Front Side Mechanics in the Baseball Swing 

Did your little guy ever figure it out?

@@TheRoadLessChosen getting there, not quite figured out, way better

@@steveisrael9825 my son is 14 and has struggled with this!! Three things really really solidified him correcting this and leveling pitches. Trust me. The kid has always made contact but typically weak ground balls, until he got stronger, and weak pop ups with the occasional solid hard contact. 1. Go buy a camwood bat. It has weight by the hands and helps establish hands in. Do not have him swing the bat as if he’s controlling the power. Tell him to let the bat do what it’s designed to do. Because if he doesn’t he won’t strike the ball with any type of power or solid contact. Once you allow the bat to work the hands in the correct path (taking the handle directly passed the ball on the inside and point the barrel of the bat towards the pitcher DONT LET IT SWING BACK BEHIND JUST YET) you will strike the ball with SOLID contact. 2. Have him swing in slow motion. Where the hands stay connected to the shoulder/body. They don’t have to touch the shoulder or body. It’s an imaginary connection. Should stay connected through the rotation until you take the barrel to the ball( think quick hands) Top hand should be even with armpit and relax the back arm instead of holding it up. That causes tension. Think Barry bonds back elbow. 3.Once he starts understanding how it functions take 5 swings. from there move to his game bat., next use a lighter bat, then the lightest ( think T ball bat) treat every bat like the cambat. Let the bats do what the cambat is designed to do with about 5 swings. Finish up with the cambat. 4. Repeat, but with soft toss. 5. Take a football or a ball and tuck it under his front arm. Have him swing and let the football drop while making contact with the baseball. If he does this correctly he should be lifting the baseball with solid shots. Also have him try it without releasing the football. That will create the awkward weak swing he does in game. Then go back to releasing the tucked football from front arm through swing. Use the cam wood bat and then his bat. The improvement should happen quickly. It will be very noticeable change. Feel free to email me jonathon75@hotmail.com with questions. I’m not a camwood bat rep or anything just a dad that enjoys working mechanics. I was a kinesiology major and approach mechanics of hitting and pitching from a different standpoint.I don’t charge or have a RU-vid channel. Just love the game and seeing a smile on the kids face. I just had a kid with the same problem that couldn’t hit the ball and if he did it wasn’t always solid. He went 3-3 yesterday and crushed a shot over the fence. 235 feet. He’s in the 7th grade.

@@TheRoadLessChosen that is awesome information, thanks. I look forward to using that plan.