"You mentioned that you continue to hit out in front and were trained to hit out in front. Your muscle memory/neural pathway is out in front. Move your tee to the outside of the plate about halfway back where the ball is about at your…"
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James Clements commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"I will try to get a video of my swing this next week. The videos I have now are old and my swing (I hope) has improved.
Thanks again foe all your help."
Jason Acevedo commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"James,
There are a bunch of helpful ideas on here but the hardest part is execution of those ideas. I have a list of drills I use with my college hitters to help attack the outside pitch more efficiently. Please feel free to message me in my inbox…"
Kip Gross commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"James, do you have any video of your swing or stance? There could be a variety of reasons for what's happening. Hitting the ball opposite field isn't something players just wake up one morning and decide to do. It takes…"
Dave Vaccaro commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Keep in mind that palm-up/palm-down is the position you want to be in at contact. You also want to keep that position through the baseball until you've achieved full extension to the field of play. Only then, should the wrist begin to roll, not…"
James Clements commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Thanks all! I have heard that I need more top hand before. I believe that is what I am trying to ask. I used the term fliping my bat through in the original post, attacking aggresively with hands in second post. With each of these thoughts it is my…"
Pat Crofoot commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Growing up a left handed hitter I spent countless Saturdays playing 5 person pickup games with right field closed because my friends didn't want to switch fields every time I batted. Back then, I would just close my stance more. But…"
Dave Vaccaro commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"James...in that case work a lot of top hand drills. The foul balls could be from the lack of top hand push through the baseball. Instead, your barrel may be dragging and therefore the force of the pitch is outweighing the force of the bat at impact."
James Clements commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Thanks for the help. I realize that I probably did not word my situation very good. I do try to keep my hands inside and do not have any problrm hitting the down the middle pitch slightly in front of my hip with bat square to the field. My…"
Larry Cicchiello commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Hi Dave, I'm of the firm belief that if you want to have a higher batting average you must learn how to hit it the opposite way. And I also believe that the only thing to do is to let the ball travel farther and the swing remains the same.…"
Roland Hernandez commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Inside pitches - you drive to that side of the field
Outside pitches - you go opposite field.
When I'm the pitcher... baseball and even in softball (old guy leagues)... when I see a guy wanting to go opposite…"
Geno commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"James - I played college & now coach a local youth travel team... From what your saying I think your coaches are correctly telling you to allow the ball to travel. I am a "Rotational" guy & believe that by developing a quick…"
Pat Crofoot commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"Consciously start your swing with your left shoulder closed more than normal then swing normally."
Dave Vaccaro commented on James Clements's blog post Different Swings"HI James,
I'm not sure what you mean by flipping your hands through but letting the ball get deeper is somewhat of a fallacy. Here's why...You're asking your eyes and hands to do a whole heck of a lot to…"
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Posted on January 2, 2012 at 11:00pm 14 Comments 1 Like
I have a question, I have always hit decently to opposite field but i was doing this by not flipping my hands through and hitting the ball more out in front of me. With this being my second year on varsity, i am hoping to be a big stand out and have an impressive season.Well, I have tried to discipline myself to let the ball get deeper but im fouling several balls off the right field line. Do i need to try and flip my hands through more? Any othert things i should do?
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