Posted by: bart () on Sun Sep 7 07:43:15 2003

A problem that some of my hitters are having is that when they load they seem to be turning their whole upper body in as they stride and I can see their head being strained or turning in slightly causing vision problems.I have had them hit with no shirts on and it appears that they never get actually loaded properly[no pinch in rear scap] though they have rotated in alot and moved their hands back.This is being counter productive not only in the load but also their vision.Has anyone seen this or have thoughts.
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> The art of creating coil occurs from the separation of the landing foot (during the stride) and the upper torso. It sounds like their trying to develop coil before the stride. Walk away from the hands, don't let the hands walk away from you. My suggestion is to have the hitters throw balls in the air to themselves (self toss) and hit. This is a swing that they should memorize and bring with them to BP. I think you'll see the scap load you're looking for and the development of proper coil.
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> Good Luck,
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> Respectfully
> Coach C


rql....the way i see it is that the coil serves two purposes...(1) the scap load and (2) assisting the chp & achieving a greater torque position....

i think there is a danger in the coil being overdone, causing vision problems...however, i think that the more the hitter is able to get achieve the high elbow during the stride, the easier it will be for the coil to not be overdone...in addition, the high elbow will also assist the chp...