Posted by: mb () on Tue Jun 10 20:02:11 2003

I'm of the opinion that a player of mine is
> > > rolling over and popping up because he's
> > > comitting to a stiff front leg to early. I like his
> > > hand action. He's a strong kid and he's very
> > > athletic. However, he's popping the ball up
> > > and rolling over too much.
> > >
> > > I think his front side pull is being limited by a
> > > stiff front leg. In turn he goes linear and the
> > > barrel collapses causing a pop up if the ball
> > > gets deep on him or a rollover if he's out in
> > > front.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
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> > Probably need to get those hips and shoulders opening much faster
>
> That's a great answer but what specific technique is used to "get those hips and shoulders opening much faster"?
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