View Full Version : Cap Ripken drill (video)
baseballislife2008
07-28-2008, 08:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7K6DUcL2L8
What do you think of it?? Almost like the walk up tee drill except in a more realistic "setting" being that you are in a normal stance to start just like you are at the plate normally. I don't happy gilmore my swing when I'm up at the plate. Although that drill can be very effective. Not knocking the drill.
What do yall think about this drill that Cal is showing??
Chris O'Leary
07-28-2008, 08:45 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7K6DUcL2L8
What do you think of it?? Almost like the walk up tee drill except in a more realistic "setting" being that you are in a normal stance to start just like you are at the plate normally. I don't happy gilmore my swing when I'm up at the plate. Although that drill can be very effective. Not knocking the drill.
What do yall think about this drill that Cal is showing??
The problem is that he's got the tee set out way in front, which is going to reinforce disconnection at the point of contact.
The tee needs to be set where the front heel lands.
StraightGrain11
07-29-2008, 07:15 PM
The problem is that he's got the tee set out way in front, which is going to reinforce disconnection at the point of contact.
The tee needs to be set where the front heel lands.
Wrong Chris. That is part of the drill. By placing the tee "out in front", you are forced to exaggerate weight transfer to the front foot. If you'd like, I'll show you another clip of PROFESSIONAL hitters doing almost the same drill (but w/o the exaggerated "rearward weight shift") with the tee in the same place.
Understand what you are seeing, and the concepts of the drill before you critique them.
Chris O'Leary
07-29-2008, 07:37 PM
Wrong Chris. That is part of the drill. By placing the tee "out in front", you are forced to exaggerate weight transfer to the front foot. If you'd like, I'll show you another clip of PROFESSIONAL hitters doing almost the same drill (but w/o the exaggerated "rearward weight shift") with the tee in the same place.
Understand what you are seeing, and the concepts of the drill before you critique them.
Actually, I could see it promoting disconnection and lunging.
It's also going to reinforce a more linear approach by putting too much emphasis on getting power from the weight shift itself rather than using the weight shift to drive rotation.
Again, I would do the drill, but not with the tee so far out front.