Any baseball coaches here? (1 Viewer)

[rolliehouliranson]

Anyone have any good drills for hitters who are barring (straightening) the front arm on the swing? Only things I can think of are putting something under the front armpit, and also having them hit with the bat on their shoulder. Anyone have any more creative ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Unlucky]

You mean straightening it too soon? So they end up with full arm extension too soon, and thus lose a lot of power?

One drill I've done is to stand facing a wall. With normal grip on the bat and normal stance, extend both arms fully directly in front of the face. (while facing the wall) The knuckles should just barely touch the wall/fence. This gives you the distance you should stand away from the wall. Now, swing the bat. Don't hit the wall. This forces the batter to maintain a compact swing, with the full arm extension occurring "out in front" of the hitter. Make sense?

 

[rolliehouliranson]

You mean straightening it too soon? So they end up with full arm extension too soon, and thus lose a lot of power?One drill I've done is to stand facing a wall. With normal grip on the bat and normal stance, extend both arms fully directly in front of the face. (while facing the wall) The knuckles should just barely touch the wall/fence. This gives you the distance you should stand away from the wall. Now, swing the bat. Don't hit the wall. This forces the batter to maintain a compact swing, with the full arm extension occurring "out in front" of the hitter. Make sense?

Yes. Thanks!