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I’m starting a series this week in sequence on the best hitters/swings in baseball. We’re going to start from the ground up. This week I’ll talk about something that the best hitters in the game have in common.
A majority of the best hitters in the game have what we refer to as the K posture. If you notice in the pictures provided, I drew with a red thick line what we call the K posture. Drawing a line from the foot to the hip and then the hip to the front shoulder.
What you’ll also notice about the best hitters in the game is that they maintain this K through a majority of their swing. Also, most of the best hitters in the game start with their eyes and chin in front of their belly button. Not on top of or behind. I drew a smaller red line to demonstrate that in some of the pictures. (Click on the pictures to see them larger). Lastly, we try to always keep our hitters in a 50/50 balance stance. This gives them the best chance at keeping balance throughout the swing which is very important. Keep an eye on your players. I deal with alot of players who “think” they start in a 50/50 balance when a majority have more weight on their back leg.
A common problem that I see with the hitters I work with is that they start in a bad posture and maintain that posture. See the pics of some of our other hitters. Another very common thing that happens is that when we put players into a great K posture, as soon as they begin to load/gather, they lose their K. When filming or working with your hitters setting them up in the proper posture doesn’t guarantee that they’ll be able to maintain it.
Getting players to start in the right position gives them the best chance to finish in a good position. Next week I’ll talk about more of the posture/stance and the grip. I’ll touch on ground/shin angles and horizontal drive and why those two phrases are so important.
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