Hitting Through the Ball
September 30, 2009 by Dave Hudgens
Filed under Baseball Instruction
Keeping the barrel of the bat in the contact zone as long as possible is what you want to do. This reduces your margin for error. Your timing does not have to be perfect. Every good MLB hitter has an inside the ball swing. This type of swing will allow you to be accurate with the barrel of the bat to the ball which will allow you to hit for high average and increased power as you gain more strength.
Picture this: imagine someone driving a rod through your shoulder, through your back leg, and through the knee. You should be straight, with your body in a perfect balanced position. As you make contact, you weight is now center with your back heel up. You will either end up on the top of the toe, or just turning a bit on the ball of the foot. I prefer that you get up on the toe to make sure you weight is in the center position. At the point of contact, after contact, and during your follow thorough your weight will be balanced. The key here is to go form back to center.
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