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Re: Raising the back foot

Posted by: Joe (joe.flowers@nofreewill.com) on Thu Jun 3 04:18:16 2010

> 1.Does this rear foot issue contradict rotational instruction?

No. Absolutely not.

> 2. How do you teach a kid to torque himself to get that back foot off the ground for that millisecond naturally?

That back foot coming off the ground is a side-effect. The goal is to hit the ball hard, not to see the back foot come off the ground. Work on proper rotational hitting from start to ball contact. The rest will take care of itself.

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> > 1.Does this rear foot issue contradict rotational instruction? > > No. Absolutely not. > > > 2. How do you teach a kid to torque himself to get that back foot off the ground for that millisecond naturally? > > That back foot coming off the ground is a side-effect. The goal is to hit the ball hard, not to see the back foot come off the ground. Work on proper rotational hitting from start to ball contact. The rest will take care of itself. > > --------

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