I don't think this is SNF drill. I believe this is the Attack Opposite drill:
And, you would be thinking right, for a change.
I don't think this is SNF drill. I believe this is the Attack Opposite drill:
The "torque drill" is one of the most swing damaging drills that I've ever seen. If a horrible hitter does that drill, they may improve from where they started just because of the fact that they are making some effort to improve.
The truth is that the "torque drill" is one of the worst drills a hitter can do. Lock the front leg?... Wow. Please stay away from that!!!!
The version I was commenting on was the Epstein drill. Training the front side to pull off during the launch portion of the swing will lead to less bat-speed where you want it as well as poor ball flight off the bat (if you make contact). I will leave it at that, but there are countless issues that that drill will cause.
What are your thoughts on locking the front leg? When should it happen? Should the hitter try to make it happen?
Torgue drill/deltoid drill (Epstein ) maybe a good drill for a starting 8-9 y/o. The biggest problem is when the hitter now has to take the bat off of the deltoid/side of shoulder. Now your back to trying to use the hands correctly-'turn the barrel'.
Why we are posting video, any chance you have the check swing drill on video?
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Torgue drill/deltoid drill (Epstein ) maybe a good drill for a starting 8-9 y/o. The biggest problem is when the hitter now has to take the bat off of the deltoid/side of shoulder. Now your back to trying to use the hands correctly-'turn the barrel'.
What are your thoughts on locking the front leg? When should it happen? Should the hitter try to make it happen?
Pardon me but I'm going to paraphrase a quote from one of the great men in our country's history in response to a few of these last posts:
"The trouble with many of our hitting coach friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."