video of my hitting..

I'm no expert but was that first pitch an offspeed pitch? It seems like you might get out on your front foot a bit on any offspeed pitch. How do you usually hit in games and what do you think are your weaknesses in hitting?

i was out on my front foot.. its weird but thats how i hit. my coach says he doesnt even want to try and change my swing because the way it is now it may not look the prettiest but it gets me on base..

If you could stay back a bit more, you might be able to drive the ball with more authority and to all fields which could lead to more extra-base hits.

yeah.. iv tried.. its just something iv been use to doing all 4 years.

Ya I understand where you are coming from. I used to do the same thing. The problem is that although it may work for you now, it will not in the future. As the pitching gets better in college, they will just throw you offspeed after offspeed. You need to dedicate yourself to correcting this; work on staying back in the cage.

Think about this: When you hit off a tee, do you lunge at the ball or hit off your front foot? Most likely not. Your high school season has already started so you shouldn't fix it right now. You should try to fix it before summer ball though. The faster you get your hitting corrected, the more it will help in the future.

I looked at frames of the 2nd swing.

1. As you stride forward - before your front toe lands, your front leg/knee opens up. You "flip" your leg before you land.

2. As you swing - before your hips get 1/4 turned, your hands have started coming forward. Keep your hands back longer.

thanks. i am about to try and print this out so i can work on it.