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The ability to decel and not spin the hips is an absolute game changer for adjustability.
If the ball is breaking away from you and the hips turn hard that makes you “spin off”. Training to hold angles through the zone is ADJUSTABILITY.
If the ball is breaking away from you and the hips turn hard that makes you “spin off”. Training to hold angles through the zone is ADJUSTABILITY.
Usually when the hips turn hard that’s when the bat drags through the zone. You get blown up. Front side is swinging. We need a swing that is backside driven. Meaning the top hand is more active.
Majority of hitters I see are “pulling off” because they are spinning there hips and yanking off the ball. I think if you put them through progressions to help them clean that up they’ll quickly improve consistency.
Here’s an example: I started working with a hitter. He would launch balls in BP. Was in the 70s in bat speed testing. I saw him play a weekend. Front side swinging and was getting blown up. So, we started working together. Did a ton of stick swings and angled toss etc.
He’s in season now and called me. Was spinning off again. Told him to do angled toss from both sides with short bat then his normal bat. He then went and hit homers both oppo and pullside because he’s staying on the baseball and not spinning off it.
Obviously everyone is different, but this is something I see with a lot of hitters and thought I’d share.
When I say “backside driven” that doesn’t mean the lower half yanking everything open. Just means I don’t want the front hip/shoulder flying open. I want my top hand doing the work. Front side meaning the front hip/shoulder yank open. That’s “pulling off”. Context.
