Successful power line hitting begins with a vocabulary of terms that can be understood by both student and teacher. I suggest that you adopt these terms and build on them as we go through our training process. Good luck.

STARTUP VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS

STANCE-TRIGGER-SWING

TOES * toes straight ahead

SPREAD * feet spread twice shoulder width

FLEX * legs flexed at the ankles

WAIST* waste slightly bent

SHOULDER * front shoulder on pitcher

HEAD * had a straight at pitcher

GRIP * bat held in fingers

UP * hands near back arm pit

IN * hands in comfortably

BACK * hands back near shoulder

45 DEGREES * bat angle 45 degrees or -

60/40 * body weight 60% back 40% forward

TRIGGER * first movement of body/hands/club head

OBJECTIVE * point of contact

FINISH * end the upswing

FRONT FOOT * closed

BACK FOOT * pivot

BACK SHOULDER * 180 degrees

EYES AT CONTACT * eyes and noise at contact