Video of the half way home drill
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FiveFrameSwing
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Dom posted a video of himself performing the drill at BBD.
I looked and can't find it!
- May 17, 2012
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For the uneducated what are we looking at with this drill?
I think there are different ways and ideas about how to preset yourself before the ball is in the air (ie, I think Tewks wants hitter a bit on their front side and focuses on what is often called the overlap or load in the unload portion of the swing to get the barrel moving). I find that concept a bit harder to explain to hitters, especially at first, so I like to have the girls be in a loaded position so AT MOST they deepen their stretch a little as they wait (kind of simulating what they'd do if they saw a changeup). They are basically at the point right before they'd launch the barrel.
Then, have them see how long they can wait -- even longer than halfway home if possible -- and still do a sudden, tight launch and be able to square the ball. If they "miss" and it goes foul right behind them, that is good. If they pound a pull swing, which they might do at first, that's not good. It's a nice feel drill for playing around and understanding getting as late a launch as possible and as tight a hand pivot point as possible.
Then they should work on moving that feeling into a more "complete" swing sequence.
Then, have them see how long they can wait -- even longer than halfway home if possible -- and still do a sudden, tight launch and be able to square the ball. If they "miss" and it goes foul right behind them, that is good. If they pound a pull swing, which they might do at first, that's not good. It's a nice feel drill for playing around and understanding getting as late a launch as possible and as tight a hand pivot point as possible.
Then they should work on moving that feeling into a more "complete" swing sequence.
FiveFrameSwing
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As with all drills, if you are going to perform a drill, then make sure to understand the intent of the drill. Know the objective and what you wish to extract from the drill.
FiveFrameSwing
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The objective of the drill is to gain an understanding of when to load ..... as well as the concept of swinging to load.
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