I wonder if a student would be able to understand that the devise was being used to help with the swing up to contact, & that we would need to work on extention as well without the device.
I wonder if a student would be able to understand that the devise was being used to help with the swing up to contact, & that we would need to work on extention as well without the device.
That is the point JC as it serves a purpose and if anyone who actually used it would probably see the logic in getting the kids to stay connected would see one size does not ft all, Chris's point is made as to the elbow position as we start it lower and the elbow adjusts going forward and up like it is going up a ramp. Use the rope and continue to let me know how it is going. Pm me and we can arrange another conference call.
Chris and JC,
I have something that is better in design that I invented 4 years ago. I have shared this with very few people. Straightleg has my permission to post it on here. I will follow up with an explanaiiton after Gerry puts it up. Howard has also helped me with his input on the device. I call it the connector. Straightleg should be putting it on here soon. He found out about this through Howard and then me.
Dana.
I saw a hitting coach teach hand path by the student holding a basketball between their arms and swinging at front toss. I never tried it so I don’t know how effective it could be, but it looked interesting.
I talked to one of the guys who was a student of the coach who used the basketball drill and I asked if he remembered the drill and he advised yes.
He advised that it was not as much for hand path as it was for keeping the elbows working together, he advised the coach used it with him because his back elbow was leading his front elbow too far and causing his front shoulder to fly open. He advised that they did the drill with dry swings, off a tee and front toss, they stopped the bat at contact and did not follow using the basketball.
This young guy plays high school baseball and is a great a good hitter from what I understand. This coach has moved to a minor league team farther north and no longer does lesson locally.
We never tried the drill and I thought it was more to establish had path to the ball. I’m not promoting the drill just wanted to advised what this student of the coach remembered.