I developed a bad habit of pulling my head out before I swing. Anything I can do to stop this habit?
2007-03-12 11:33:05 · 10 answers · asked by Pietro C 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
i did the same thing theres many ways you can fix that one is you can (sounds dumb but works) bite the front of your shirt. Another thing is you can make sure you front foot lands in front of you not to a side. Last you could tell yourself when the ball comes in that you need to watch the ball a the way to the bat.
2007-03-12 11:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Fins2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a batting cage and just stand at the plate like you're going to hit, but focus on the flight of the ball concentrating on the middle part of the ball as it nears the plate. Continue to track the ball across the plate and into the back stop. Do this for about 20 to 25 pitches.
Here is another visual drill that helps. I take a Wilson glove and I put it about 6 inches off the outside corner of the plate, with the Wilson logo the " W " facing upward. Now after each swing is completed, you want to be able to see the W on the glove without turning your head to the right for a right handed hitter.
Another drill is have a friend stand right off to the side of the cage opposite from you. He will wait for you to get set and watch for the ball. Then as you get ready to hit, he will take his right hand and hold it against his chest and show two fingers. After the hitter completes his swing without turning his head, he should just look up across to his buddy and call out how many fingers he sees. After each pitch have your buddy show a different number of fingers each time.
Very important part of the drills is to concentrate on the ball with the eyes, not to look at the W or the fingers before you make contact with the ball, seeing the ball with a still head is the most important thing when trying these drills.
2007-03-12 21:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by lions den 7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides the typical "keep your eyes on the ball" if you can remember Matt Williams (the one on the Giants that had the potential to break the 61 HR mark back in '94) he used to bite his uniform at the shoulder. That kept his head tilted in and thus kept his eyes focused on the path of the ball.
I on the other hand, tried something out-of-the-blue. I am a lefty with the traditional left handed upper cut swing. I used to always pull my head. When I was playing JV ball I decided to switch to right handed batting during one batting practice. My swing was level and I was consistently hitting line drives over SS. I went back to the left side and over time my uppercut swing leveled out and I started seeing the ball better. (may or may not be related to practicing batting right handed.)
Another tactic that may help, wear sunglasses while batting. The darker tint should help your eyes focus on the ball. It's worth a shot!?!?!
2007-03-12 21:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by vipermike2k6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big issue is balance and weight distribution.
Your pulling off with your head is a problem. However
making sure your balace is good will help improve your whole swing.
First, place feet shoulder width apart
slightly bend your knees
distribute weight slightly on back foot
that is a start.......Once your bat is in comfortable ready position, put your chin on your shoulder toward the pitcher.
Power doesn't come from a hard swing. Power is generated by a balanced smooth stroke.
Good Luck
2007-03-12 19:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by stalin lager 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not an expert but
take cuts off a tee. take as many QUALITY cuts as you can. if you start to get tired or lose interest quit immediately, youll only make yourself worse.
when swinging try to take a little off your swing (power comes mostly from the legs and not the arms). obviously concentrate on balance and keeping your head in. if you do this for a week or two muscle memory will kick in and you wont need to think about it
kick some butt
2007-03-12 21:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by wolfie1213 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems you may be trying to see where your hitting the ball instead of following the ball in to the bat.Do not worry about where the ball is going this should help you keep your head still during impact.Also you may be stepping out on the ball left foot going towards 3rd base (right handed batter) instead of left foot going towards the pitcher,have someone watch your left foot during your swing and see where it is ending up.Also you may be over swinging which can lead to pulling out on the ball,stay relaxed and try making solid contact with the ball without trying to kill it.Hope this helps a little.
2007-03-16 15:24:21 · answer #6 · answered by rick s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bite down on your sholder sleeve when you swing forcing u to keep your head in. Godd luck and hope it works.
2007-03-12 22:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by LJD4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow the ball in, until you have made contact.
2007-03-12 18:41:46 · answer #8 · answered by Hello11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will stop when you get hit in the head!!!!
2007-03-15 17:56:15 · answer #9 · answered by martin d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know how much this will help but try on just keeping your eyes on the ball and if you dont you wont know where the ball goess
2007-03-12 18:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by Alex M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋