Swing Myths

MYTH #1 FOOT DOWN EARLY / STAY BACK

1. Once stride leg is up it is no longer active

2. When Stride foot goes down independently of back leg the hitter must then find a new source of power.  Ie upper body/hands

3. Staying back forces the hitter to make early swing decisions and often miss second read. 

MYTH #2 STAY INSIDE THE BALL WITH HANDS

1. Staying Inside the ball is a by product of correct swing sequence, 

not by the hands working independently of the body.

2. Pulling the knob to the ball cause the hitter to drag the bat on a steep downward plane

3. The hitters top hand/arm should not extend actively

MYTH #3 STRONG TOP HAND

1. Strong top hand does not mean top hand stays on top.

2. Roll overs are caused by top hand staying on top too long

3. The result of strong top hand is steep swing planes

MYTH #4 EXTENSION

1. Extension is the product of correct launch and swing sequence

2. Extenstion is created by bat whip, not the hands

3. Extension is created not forced

MYTH #5 SWING DOWN/SWING UP

1. Swinging down/up is a steep low contact rate swing

2. If swing plane is opposite pitch plane squaring the ball is very difficult.

3. Steep swings struggle staying on offspeed pitches

4. Up swings struggle to hit balls in top of zone

MYTH #6 CREATE BACKSPIN

1. Backspin can not be forced

2. Forcing backspin creates short fly balls and ground balls

3. The most backspin ball is a fly ball to catcher.