I have read and heard Bonds wanted to swing like he was in a phone booth.
I notice the backside firing in unison, but his turn/rotation has direction because he hits through the ball with extension.
A cool thing about this clip is, although he was only concentrating on his backside pivot, Swisher was short to it and long through it to extension. His upper half was good.
“You’d either get the funny, comic, sarcastic Murph, which was great. Or you’d get this really serious, really demanding, critical Murph.. But I’ve seen him change over the years. Just interacting…..I think his ego has been sort of softened a bit.”
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Hitters, DON’T USE TEES!! One of our customers said they saw someone saying to never use a tee. Hey, whatever works for them. However, how do you work a “spot” or “mechanics” with a moving ball. Tees for feels/ locations/ mechanics & hotel rooms/ garages!!
*Top Soil Underneath.
*Grass-Seed In Top Soil.
*Peat Moss On Top Of Seed.
*According To Specs
*Grass In Infield Has To Be Extended.
#SmallSchoolHighSchoolBaseball
Before you swing hard, try this
Simple but 🔥 progression for hitters demonstrated by Georgia Southern Athlete Valerie Combs this week during break. Pop about 3-5 of each (or stick at one if needed until you feel it). It’s a great primer for full swing sessions.
• No-Legs Power V — heels down. Own direction first.
• No-Stride Power V — legs come in as low-end power. Direction still wins.
• No-Stride Pause Finishers — swing through, pause, then fake the finish.
• Shut-Down Finishers — intent is violent to contact, then shut it down and let it finish naturally.
• Stride to Power V — start setting up your game. Think pre-swing moves.
• Stride to Pause Finish — blend timing + control.
• Full Swings — let ’em rip. Different fields on command.
If this helps one hitter, it did its job.
🎄 Merry Christmas
IMO—Too many hitters finish extension “drills”by pointing at the sky—looks cool, but it’s missing the point.
Extension isn’t about going up, it’s about staying through.
Real power = staying below the head (chest to belly button, pitch depending).
Stay connected. Stay through.
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@danjaques96 My explanation doesn’t do it justice. Be here’s that range hitters go through setting up the release of the barrel. Hope this explains it better than I did
If @TheJudge44 continues with his swing change from last night (no barrel drop & more knob slide), his consistency will go through the roof! If this hand path becomes permanent, the sky is the limit! Hat's off to you Mr. @TheJudge44 for making the adjustment. #gameofadjustments
Every swinger of a bat needs to master this upper body move. WE spend a TON of time on it since it leads to consistency and barrels…in case you’re into that sort of thing😏.