KNEE

Head Over Back Knee

DRILL:

1. Batting Stance with feet wider than hips.  Hands on hips.  Upper body remains relaxed, especially shoulders and neck. 

2. Turn Back (front heel up), first picture above.  Note: The back knee is bent out over the ‘Big Toe’ of the back foot; weight is on the inside edge of the back foot

3. Switch Heels (Turn Fast), second picture above. Front Heel drives back and down.  Back Heel Turns up.

Batter drives off the Pad of the Big Toe, of each foot.

• Action is powered 100% by leg muscles. (common flaw early on is, batter moving their shoulders and head instead of Legs)

• Finish with Head Over Back Knee.

Head Over Back Knee

During the Switch Heels action, and throughout the swing, the Head remains In Place, centered between the feet, and over the back knee.

A common flaw in young batters is the torso and head drifting forward during the swing. The head ends up more towards the front foot than the back knee.

Point this out to kids.  Pay attention to the relationship of the Head to the Back Knee during swings.

Through awareness of their head, and working on ‘Anchor’ (Switch Heels - 2), during the Switch Heels action, kids develop control of their head during their swings.