Posted by: Sam () on Wed Apr 4 06:55:23 2007

> >>> I thought the fence drill was detrimental to good rotational mechanics? and how would this drill develop a better swing plane? <<<
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> You are correct. Advising your son to practice the “fence drill” and “leading with the knob to the ball” will stall, and reverse, the progress made practicing sound rotational principles. Both drills promote keeping the bat-head dragging behind the hands well into the swing. By then, the bat does not attain good acceleration until after passing through the optimum contact zone.
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> Below are clips of the concepts Guru is promoting.
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> Clip of fence drill -- http://firstpickclub.com/video/fencedrill.mpg
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> Knob to the ball -- http://www.quickhands.net/pics.html
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> Jack Mankin


Thanks for setting everything straight Jack, and I will be sure to avoid the fence drill when trying to correct my son's problem...but are there any drills that WOULD help my son with his swing plane or is it just trial and error? I know that the great hitters have a slight uppercut with the path of the ball...but maybe telling him to swing down more would even things out (he already has too much of an uppercut)? I think I will just force him to hit grounders off of a tee using good mechanics for right now, unless you would be so kind as to describe a good drill for his problem.