Posted by: rql () on Sun Jan 18 17:47:49 2004

We have brought up weight shift quite a bit but what I don't seem to see is when does it actually shift and at what moment in the swing.I think it can be different for different hitters.If a fb hitter just looks dead red he can shift harder and more on auto pilot for 1 speed,but any pitch speed deviance and he is done.For those that hit alot still on there own and I do think it well take some feel not just looking at clips to assess properly,I think this is one area where some head way can be made in hitting and how to teach getting to this point consistently in a balanced position can help many people.
I like kids to be aggressive and use a que of yes/yes/yes when reading the pitch if we could get some correct timing cue on when to [not how to ]weightshift and tie it into the 2nd or 3rd yes or tie it into toe touch or heel plant we could all get better.