Less hands. Less pushy. More body. More Connection.
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One of my guys went 0-1 with a K his first AB Wednesday. Walked back to the dugout, sat down, threw his helmet softer than usual (which means he was actually mad). Messaged me after the game. (remote hitter) Same thing every hitter says. "I don't know what happened. I felt good in BP." He went 2-3 the rest of the game. Hit one off the wall. Drove in two. Here's what we changed between AB1 and AB2. Less Hands. More Body. Bad ABs under pressure tend to have the same issues.. The body stops. The hands take over. The swing gets pushy and punchy. You can feel it after the swing. Arms doing all the work. It's survival, not a swing. And it's what almost every hitter does under pressure. The Fix You don't need a new swing thought between ABs. You need the understanding of what happened and know how to correct it. If at-bat 1 was hands, at-bat 2 is body. Flip the switch and correct it. One cue. Mid-game. After a bad AB: Time up the body and turn. Why This Works Many times when hitters feel only their hands, everything else stops. You start pushing at the ball, instead of turning through the ball. When hitters start feeling pressure, they revert to this. When they're comfortable (batting practice) moving the body well happens naturally. This is why I ALWAYS ask for training and game swings, not one or the other. TODAY'S SPONSOR — THICK GRIP BATThe handle is thicker on purpose. It's tested and proven by World Series winners. Your hands physically can't take over the swing. They can't squeeze and steer the way they do with a regular grip. You're forced to use your body — back hip, front side, the chain that actually drives the barrel. You don't have to think about it. The bat does it for you. A few rounds with one and you stop swinging with your arms. You start feeling what a real body turn is. Then you bring that feel into your gamer. It's the fastest way I've found to get a hitter out of "just use my hands hands" and improve "swing it with the body." ThickGripBat.com - Code: TREY10 (10% off) I get 0% commissions, I simply asked them for it as a thank you to you guys. Let's be great, — Trey |
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