PVC Pipe Motor Progression VIDEO

Place your game bat between your feet to measure stride length and/or use markers to set the stride length.
Progression (5 reps each, Step out and back in for each set):
Pipe in the ground
**Set up in your stance and LOAD the back leg (think twist toward catcher)
1) Step Away/Stride (toe points to MIF), keep load in the back leg, keep pole grounded - does not move forward or backward, show numbers (should turn/load shoulders)
2) Step-Pause-Turn/Trigger Hips, keep pole grounded, small turn with hips without losing much of back leg load
3) Step-Turn (same as 2, but eliminate pause)
4) Step-Turn-Slot Elbow (bend the pipe back), start unload of back leg
Pipe in hands (like a bat)
**Set up in your stance and LOAD the back leg (think twist toward catcher)
5) Step away/stride (toe points to MIF), keep load in the back leg, show numbers (should turn/load shoulders)
6) Step-Pause-Turn/Trigger Hips, small turn with hips without losing much of back leg load
7) Step-turn (eliminate pause)
8) Step-Turn Slot (slight check swing)
9) Quarter Check Swings (elbow drops into slot, hands tight to shoulder)
10) Full Check Swing (palm up, palm down)
11) Full Check Swing with Posture (coach calls out height on hitter’s step)
12) Alternate: Full Check Swing with tee at varying heights to full swing
13) Progress to bat with ball on tee on full swings.