Rufus67
09-23-2008, 08:41 AM
One of the often-repeated phrases as it relates to hitting is that your chin starts on the front shoulder at the beginning of the swing and ends on the back shoulder (i.e., as your shoulders rotate during the swing your head remains still).
Have you all found this to be an accurate statement? Does it have value as a teaching aid to help kids keep their heads still during the swing?
That also leads in to my second question - I've been a proponent up until now of keeping your head still during a swing and tracking the ball as far as you can with eyes only (the theory being the fewer moving parts during a swing the better, and to keep the eyes on a constant plain as opposed to moving with the head). At some point you have to "let go" of the ball and swing where it's going if you do this, but this is in direct contrast to another phrase which is "watch the ball into the bat".
What has your experience been with that? In swing clips it appears that major leaguers do dip their head on contact but I'm not sure if that from the effort of the swing or because they were following the ball all the way to contact.
Any input would be appreciated.
Have you all found this to be an accurate statement? Does it have value as a teaching aid to help kids keep their heads still during the swing?
That also leads in to my second question - I've been a proponent up until now of keeping your head still during a swing and tracking the ball as far as you can with eyes only (the theory being the fewer moving parts during a swing the better, and to keep the eyes on a constant plain as opposed to moving with the head). At some point you have to "let go" of the ball and swing where it's going if you do this, but this is in direct contrast to another phrase which is "watch the ball into the bat".
What has your experience been with that? In swing clips it appears that major leaguers do dip their head on contact but I'm not sure if that from the effort of the swing or because they were following the ball all the way to contact.
Any input would be appreciated.