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Step One For New Members

If you are reading this, you are in the main forum....where all the good discussion and exchange of ideas occurs.

Instructional threads are 'stickied' to the top of this forum page in an effort to get new members to see the work that gets done here. There are 5 different threads of a dad and his kid, going through the HittingIllustrated process. They are quite instructional. I think you'll be impressed with what you see. The kid's progress is amazing. One of them is now a D1 player who chose college after being drafted. Another is a DII college player. A third is his brother who is now in high school. The fourth is a current high school freshman. And the fifth is my son who is now out of college and playing amateur fastpitch softball. Take a look. The terminology is likely to confuse you at first. But do your best to understand.

Then, there is another forum titled The Second Engine, found just below this one on the main page, which consists of 18 threads that have been chosen as 'good reads' for new members to get 'up to snuff' on what is taught here.

It is my recommendation that you spend your first hour or so in that forum reading those threads. Then, come here to ask questions. We love it when clips of hitters are posted.

And here is a link to an Instructional Starter Pak. It has the basic information. There are many details that go with each step that are too cumbersome to put in the Pak.

Instructional Starter Pak

MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR TRIAL PERIOD
POST A CLIP OF YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER
I'LL GIVE YOU AN ANALYSIS AND A RECOMMENDATION.

If I were you, I'd concentrate on figuring out what the Hand Pivot Point and what the Rear Hip Pivot Point are....and how they are synced together to create the high level swing.

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  • #31


    I just wanted to give members some feedback on what my thoughts were and what I felt during the swing on the right (white shirt).

    This was the first time that I did not start my swing with any pre-coil in my hip or any pre-set scap clamp. I wanted to get some rhythm and flow during my snap stop.

    When I lifted my lead leg, I simultaneously started to...
    1. coil my rear hip rearward (which helped cause my scap to retract)
    2. allowed my lead leg to move forward keeping my weight over my rear hip. My lead leg started moving forward in an internally rotated position because of my rearward hip coil.

    I focused on staying on my rear leg until the bat rotation about my HPP caused my weight to transfer. I also focused on turning my rear hip fully.

    I honestly did not think about my hands/arms/scap (upper body) much at all.

    The feeling that I felt in my rear hip was a like a trampoline! Since I had always pre-set the coil before, I had never felt this much total rearward motion in my rear hip. I coiled into my rear hip and could feel the entire depth of the coil. When the coil bottomed out, my hip was rebounded (just like off a trampoline) into a forward hip rotation. You know how you jump into the trampoline and displace the material 1 foot downward, but your body explodes 3 feet into the air, that was the feeling!

    I hope this helps someone else find/feel it!
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    • #32
      Thanks Lynnelles!! I can't keep up with you

      You are kicking my butt
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      • #33
        Ben, I didn't have many years of bad swing habits to overcome. I was never a softball player. My golf swing is my biggest obstacle. My baseball swing is improving, but I don't have it yet.

        You'll get it! You're a very hard worker.
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        • #34
          Thanks Lynnelles!! I feel my latest swing is definitely better! My upper body especially, my lower half is getting better too, but needs work. Then synch them up. It will happen.
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