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Swing fault and some methods to correcting them
Wild Swing
Another classic. The sluggers often fall into this trap. They try to knock the cover off the ball and sometimes actually crush one, with some luck. yet, most often the results is an crucial out.
To help here, I use a simple aid - a ball on a wand (available at most sports stores) or on a rope (drill a 1/4" hole and force a strong cord through tying a knot to keep it on).
The objective is to have the batter just make contact, not crush, the ball. Of course the hidden intent is to teach the batter some patience and self-discipline. Finally, during situation practice, I instruct every batter to just make contact.
This gives the infielders a good work out and actually helps the batter to learn to hit to a position. The final test comes during game time. Again the results usually are evident.
Wild Swing
Another classic. The sluggers often fall into this trap. They try to knock the cover off the ball and sometimes actually crush one, with some luck. yet, most often the results is an crucial out.
To help here, I use a simple aid - a ball on a wand (available at most sports stores) or on a rope (drill a 1/4" hole and force a strong cord through tying a knot to keep it on).
The objective is to have the batter just make contact, not crush, the ball. Of course the hidden intent is to teach the batter some patience and self-discipline. Finally, during situation practice, I instruct every batter to just make contact.
This gives the infielders a good work out and actually helps the batter to learn to hit to a position. The final test comes during game time. Again the results usually are evident.
