Hitting Tips: Contact Position
At contact position we should see that the wrists are straight with the top hand palm up and the bottom hand palm down/out.
The back shoulder should be lower than the front shoulder and the amount of tilt in the shoulders will be determined by the pitch trajectory/height. We should not see the shoulders level unless the pitch is at the shoulders.
The hitters elbows should be slightly bent at contact and not extended yet.
The front elbow (top elbow) should be above the hands and the hands should be above the barrel. The bat will release under the hands.
The hitters head & eyes should be looking in the zone/barrel and not pulling off and away.
The hitters weight should be balanced but at the same time the weight should be transferred into the front side (not over it).
You can see a balanced position on camera by seeing if the hitters shoulder, hips and back knee are all lined up and their weight is unanchored off their back side.
Pitching Coach/Facility Manager at Bellevue University
8 年I like how you talk about tilt with shoulders based on pitcher trajectory. We always talk to our guys about matching pitcher plane. Good and simple video analysis for our guys, as well as contact point for them to see and understand.