Reply to "Heel drop and hitting"

redbird510,000+ posts

It has been my experience that teaching a player to drop his heel leads to problems. The hitter strides too much onto his toe with his heel being 6+" above his heel. As his heel slams down, his head moves and front shoulder pulls out early inevitably.

I would rather focus on striding soft on his front foot (to the ball of his foot). This is a fairly natural move and, if you have to spend an inordinate amount of time teaching this move, you have larger problems with the hitter.

Just my opinion.

3/10/049:13 AM

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