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Thanks, Do you loose a lot of power if releasing pre impact?
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I can see that, so you loose your back if releasing pre impact. Believe this is what my DD is doing right now, pinching and then releasing right away. Curious, do we have to worry about the hitters back elbow becoming glued to their side when continuously pinching the scap?
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Here is a list I originally created in the late 1990s. I edited it the last time in 2012 and so, this list is from then. I'd change a few things but for the purposes of this discussion, I'll throw this out there and you can all tear it apart and make the changes/suggestion you want. I have posted this list here before and believe me, I'd like to know the ways that you would change it. I'll update my list after reading your responses. I hope that this adds to this thread and is not a hijack of this thread.
1. It has to have a center or axis that can generate centrifugal force. That axis runs down the side and through the inside thigh. (Control the middle!)
2. It has to have a principle of hands first – hands last! HOW? (X-Stretch and pulling bow back!)
3. It has to have the principle of pulling the bow back. Chin into deltoid.
4. In reality, for a right-handed batter, the fingernails of the right hand are up when contact is made. (Opposite for lefties!)
5. The finish has to be high. (I believe in releasing the top hand – others don’t!)
6. Front toe closed is important! (It is also impossible)
7. There is a relationship between front toe touch-down and the swing. Rather, this involves the hands location and timing. (IT CAN’T BE A STAGNANT RELATIONSHIP!) (This is where we discuss the sprinter coming out of the block! Tip and Rip is how we get that running start.)
8. I think that the inside part of the back knee of a hitter actually (it is already bent) moves toward the other inside part of the opposite knee. This is a part of knee chase.
9. 55 - 45 weight ratio with 55 on back foot. (We actually don’t mind 50-50 but I’m more confident in our hitters due to what I’ve coached in the past with 55-45!)
10. The head must maintain the same plane at toe touch.
11. The ball must be hit in the first 4-6 inches of the plate. Even in a situation where you hit the ball to right field, the ball is hit on the front half of the plate.
12. You must fight situations of tense muscle activation. Even with the back arm, the arm is relaxed prior to tensing that arm to implement the swing (load). Pulling the bow back creates the needed tension or scap load.
13. The eyes must be ahead of the barrel of the bat. Find ball flight but know that you won’t see the ball the entire flight of the ball. Eye specialize Dr. Gary Meier told me, the eyes will make their adjustments if you allow both eyes to see the ball.
14. The hands should be off the armpit 6 inches prior to pulling the bow back. The angle of the bat is style and up to the hitter. If a hitter “tips and rips,” that will also determine bat angle.
15. The hitter should be on the balls of his feet slightly. That back foot will roll over the side of the foot and then onto the toe.
16. Good hitters initiate the swing with some type of trigger. Almost always this entails some type of negative rotation. I would like for some of that to be felt in that back hip. The front hip loads as well but to support the front leg as the stride happens.
17. BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE! Again, control the middle.
18. As the ball is being driven, the back foot actually rotates to the point that the hitter, as they generate power, comes on top of his back toe and even drags it!
19. Great hitters hit off of a platform. In other words, the front leg becomes straight and is straightened by the action of the back hip. This also helps keep the head in the proper location. Note, straight but not rigid. Many great hitters have a slight bend to that front knee during some point before and after the swing. Soft, stiff, soft.
20. Great hitters are slightly“ tilted” over the plate. Nose over the black of the plate.
21. Great hitters can control the bat plane at any point in the swing thus their ability to foul off pitcher's pitches.
22. The hands come into “connection” with the shoulder and ride that for a very brief time. Then, they fly off.
1. It has to have a center or axis that can generate centrifugal force. That axis runs down the side and through the inside thigh. (Control the middle!)
2. It has to have a principle of hands first – hands last! HOW? (X-Stretch and pulling bow back!)
3. It has to have the principle of pulling the bow back. Chin into deltoid.
4. In reality, for a right-handed batter, the fingernails of the right hand are up when contact is made. (Opposite for lefties!)
5. The finish has to be high. (I believe in releasing the top hand – others don’t!)
6. Front toe closed is important! (It is also impossible)
7. There is a relationship between front toe touch-down and the swing. Rather, this involves the hands location and timing. (IT CAN’T BE A STAGNANT RELATIONSHIP!) (This is where we discuss the sprinter coming out of the block! Tip and Rip is how we get that running start.)
8. I think that the inside part of the back knee of a hitter actually (it is already bent) moves toward the other inside part of the opposite knee. This is a part of knee chase.
9. 55 - 45 weight ratio with 55 on back foot. (We actually don’t mind 50-50 but I’m more confident in our hitters due to what I’ve coached in the past with 55-45!)
10. The head must maintain the same plane at toe touch.
11. The ball must be hit in the first 4-6 inches of the plate. Even in a situation where you hit the ball to right field, the ball is hit on the front half of the plate.
12. You must fight situations of tense muscle activation. Even with the back arm, the arm is relaxed prior to tensing that arm to implement the swing (load). Pulling the bow back creates the needed tension or scap load.
13. The eyes must be ahead of the barrel of the bat. Find ball flight but know that you won’t see the ball the entire flight of the ball. Eye specialize Dr. Gary Meier told me, the eyes will make their adjustments if you allow both eyes to see the ball.
14. The hands should be off the armpit 6 inches prior to pulling the bow back. The angle of the bat is style and up to the hitter. If a hitter “tips and rips,” that will also determine bat angle.
15. The hitter should be on the balls of his feet slightly. That back foot will roll over the side of the foot and then onto the toe.
16. Good hitters initiate the swing with some type of trigger. Almost always this entails some type of negative rotation. I would like for some of that to be felt in that back hip. The front hip loads as well but to support the front leg as the stride happens.
17. BALANCE BALANCE BALANCE! Again, control the middle.
18. As the ball is being driven, the back foot actually rotates to the point that the hitter, as they generate power, comes on top of his back toe and even drags it!
19. Great hitters hit off of a platform. In other words, the front leg becomes straight and is straightened by the action of the back hip. This also helps keep the head in the proper location. Note, straight but not rigid. Many great hitters have a slight bend to that front knee during some point before and after the swing. Soft, stiff, soft.
20. Great hitters are slightly“ tilted” over the plate. Nose over the black of the plate.
21. Great hitters can control the bat plane at any point in the swing thus their ability to foul off pitcher's pitches.
22. The hands come into “connection” with the shoulder and ride that for a very brief time. Then, they fly off.
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See ball, hit ball. Too simple?? 
See ball, hit ball. Too simple??
Caveman say! Worked well with MS girls this year. Made them laugh and loosen up!
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Ok I think I disagree with 2,5,6!,11, and 22 on inside pitches. If I am understanding correctly. I really wanted to focus on scap. What is the difference between pinch or load?
Unpinched when? Depends on how good their timing is? Slightly ahead of pitch may cause unpinching prior to contact? I am all ears.
Is the drill where the hitters feet are (SnF .? I think) wide open a good drill and what does it teach?
Unpinched when? Depends on how good their timing is? Slightly ahead of pitch may cause unpinching prior to contact? I am all ears.
Is the drill where the hitters feet are (SnF .? I think) wide open a good drill and what does it teach?
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