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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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    Trying to launch deeper and behind the corner.
    Last edited by Mike; 06-20-2018, 08:55 AM.
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      Originally posted by Mike View Post
      This is where Chloe’s swing breaks down . She can’t fully turn the barrel upside down behind the hip. I think a lot of hitters suffer from this. She is close but missing the High level pattern because of it.

      Turning the barrel cleanly is so important to being the best hitter you can be. This flaw in her swing has cost her potentially 10 home runs at least..


      Turning the barrel goes hand in hand with the triangle.

      Instead of thinking of throwing the barrel from the top hand, I told her to think of turning the bottom of the PVC up to the sky. That helped her understand that both hands are working.

      The more I study the swing, I realize TTB is a key part in reaching that high level swing pattern.
      Last edited by Mike; 06-20-2018, 09:58 AM.
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        Last edited by Mike; 06-22-2018, 08:55 PM.
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            Originally posted by Mike View Post
            I snagged this from rdbass dfp today. i like how it contrasts how the barrel turn and the rear hip work together.




            In the barrel turn cut of your hitter, there is no reaction from the rear hip which means that they are not connected. Could be a few things like bad coil, turning the triangle with the arms alone, too much waist separation (counter rotation). I try to think of the triangle turn as three elements.

            1. Forearms
            2. Arms
            3. Scap

            I have the kids somewhat coil and then go through each one sequentially and then go 1 then 1+2 then 1+2+3. If the rear leg is coiled, it will turn-in.
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