HITTING INSTRUCTION
Many hitting instructors can indentify flaws at ball strike, but, most flaws at ball strike are a direct result of a flaw in either the set up, or the "first move" (set-up/start) in the swing.
Because the swing is a sequenced kinetic chain of events, one leading into the next, the error at ball strike, if often due to an earlier error. For example, a hitting coach may see that a player is rolling over at the point of contact and begin working hand path drills.
A coach/player must determine "Why" are the hands rolling over? Here is a scenerio:
The player is overloading his backside, getting his rear knee over his ankle/foot. Instead of advancing forward, knee inside ankle/foot, the rear knee stays over his ankle and spins there during rotation. The "spinning" action causes his upper body to rotate off the ball in a "one piece" swing or "gate" swing.
The counter action of the front shoulder opening at the same time as the hip, causes his hands to counteract and disconnect away from the body. Because of the early extension with the arms, the hands have to roll over to get back to the point of contact. All of this is because of the earlier error in the load.
You see, the earlier the error in the kinetic/start chain, more errors will result as you move through your swing.
Hitting coaches have to determine what "first cause" is to really fix the chain. Anything else is just giving a "massage" to the swing."
Finding "first cause" is a mandatory first step toward significant improvement.
Most all hitting instructors can find what is wrong in the swing, but how many can tell you "Why?"
It's an absolute "must" to trust and work with a hitting instructor with the background and experience to identify, explain, and correct the "cause" and other flaws to make you the hitter you want to be!
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