Cure for bug squish?

[rdbass]

More too it than what I'm suggesting....I asked my DD to try and get the feeling of IR pressure on her inner rear leg/thigh as she loads.

 

[Rampage]

When she loads what? FBC?

 

[rdbass]

When she loads what? FBC?

This is ONE (see pause)continues load/loading until swing.

 

[hoanhuyd9]

Never seen this drill done but like the concept of it will definitely use it. Have you ever used a small ramp to help some of your hitters get off their backside and not squish the bug? See more best softball bats for 2016 season.

 

[rdbass]

Never seen this drill done but like the concept of it will definitely use it. Have you ever used a small ramp to help some of your hitters get off their backside and not squish the bug?

 

[peacefulwarrior]

First post to DFP. This squish the bug thing has always bothered me. In my opinion, you do squish the bug. It is how you present this concept to the hitter. If you simply tell them that squish the bug means to turn your foot, that is a problem. The hitter has to understand that the power and turn of the hips is what allows the foot to turn and squish the bug. Squish the bug to me has always been a reminder to allow the foot to turn with the hips so power of the hips is not locked by the by a rear foot that doesn’t rotate.

 

[rdbass]

First post to DFP. This squish the bug thing has always bothered me. In my opinion, you do squish the bug. It is how you present this concept to the hitter. If you simply tell them that squish the bug means to turn your foot, that is a problem. The hitter has to understand that the power and turn of the hips is what allows the foot to turn and squish the bug. Squish the bug to me has always been a reminder to allow the foot to turn with the hips so power of the hips is not locked by the by a rear foot that doesn’t rotate.

Squish the bug(I don't use it) but, it must be used correctly.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

are you turning the rear leg first or the hips first?

Back up for a moment.

Your question suggests that you see the rear leg being turned.

The question to you is ... do you see the entire rear leg being turned as a unit such that the upper rear leg and lower rear leg turn together? Do you see the lower rear leg turn before the upper rear leg? Do you see the upper rear leg turn before the lower rear leg? I see the later. What do you see?

 

[rdbass]

are you turning the rear leg first or the hips first?

My leg is the driver....my leg IR. Hips rotating is slowww.
Maybe you can see it in the right gif.

 

[Eric F]

First post to DFP. This squish the bug thing has always bothered me. In my opinion, you do squish the bug. It is how you present this concept to the hitter. If you simply tell them that squish the bug means to turn your foot, that is a problem. The hitter has to understand that the power and turn of the hips is what allows the foot to turn and squish the bug. Squish the bug to me has always been a reminder to allow the foot to turn with the hips so power of the hips is not locked by the by a rear foot that doesn’t rotate.

The problem with many cues is not the words, but the action that is connected to them. The action connected to "squish the bug" - as it is taught to young hitters by most coaches - is terrible and not part of a good swing. I see it as a spinning of the rear leg, with weight remaining on the ball of the foot. This movement by the back leg is not part of a good swing.

This is not "squish the bug"...

Also...WELCOME TO DFP!