Any feedback on swing

Contact too far forward.

No weight behind the swing.

I don't think you are getting quite what you could out of your hips, legs or core. Try to get your stride and load closer to the moment you swing. Also, you are leaning back a little too far at contact and that will take lots of momentum out of your path through the ball. Take some bp or front toss and pull your back knee in the direction of the hit for a few days.

power:When you say, pull your back knee in the direction of the hit, do you mean to pick up the back knee and bring it forward with the bat?

in regards to quincy: What do you mean by contact too far forward? He has always been taught by his hitting coaches to make contact out in front and extend the arms through the hitting zone. He is a gap to gap hitter.

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power:When you say, pull your back knee in the direction of the hit, do you mean to pick up the back knee and bring it forward with the bat?

He doesn't have to pick it up, he can drag the toe on the ground if that's more comfortable. The idea is to get the momentum going in the direction of the hit. He will start to pull the knee as the hands start to uncock. Another good drill, is to actually throw the bat at a target, such as a cone. Just set a cone or other target at SS, 2B bag and the last at 2B position. He should be able to hit the target or within a few feet. That drill is not done as a ball is being thrown.

Oh, by the way, I think his contact position is fine from the two swings posted.

This sounds similar to what one of his htting coaches told him before...to walk out of a hit, in other words as you swing you would literally walk towards the pitcher, that way your momentum would be carrying in the direction of the hit, correct?

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in regards to quincy: What do you mean by contact too far forward? He has always been taught by his hitting coaches to make contact out in front and extend the arms through the hitting zone. He is a gap to gap hitter.

For his size and weight, his power numbers should be higher.

By maintaining a contact point that far forward, he loses his legs and thus weight behind his swing.

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Originally posted by equipman:
This sounds similar to what one of his htting coaches told him before...to walk out of a hit, in other words as you swing you would literally walk towards the pitcher, that way your momentum would be carrying in the direction of the hit, correct?

Correct! He will learn to get his momentum going in the right direction and can work that from a normal swing thereafter.

Just my opinion on hitting and the research I've done, but I believe you need to get your body connected and drive. What I mean by this is you are attacking the ball merely with your hands, which will prevent you from hitting to your full potential. Its hard to show you this without being in person, but try to have you back hip turn your hands to the ball. So get your hands connected with your lower half and drive with your back side, and then after you make contact continue through the ball with your hands for extension.

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Originally posted by equipman:
This sounds similar to what one of his htting coaches told him before...to walk out of a hit, in other words as you swing you would literally walk towards the pitcher, that way your momentum would be carrying in the direction of the hit, correct?

The way we do it is just as you state, except that the momentum going in the direction of the hit does not necessarily mean going in the direction of the pitcher. This would only be true if all your hits went back up the middle. The concept works especially well on hits to the opposite field.

Of course this is a drill, not how you would execute in a game situation.

Thanks for all the responses. We, as I am sure everybody else is, continually working on his hitting to perfect it. He takes 100 swings a day on the Hurricane trainer and since using this, his BA has come up over 100 points. He drives the ball gap to gap for the most part, and usually 1 or 2 hops it to the fence. We attended a P2 prospect camp at Central Mich in July and he drove 2 balls to the warning track at dead center (390'). The coach asked him to come back for the next camp in Sept when they play actual games. We are attending the Young-Harris showcase on Labor Day in GA and going to a MLB Scouting Bureau tryout in Canada on the 26th. We will be working hard on the swing over the next week. He has great natural power and if I can fix this one hitch in his swing, he could show some big time power at the upcoming camps.

When you stride your hips are not moving forward and your weight is still on your back leg.

Is this what you want?

Just my opinion... First of all, I think he shakes or wiggles the bat way too much. It's ok for a timing point, but he needs to stop it sooner... Its really unecessary... It takes him longer to load than if he didn't do that at all. I also think his head moves too much... He starts with his chin tucked, (which is good) but he doesn't finish that way. A good drill for this, is to throw a wiffle ball bat at a box on a wall, allowing you to throw your hands at this tiny square, while keeping your chin tucked, allowing your head to move from shoulder to shoulder. I also noticed that he isn't using his hips as much as he should... When he strides to the ball, his back foot should pivot to the ball of his foot, and he doesn't do it... He could be hitting with more power because he would actually be using his weight. Also, there's nothing better than working with a tee. Good Luck.