Softball Hitting - Wrong Way of Training for Power

Don't do that! It's too wrong…

Check this video about swing training…

What's wrong with this exact training technique?

1) Impact on the small joints - the wrists and elbows are at a great risk of getting injured. The reason is there is no real absorption and the joints absorbs most of the impact. The impact is too great. It's like you are throwing your body into a wall without a protective mat. The type of injuries you get by doing this repetitively are tendonitis and bursitis - two overuse injuries that don't go away easily.

2) Way too much resistance to overcome - it defeats the purpose of training for strength and power. It's counter-productive.

3) Teaches bad mechanics - Whether fastpitch or slowpitch (slowpitch example in this case), because there is no room to go forward or through the tire,  you can see that the guy is forced to open up to get the bat through. Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! It's reinforcing bad mechanics…

Let`s summarize… you`re likely to get injured, you develop poorer mechanics, and you don`t even get more power out of it!

So, is this a bad drill?  Perform this way, definitely.

However, if you cut an opening in the tire for the bat to go through, then it becomes a good drill for advanced hitters.

With a good mechanics and performed with an opening in the tire(rubber still provides resistance), this drill can actually teach the body how to recruit more muscles to overcome resistance and help develop more hitting power.

And the joints don`t absorb all the shock and you can go forward without cheating in your technique.

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Train hard. Play hard.

Marc
"Your Softball Peak Performance Coach"

If you think of anything I left out of this post, please feel free to put that on the comment.