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Swingbuster's Top Hand Drill

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    Swingbuster's Top Hand Drill

    Excellent Drill. The simple mechanism that gets it all together. Vertical start, lead shoulder lowered, hip coiled, barrel floats backward, hips open, separation created, easy natural shift, swivel accelerated.



    In teaching this stuff to my son, the biggest hurdle was getting him to realize that although this is more movement over a longer time period, the swing is actually shorter. Instead of saying "go" from a dead start, you are saying "go" from a running start that is very controlable. There is much more preswing movement yet it is just as easy to check this swing as the dead start swing. But, HOLY COW, the benefits are HUGE.
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    Compared to Mankins THT drill this barrel starts tipped in Dmacs "tip and rip" position

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    • #3
      Good drill. You could teach it to a real young kid and he would be able to pick up the feel of how a running start gets started.

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        When I changed our best hitter over to T&R last year we were doing this drill and I never mention the word but he said out of the blue " I get it ; it feels like a whip"

        I smiled............

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          Very cool drill. Will have to try that one with MJ, when he is feeling better. That crud is going around. One thing I am not sure if anyone wants to comment. His hand sure gets in front of his body. doest stay out over the plate (at contact).

          Mike
          Last edited by mike28nc; 12-21-2006, 11:47 PM.

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          • #6
            Hi Mike.

            I do not think hands staying out over the plate is an absolute. The rear elbow is going to slot in tight eventually.

            Not sure you need that much room between the hands and the body . If you stay out there too much your elbow action can get restricted.

            Mankins description of independent " shoulder action" is enlightening

            The lead shoulder coming down and THEN the late stage in internal loading action LASTLY of the rear shoulder ( where the tip of the rear elbow becomes visable) front view just before foot plant

            The soft toss HR swing posted by the top hand drill might be enlightening

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAjIO0_JTI

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            • #7
              I can't see the top hand drill - can someone post a clip?

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              • #8
                Testyrsttest

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