baseball hitting clips and instruction performed by New Jersey based hitting coach Dan Gilligan

INTRO

INTRO...

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AN INRO TO DAN GILLIGAN A FORMER PRO PLAYER, ALL AMERICAN, COLLEGE COACH,  PRO SCOUT,  AND CURRENTLY HITTING COACH AT THE PROPLAYER/AKADEMA TRAINING FACILITY IN ...

LAUNCH POSITION

LAUNCH POSITION...

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BY THE TIME THE FRONT FOOT DROPS THE BODY NEEDS TO BE IN POSITION TO ATTACK THE PITCH.  REGARDLESS OF STYLE AND STANCE EVERY PRO ...

“LOAD” NEGATIVE MOVE

“LOAD” N...

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YOU MUST GO BACK BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD.  WEIGHT GET SHIFTED INTO THE BACK LEG PREPITCH TO SET UP FORWARD MOMENTUM  (A POSITIVE MOVE)

”UNLOAD” WEIGHT SHIFT

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THE BACK LEG MUST PUSH THE BODY FROM THE LOAD POSITION INTO THE LAUNCH

HANDS BACK

HANDS BACK...

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AS THE STRIDE FOOT MOVES FORWARD THE HANDS MUST STAY BACK

HIPS LEAD THE HANDS

HIPS LEAD THE HANDS...

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IN A PROPER SWING SEQUENCE THE HIPS LEAD THE HANDS TO THE BALL

INSIDE THE BALL

INSIDE THE BALL...

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A HITTER MUST KEEP HIS HANDS IN CLOSE TO THE BODY TO ENSURE STRONG CONTACT AND MAINTAIN CONNECTION IN THE SWING

DIRECT HAND PATH

DIRECT HAND PATH...

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THE HANDS MUST FOLLOW THE BACK KNEE IN  A DIRECT PATH TOWARDS THE PITCH LOCATION

COMMON MISTAKES ”FALSE START”

COMMON MISTAKES R...

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IN THS COMMON MISTAKE THE HANDS WILL MOVE FORWARD BEFORE THE FRONT FOOT LANDS, MAKING THIS HITTER LOOSE ALL POWER AND VULNERABLE TO OFF SPEED ...

DROP-N-ROLL HAND PATH

DROP-N-ROLL HAND PAT...

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EARLY BARREL MOVEMENT CAUSES THE BAT HEAD TO DROP BELOW THE HANDS IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SWING, MAKING THE HANDS MALFUNCTION INTO CONTACT ...