What Causes a Long Baseball Swing?
The “C” of the Hands Can Work Down to the Ground or out to the Opposing Batter's Box. Either Way, This 'Casting' Movement Creates a Long Swing and Bad Plane...
The “C” of the hands can work down to the ground or out to the opposing batter's box. Either way, this 'casting' movement creates a long swing and bad plane and direction issues. Hands 'dropping' down causes lots of 'cut' balls with tons of bad backspin as well as a huge vertical angle late in the swing path.
How do you fix a long swing in baseball?
To fix a long swing relax, track the ball, and stay within yourself to avoid overswinging. To fix a long swing aim to hit the baseball up the middle. Focus on your hips controlling your swing, relying less on your arms.
What does it mean to have a long swing?
Swing Length Defined
Swing length is basically the length that the barrel of the bat has to travel to get to the ball. This is represented by the blue line in the picture below. The shorter the distance, the shorter the swing, longer distance means a longer swing.
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