Oh no! this might get ugly!
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I was watching the Elite Baseball guy the other day and he was saying that you apply pressure to your instep as long as you can and then when the back hip starts to rotate, the foot inevitably comes off the ground. He was saying that you really shouldn't have any flexion in your toes until you are "balancing up" after contact, on the follow through. Made a lot of sense to me.
Again while technically it might have merit as a cue I think keeping your foot flat isn't the best. Flat doesn't usually mean exerting and force, athletically speaking we rarely want to be flat footed. Just thinking it could lead to a "handsy" type swing which is why we say from the bottom up because we want to emphasize engaging the lower half...but again your whole body works as one machine so working proper bat path versus getting lower body correct isn't an either or proposition you have to do both to be successful and a lot of times it's student dependent because if they are already doing something it might be a no teach versus a point of emphasis for someone who isn't doing something correctly to start with.Thinking of starting the swing from the ground up or foot up is a SLOWWWW swing and should NOT be the focus of the start of the swing. The back foot shouldn't be a teach.....and I'd try and keep the back foot flat on the ground as long as possible.
Again while technically it might have merit as a cue I think keeping your foot flat isn't the best. Flat doesn't usually mean exerting and force, athletically speaking we rarely want to be flat footed. Just thinking it could lead to a "handsy" type swing which is why we say from the bottom up because we want to emphasize engaging the lower half...but again your whole body works as one machine so working proper bat path versus getting lower body correct isn't an either or proposition you have to do both to be successful and a lot of times it's student dependent because if they are already doing something it might be a no teach versus a point of emphasis for someone who isn't doing something correctly to start with.
I am coaching 12U Rec. I've got 3 girls that keep their back foot down so long..... Well, it never moves. at all . I've spoken to them about letting the foot move with the hips, so of course the first girls foot is now practically laces down when she finishes her swing.Thinking of starting the swing from the ground up or foot up is a SLOWWWW swing and should NOT be the focus of the start of the swing. The back foot shouldn't be a teach.....and I'd try and keep the back foot flat on the ground as long as possible.