Eliminating Uni-Load

[caseyd123]

Here is a homerun swing taken a week ago

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r75/FuegoKidd/feb23bp-1.gif

This was taken today. I changed to a tap-back method because a) I wanted to feel the weight transfer better and b) i wanted to eliminate my uniloading that goes on in the previous swing

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r75/FuegoKidd/march2ndbp.gif



Problems I still have:
- Back knee is still behind my back hip, i want it in line with my back hip at heel plant right?
- At plant, my back elbow has already dropped and my bat has flattened to parallel to the ground. The barrel doesn't get trapped behind the neck as much as it did in the previous swing though which is an improvement but its still too flat
- Back elbow is disconnecting... right?
- I'm still finishing level instead of finishing high
- My contact point is a little better as its about over my front toe instead of well in front of it

How has my week gone, have I gone in the wrong direction? Am I getting there? I'd really like to get my upper body problems squared away. I think if I get the upper in check, my lower will figure itself out. Also, thoughts on the tap-back as opposed to a standard stride?

Thanks to all who have helped me thus far!

-CD

[dominik]

Nice
Concerning the uni load Sandman has a nice site. Maybe he can post his link here.

[MSandman]

I think you're improving on conquering your uniload by slightly delaying your upper body load. I think your bat drag might be influenced by your lead arm. Others may disagree (FiveFrameSwing), but look how straight your lead arm is before you even hit launch position. Your hands drift back beyond your rear foot. Compare this to the pros in my article (below) or almost any others (yes Griffey is an exception and some others). When you get your arm that straight and your hands that far back, I think it's just natural that when you slot your elbow, you're going to see bat drag.

Try this: sitting in your chair, grab your left thumb w/ your right hand, forming a poor man's bat. :) Now extend your hands all the way back til your lead arm is nearly straight. Now tuck your elbow to your side. Bat drag, right? Now do the same, but try to keep your hands barely beyond your rear shoulder and try to keep your lead elbow bent to not much more than 90 degrees. Now slot your elbow. Because your hands started/stayed in front of your elbow ("in front of", meaning closer to the pitcher), when you slot, it's less likely to cause bat drag.

As for your "lunge" or "tilt" through contact, I'd like to see you hitting some middle/away pitches. Your contact point is way out in front, plus you appear to severely reach for the ball. Once you plant your lead heel, trust your rotation and just UNLOAD instead of reaching for the ball. It might help in a practice environment where you're not being evaluated by coaches on results so that you can not worry so much how far you hit it. Then you can just focus on loading things in the right order, and UNLOADING them without reaching.

Keep at it; you're obviously a hard worker. We're pulling for you. ;)

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[Bolts-Baseball]

http://i39.tinypic.com/2ypgm74.jpg

[caseyd123]

MSandman, thanks for the kind words and Bolts thanks for the thousand words :-D. So Bolts that picture indicates the lunge right?

-CD

[wogdoggy]

MSandman, thanks for the kind words and Bolts thanks for the thousand words :-D. So Bolts that picture indicates the lunge right?

-CD

if you are a lunger just think about working the left hip back more instead of firing off the back leg ,,,,, try a few cuts and see if it helps...its helped a few kids I know of