10,000 Swing Club

10,000 SWING CLUB

THE DRILLS

OFF TEE INTO NET
ONE KNEE LEFT ARM – 20 TIMES
ONE KNEE RIGHT ARM – 20 TIMES
ONE KNEE BOTH ARMS – 20 TIMES

PERFORM EACH REP FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. DO NOT SWAY OR LOAD UP AT BEGINNING AND DO NOT FLY AWAY OR FOLLOW THROUGH AT THE END. FROM YOUR TRIGGER POSITION JUST LAUNCH YOUR HANDS INTO THE BALL IN A DOWNWARD TRAJECTORY, LEVEL OUT THE SWING AND FINISH WITH YOUR ARM AND BAT FULLY EXTENDED TO THE SIDE OF YOUR BODY. NO SHOULDER MOVEMENT.

IN FRONT OF MIRROR. NO BALL, NO HITTING

6 COUNT-TRIGGER, STEP, HIP, CONTACT, EXTENSION, FINISH- 10 TIMES
4 COUNT- TRIGGER, STEP, SWING ON CONTACT - 10 TIMES
3 COUNT-TRIGGER, STEP, SWING ON HIP- 10 TIMES

COUNT EACH MOVE OFF VERBALLY. DO IT IN FRONT OF MIRROR, SO YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF. YOU ARE LOOKING TO START ON BALLS OF FEET, BAT GRIPPED IN FINGERS(DOOR KNOCKERS), KNEES SLIGHTLY BENT(ATHLETIC STANCE) AND BAT AT REST AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE ON SHOULDER, ELBOWS DOWN, BICEPS CLOSE TO SIDE. WHEN YOU TRIGGER DO THE LITTLE C MOVE TO PUT BAT AT 45 DEGREES, NOT EXTENDED BEYOND BACK SHOULDER(NO NEED FOR BIG LOAD), AS YOU START HIPS KEEP HANDS IN EXACT TRIGGER POSITION WHILE YOU PERFORM HIP(DON'T DROP THEM OR START THEM FORWARD) ACHIVE A 60/40 WEIGHT SPLIT ON HIP(SIT DOWN A LITTLE ON YOUR BACK LEG, IT DRIVES THE HIPS THROUGH WITH BETTER POWER). AT CONTACT YOU START THE ARM PART OF YOUR SWING. SHORT AND SWEET AND BEGINNING TO LEVEL THE BAT OUT TO THE BALL(GET TO THE SLOT POSITION WITH YOUR BACK ARM). AFTER CONTACT EXTEND LEVEL TO SLIGHTY UP TORWARD PITCHER OR RIGHT OF 2B BAG. AT THE APEX OF YOUR EXTENSION, FINISH YOUR SWING HIGH AND OVER YOUR FRONT SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME ONLY WILL YOU BREAK YOUR WRISTS. WHEN SWING IS DOWN AT SPEED, HIPS ALWAYS START BEFORE HANDS.

OFF TEE INTO NET

LOW TEE – 20 TIMES
MIDDLE TEE – 20 TIMES
HIGH TEE – 20 TIMES

THESE ARE YOUR 150 SWINGS. MAKE EACH SWING COUNT. DON'T BE A SWING MACHINE. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO NEXT YEAR. DO THIS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK FOR THE NEXT 7 MONTHS AND ALSO ADD BATTING PRACTICE FOR SCHOOL AND TRAVEL TEAMS. KEEP TRACK OF ALL YOUR SWINGS, THEY COUNT TORWARD YOUR TOTAL.. TRY TO MAKE EACH SWING PERFECT AND BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE.