it it will mess up your swing if you do it constantly.

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Orange Socks said:

Be elite!

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daywalkerdad said:

Mike Piazza was the first to come to mind.

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torpedo #8 said:

If it works for you great. There is no way where I can see this helps you with extension. If anything, it shortens your swing and causes you to roll your wrist. To me if I hit my back, it's telling me that there's something wrong in my swing. My arms are collapsing, and I am losing power.

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daywalkerdad said:

Mike Piazza was the first to come to mind.

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Orange Socks said:

When you can only think on 1 player in the MLB...

^^^^this

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