Hitting Flaws and Drills. Mike Lum

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1 Hitting Flaws and Drills Mike Lum

2 Feet Shoulder Width Apart or a Little Wider Get into a balance athletic position Head and belt buckle dissect the base

3 Flaw Base is too narrow Poor balance and not ready to hit Base is too wide Will not be able to create rhythm

4 Drills Middle tee drill Away tee drill

5 Balance Centered Over Balls of Feet Both knees slightly bent Slightly bend at waist

6 Weight distributed on heels Shoulders are aligned with point of hips Flaw

7 Away tee drill Middle tee drill Drills

8 Hips, Shoulder Square and Level Head position centered to slightly back of center Both knees slightly flexed Back knee over back foot Head and belt buckle dissect the base

9 Head position forward of center of body Back knee tucked inside base Legs not under body Flaw

10 Arms and Hands in a Tension Free Position Back elbow down and relaxed Align knuckles and soften hands Front elbow down and closer to body

11 Flaw High back elbow Palms jam deep around bat Front elbow up and away from body

12 Vision Focus both eyes on pitcher or large general area Soft focus mode Learn pitcher s release point Hard focus mode

13 Eyes Parallel to Ground Eyes parallel to ground Head and eyes level

14 Head and eyes tilted at a 45 degree angle Flaw

15 Drills Strike/ball recognition drill (call out balls or strike, then take two Call balls and strikes, hit three Colored ball drill (call color as they hit) Finger recognition drill (call out number of fingers)

16 Looking at pitcher only with one eye Shoulder over rotated Both eyes not focusing on ball Flaw

17 Focus Both Eyes on Pitcher or General Area Square shoulders, turn head and both eyes Summarize balance stance

18 Recognize Pitcher s Release Point Focus on pitcher s release point See rotation out of hand

19 Drills Strike/ball recognition drill (call ball or strike, then take two Call Balls and strike, hit three Colored ball drill (call color as they hit) Finger recognition drill (call out number of fingers)

20 Rhythm Load, get back and get ready to hit Create rhythm with load Slow and on time

21 Flaw Not loading or getting back on time Rushing with no rhythm Loading top-half and tilted

22 Rhythm drill Walk through drill Crossover drill drill Simulated pitcher tee drill Single leg balance drill Drills

23 Create Rhythm with Load Get hands ready with load Use legs to load and stay on legs

24 Late getting ready Loading with upper half of body Gets over the outside of back leg Flaw

25 Rhythm drill Walk through drill Crossover drill Simulated pitcher tee drill drill Single leg balance drill Drills

26 Approach and Timing Stride and Separation Transfer weight through center of body

27 Stride and Separation Stride foot close or 45 degree open Lower half lead Create flow and rhythm with stride

28 Stride and Separation Hands will be in launched or ready position when stride foot lands Stride to hit Head will move half the distance of your stride

29 Flaws Front toe open on stride High heel twist opens front side Negative stride

30 Loading and striding at the same time Early stride No stride rhythm Flaws

31 Walk through with separation drill Separation drill drill Simulated pitcher tee Single leg balance to separation Check flip Two ball flip Drills

32 Stride foot heel off ground causes spin off ball Straight back leg causes lateral slide or a raise of the front side Not turning back side through center Flaw

33 Separation heel down and turn drill Center ball drill Medicine ball drill Drills

34 Casting hands away from body Lead elbow working up and out Top hand rolling over on the ball Trying to make contact too far out front Flaw

35 Drill High low tee drill Double tee inside drill High tee drill Bottom hand drill Top hand drill Reverse top hand drill Target drill Double tee outside

36 Extend Lead Arm Through Swing Bottom hand extends through ball Flexion on back arm on contact Keep bat in hitting zone longer Swing to a finish

37 Hands starts down and under Lead arm extends before contact Cuts extension off after contact Flaw

38 High low tee drill Double tee outside High tee drill Double tee inside Bottom hand drill Top hand drill Reverse top hand drill Target drill Drills

39 Discipline Head on Ball for Contact Leaving head and eyes on contact longer

40 Flaw Lifting or turning head too soon Not staying on ball longer Jamming head down too far

41 No look after contact drill Eyes on spot drill Drills