Keeping Weight On Back Foot While Batting

[fun3size]

Hello All,

I'm having a really hard time keeping my weight on the back foot while batting. I've read that pointing your back toe in helps and it did for a while but I'm starting to find myself shifting as I swing.

Any suggestions?

 

[bpierce208]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but you should be shifting as you swing...

 

[fun3size]

Sorry, wrong word to use. M entire body moves instead of the weight staying on my back leg and my upper body shifting as I swing.

 

[Drumbum37]

Maybe just slow it down and really focus on keeping your weight on the back foot. Lots of practice. I'm no expert though.

 

[Triple7]

I don't know if I'm following you but. Weight needs to go from you back foot to you front foot. Pushing off your back foot.
http://youtu.be/SZsY0nSiEAo watch this do this

 

[Thump1]

Practice by taking swings with ur front foot in the air, works off a tee really well buy I do it in live BP as well!

 

[jack#8]

I do a tap step with my front foot. It helps load up on my back foot and I also use it to help in my timing

 

[Wheels33]

Youtube search Ken Bogaert or Bob Woldyk hitting videos. They have alot of good tips. Borgaert has a DVD for 13 bucks on his site "Analyzing and Correcting your swing flaws" . Sportstechnique.com. Best 13 bucks you can spend. Shows you tons of drills and everyday training to correct your flaws. The dvd helped me become more of a natural, repetition is the key! Then you can let muscle memory just do its job. Be patience, it wont happen overnight! I do most the drills once a month now, to keep me from going back to bad habits.

 

[Capnsavem]

i have the same issue. i closed up my stance bigtime, that way i had no choice but to step into it, and get that stride and weight shift going. still a work in progress...

 

[Once Was]

Yup! Front foot toe pick.