Stop Hitter From Pulling Their Head Out Before Contact Is Even Made

“Hitter Does NOT Keep Head In During Swing & Pulling Their Head Out Before Contact Is Even Made”

That’s a comment someone made about one of their biggest frustrations with hitting right now.  The above video will fix it!  A BIG thank you to Coach Matt Nokes for this!

Swing ‘chasing your face’ VERSUS swinging ‘across your face’. Photo courtesy: ME!!

The following is the bullet point outline to the above video…ENJOY!

Swinging Across Face Drill

In this drill video, we discuss:

• Define Swinging Across Face v. Chasing Face,
• Where eyes go, head follows, and where head goes, body follows,
• Process v. Performance,
• Over-swinging and control, and
•  Regression-progressions:
  • Beginner – Dry and tee swings
  • Intermediate – Soft toss and LIVE swings
  • Advanced – LIVE swings, 2-plate, random pitch

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Joey Myers

Author at Hitting Performance Lab

I’m a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the International Youth and Conditioning Association (IYCA), and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).I’m also a HUGE supporter of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).

I’ve spent 11+ years in the corrective fitness industry, and have too many alphabet-soup certifications to bore you with.I also played four years of Division One baseball at Fresno State from 2000-2003.

It’s NOT how you study, but what you study that counts.I apply human movement principles (or rules), validated by science, to hitting a baseball and softball.

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