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<h1>Hitting A Baseball - Finding The Root Cause Of A Mechanics Problem</h1>

There is nothing more frustrating for a hitter than having a
mechanical problem with the baseball swing and not knowing what the
issue is or how to find a solution. While I don't have the ability
here (nor do you have the patience to sort through it) to discuss
all of the root causes to the countless mechanical failures of a
baseball swing, I will give you one for today. Of course, you will
need to consult with your hitting instructor for more depth and
practical baseball drills to help solve the problem I discuss.
Let me point out the biggest lower body problem for hitters. I
say the biggest problem in the sense that it does the most damage
when trying to hit a baseball effectively.

The Problem: Hips floating forward

At the beginning of the swing, the hitter must begin to transfer
some weight from the (presumably balanced) stance position onto his
back leg. The weight distribution will then be roughly 60% weight
on back leg, and 40% on front leg. Most hitters can do this step
quite easily without a lot of baseball drills to assist.
The second movement a hitter makes is to begin to take some of
the weight he has loaded onto his back leg and move it forward to
create energy (this is the trigger process). At this time the back
knee and foot begin to rotate towards the pitcher. This is when the
hips floating forward problem begins for most hitters.
The weight that was originally placed on the back leg MUST
remain there as the rotation occurs. You can see if this is
happening by looking at the angle of the back leg. If there is a
bend in the back leg at the knee (during contact with the
baseball), there is a good chance this hitter is keeping his weight
back. If the back leg is relatively straight when the hitter makes
contact with the pitch, then the problem of hip floating forward
has occurred. The only reason this happens is that many times
younger hitters think they must move towards the baseball and begin
turning their body with their rear hip and moving it forward
towards the pitcher. This does nothing to create energy, and in
fact, destroys the ability to create a quick and powerful
swing.

<div>Author Info 
Nate Barnett is owner of BMI Baseball 
<a target="_new" href="http://bmibaseball.com">http://bmibaseball.com</a> and is
based out of Washington State. His expertise is in the area of
hitting, pitching, and mental training. Coach Barnett's passion is
working with youth in helping expand their vision for their
baseball future. After finishing a professional career in the
Seattle Mariners Organization, Nate pursued his coaching and
motivational training career. His website, launched last year,
contains information and videos on various baseball drills and
mechanics as well as an instructional blog 
<a target="_new" href="http://bmibaseball.com/blog">http://bmibaseball.com/blog</a>
designed to aid in the development of well rounded baseball
players. His new FREE ebook, Toxic Baseball: Are you polluting your
game? can be found on the main BMI Baseball website
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