Head Baseball Coach-Johnson County High School (Mountain City, TN). Psalm 103:17-18.

Northeast, Tennessee
Joined September 2009
I have read and heard Bonds wanted to swing like he was in a phone booth. I notice the backside firing in unison, but his turn/rotation has direction because he hits through the ball with extension.
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A cool thing about this clip is, although he was only concentrating on his backside pivot, Swisher was short to it and long through it to extension. His upper half was good.
Nick Swisher on controlling his backside. One of my all time favorite vids ...
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“Hand path is, you know, totally crucial, and it’s where the old saying-short to it, long through it came from.” @epsteinhitting @Jimtara
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Cannot start to rotate and leave hands behind.
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“Shorter is quicker. Shorten a guy’s swing, and you can increase the speed of his bat.” Hriniak
Quote from Walt Hriniak.
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This infield project is complete. #SmallSchollHighSchoolBaseball
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“You’d either get the funny, comic, sarcastic Murph, which was great. Or you’d get this really serious, really demanding, critical Murph.. But I’ve seen him change over the years. Just interacting…..I think his ego has been sort of softened a bit.” nbc26.com/sports/mlb/milwauk…
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The intern could not find the box of curveballs.
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Without the stress of a moving ball, just like a towel drill for pitchers without the stress of releasing a ball.
Hitters, DON’T USE TEES!! One of our customers said they saw someone saying to never use a tee. Hey, whatever works for them. However, how do you work a “spot” or “mechanics” with a moving ball. Tees for feels/ locations/ mechanics & hotel rooms/ garages!!
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“Power V.” Extension. Direction. Through. Courtesy of @SummersMethod
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*Top Soil Underneath. *Grass-Seed In Top Soil. *Peat Moss On Top Of Seed. *According To Specs *Grass In Infield Has To Be Extended. #SmallSchoolHighSchoolBaseball
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“You swing hard your technique goes bad.” Barry
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Before you swing hard, try this Simple but 🔥 progression for hitters demonstrated by Georgia Southern Athlete Valerie Combs this week during break. Pop about 3-5 of each (or stick at one if needed until you feel it). It’s a great primer for full swing sessions. • No-Legs Power V — heels down. Own direction first. • No-Stride Power V — legs come in as low-end power. Direction still wins. • No-Stride Pause Finishers — swing through, pause, then fake the finish. • Shut-Down Finishers — intent is violent to contact, then shut it down and let it finish naturally. • Stride to Power V — start setting up your game. Think pre-swing moves. • Stride to Pause Finish — blend timing + control. • Full Swings — let ’em rip. Different fields on command. If this helps one hitter, it did its job. 🎄 Merry Christmas
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IMO—Too many hitters finish extension “drills”by pointing at the sky—looks cool, but it’s missing the point. Extension isn’t about going up, it’s about staying through. Real power = staying below the head (chest to belly button, pitch depending). Stay connected. Stay through. #HittingTips #BaseballTraining #SwingPath #ExtensionDrill #PlayerDevelopment
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Either way, the barrel follows the sliding in knob. Low key, Jake Epstein has been a good hitting man for a long time.
Turning the barrel or pushing the barrel?? 🧐 Doesn’t matter, game winner!
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Knob slid in. Path set up. Direction.
Replying to @danjaques96
My explanation doesn’t do it justice. Be here’s that range hitters go through setting up the release of the barrel. Hope this explains it better than I did
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“Knob Slide.” Hand path.
If @TheJudge44 continues with his swing change from last night (no barrel drop & more knob slide), his consistency will go through the roof! If this hand path becomes permanent, the sky is the limit! Hat's off to you Mr. @TheJudge44 for making the adjustment. #gameofadjustments
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“Knob Slide.” Setting direction of swing. Hands getting in.
Every swinger of a bat needs to master this upper body move. WE spend a TON of time on it since it leads to consistency and barrels…in case you’re into that sort of thing😏.
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No one has been more consistent on the pivot over the years than, @mamedina8. Helps flatten barrel and get barrel to ball.
The feel is letting the hand open the shoulder ..... getting that knob to your front hip, then pivot #feel
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As Latta said, “Spinning is not rotation.” Hitters want the body’s turn and the hands/arms in sync. No hitter should want one to dominate the other, although by feel, different hitters have different thoughts. Spinning off is not rotation.
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