I could use good drill for baseball.

baba(baby) , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 04:40:47 AM

I assume you are talking about hitting..You need a more

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centered swing to keep ur head still..(wait - are you Andruw Jones??? I

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Take a normal hard swing & mark where ur front foot landed. Then move ur

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front foot back 3 to 4 inches, don't talk yourself into anymore than that
(your mind may tell you that you would be more comfortable but you will get
used to it). Then take ur stance at the plate with about 90% of ur weight
on ur back leg. Don’t move the front foot back before the swing, watch
yourself this will be ur first reaction to try to take a big step into the
ball. The idea is to take the step almost out of the swing; you will
naturally take a small step (the 3 inches you took away). You also have a
tendency to start ur hands too far forward causing you to start ur swing by
having to pull the bat back & will take ur hands out of position. After
taking ur stance, pull ur hands far back so that you are just moving them
forward when you swing. A quick tip I used was to set my hands at top of
the strike zone so I would know that if a ball was above my hands –
don’t swing, it’s a ball. This is the hardest part to “tell you” I
usually show this part because it’s different for everyone but way I
found it for myself is to take a very slow motion swing & you feel ur
hands start backwards to “cock” for the swing – that is ur point to
set ur hands on ur new stance. So now to take a swing you are literally
just focusing on the timing & ur swing is started by ur hips.
When you take a swing, with no step, ur head & shoulders should remain in
the hitting position throughout the swing & should not raise or lower. The
small step you take will naturally push ur body & weight back into the
power position behind the ball. By doing this you should pick up the ball
faster (because ur head doesn't move) & ur hands will be quicker because
you start in the hitting zone. Even though at first you may feel like you
are losing power you will actually become a more powerful & consistent
hitter as long as you are putting yourself into the hitting zone.
There are several MLB players who use this method - some guy name Albert
Pujols, for what ever that is worth. Even his wife has pointed out to him
that when he starts to slump his stance narrows & his weight is too far
forward.

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