Isn't the fact that the teams' hitting is in the tank relevant here?
Is to me.
Originally Posted by Low Finish:
Say "yes, sir," turn around, do it his way a few times, then keep swinging the way he normally does. When you get to games and BP, most coaches can't tell what their hitters are doing without video.
If you can hit, very few coaches will care what you do. As with everything, there are exceptions.
Low Finish.........Spot on feedback
My son is a good hitter and his personal hitting coach knows that there are a few basic elements you have to do mechanically to be successful. However, the coach does not get caught up in restructuring other little elements in between if the hitter is successfully completing the few required elements.
Last summer my son played for a new summer program and all winter training he had 2-3 different voices picking at little things in his swing. Any coach that over engineers hitting does not fully understand it. For example with my son, the toe of his back foot comes slightly off the ground at the point of impact. All other elements of his body and hands are in an ideal position at impact. Nonetheless, the summer coaches continued to focus all winter on the back toe being off the ground and they drove him into submission to keep it on the ground.
He tried to integrate their feedback while at winter practices, but went back to what he normally does when working on his own or with his personal hitting coach. When the summer season started, he was one of the top hitters and you never heard one word about his back foot from any of the coaches who tried to over engineer him during the winter workouts.
My personal opinion........It is not worth discussing philosophies with a coach who is so dogmatic in his hitting approach. It is easy to tell who you can and can't have that conversation with. PLUS standballdad, from your comments, it appears your son is managing it and is still producing at the plate this season.
Originally Posted by 4baseknock:
Originally Posted by Low Finish:
Nonetheless, the summer coaches continued to focus all winter on the back toe being off the ground and they drove him into submission to keep it on the ground.
You need to show the coaches these photos:
Almost 2000 HR's and 12,000 hits from these 4-dudes that lift(ed) their back foot off the ground at impact... Anyone who discourages it automatically knows little about hitting in my book...
