- May 7, 2008
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Does anyone have experience with this product (little parachute that attaches to the bat and causes resistance in the swing)? Our athlete is expressing interest.
Ang
Ang
Haven't used the chute but I would think it would be in the same category as hitting basketballs off a tee. IOW, teach a push rather than a whip. As to follow through, I've watched ULL hit check swing dingers for years. It's about what happens before contact IMO rather than a push AT contact or a follow through. Marc, pm me and I'll send you a copy and paste of a relevant thread. I look to you before everyone else on fitness and training but I have some different opinions than you on hitting.
Mark, I think what it teaches depends on how you use the drill. So that's why I say agree and disagree. The drill as traditionally used, which focuses on impact and after, probably does teach a push instead of a whip. But if you focus on driving before contact, achieving whip and getting a loud "whomp" at contact it can have plenty of value. As I mentioned with Ang, I look at it as incentive to get the body driving the bat into the ball, not as an arm drill.