fanboi22
on the journey
I read another post about the opposite handed dominant hitter / thrower. interesting concept. I am a RHthrower and have done both left and right hitting. And depending on the point in my career (haha, career of slow pitch old man beer softball) either would work well. I have tried to help DD doing everything right handed now, so it will be interesting for me to understand this when i show on the left hand side (easier to show a RHH when you can mirror then left handed.)nice observations. I think the hands w this particular player is ‘no drag’ centric. So it’s really pushy and oppo centric. One extreme to another. there is no rotation whatsoever. Her torso get to about 45 degrees relative to her starting point. Should be about 80 degrees or maybe more. Trying to create deceleration by handcuffing the body isn’t what I think as productive. decel should be learned by TurNing things off (sequence) when needed or by maintaining angles and balance when needed.
the Bonds chop drill creates this imo. The torso and hips will have a chance to position and stabilize naturally and decel so the hands can extend when needed. It’s a natural motion. it’s a no teach if the goal is known. Watch Jrs. body sequence naturally.
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the reverse top hand is an ok drill for a opposite handed hitter/thrower imo. But not dominant single handers. Whatever works. TEHO