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Hitting

Hitting . How to take a Difficult Skill & Make it Simple By: Diane Miller University of Nebraska. 6 COMPONENTS TO AN EFFICIENT SWING. 1. Stance 2. Set 3. Load 4. Approach 5. Extension 6. Follow-through. Stance. Toes inside heels Heels inside toes

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Hitting

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  1. Hitting How to take a Difficult Skill & Make it Simple By: Diane Miller University of Nebraska

  2. 6 COMPONENTS TO AN EFFICIENT SWING • 1. Stance • 2. Set • 3. Load • 4. Approach • 5. Extension • 6. Follow-through

  3. Stance • Toes inside heels • Heels inside toes • Weight on INSIDE balls of feet • Bend at the knees • Bend at the waist (shoulders over knees) • Elbows down and relaxed • Hands inside back shoulder • Knocking knuckles lined up on bat

  4. Set • Front foot slides forward keeping weight on front inside quadrant of the foot. • Weight 50/50

  5. Load • Bottom half of body • Weight goes to front inside quadrant of back foot (70%) • Hips shift • Back big toe, knee, hip, and back shoulder all line up. • Front knee drops in-VERY important

  6. Load-Con’t • Top half of body • Back elbow lifts-do not rotate upper body • Slight movement in hands

  7. Approach MIDDLE JOINTS ARE KEY!!! • Back elbow clears back hip • Front elbow clears up and forward • Barrel on plane with the ball-back elbow stays under barrel

  8. Approach-con’t • Contact • Barrel on plane • Barrel in hitting zone as long as possible • Wrist (palm up/palm-down), elbows (extended), and hips release/snap at the same time

  9. Extension VERY IMPORTANT-Extension allows for the hitter to stay in the ‘tunnel’ • End of bat pointed at the pitcher • Weight finishes 60/40-front to back • EXTEND power toward the pitcher

  10. Follow-through • 2-handed or 1-handed • Key is to make sure hitter is THROUGH extension before follow-through starts

  11. Hitting Mentality • Keep hitting simple • 3 Questions to ask in a ‘poor at bat’ • Was I on Time? • Fundamentally was I correct? • Was it a good pitch to swing at?

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