KNEELING DRILL

Great drill for hitters that pull off the ball and need to work on hip hinge throughout their swing.


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The Kneeling chuck it stick drill is an awesome drill for hitters that pull off the ball and need to understand the direction that their shoulder goes, as well as hitters that have trouble keeping hip hinge.

To start the drill we're going to have a full sized chuck at stick, and we'll have the hitter kneel down on their back leg. Their front leg is going to be up having their knee and their foot kind of opened a little bit. This gives them a more natural kind of feel with their hips moving as they start to go forward with their swing.

To start the drill, the hitter will load down into their back hip and then they're going to release. When this drill is done right, we should see the ball go towards center field at a little bit of an upward angle. It's important to make sure that the hitter is side bending here as well, if they just kind of go straight, they could end up having that barrel release early and you're going to see the tennis ball go out to the opposite field. If they pull really hard with their left shoulder, it's going to make them hook around and you're going to see them go to the pull side.

This is a really great drill for helping hitters understand the direction of their shoulders and also forces them to keep hip hinge throughout their swing.


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