Pinned Tweet
I have read and heard Bonds wanted to swing like he was in a phone booth.
I notice the backside firing in unison, but his turn/rotation has direction because he hits through the ball with extension.
Short to rotational, never heard that phrase. Interesting. Compact. Inside. Maybe catch the ball a little deeper. I’ll let Trey coach me up.
I have been posting “short to it and long through it,” but each hitter is different.
Some need to focus on behind it and short to it, not forcing long through it. Some need to think about being compact. Meet hitter where they are at, know them.
@mamedina8, @coachvictorB
I know many players do not watch baseball, but man, this Brewer team is a great example in so many ways to young baseball players.
Perk retweeted
Replying to @CoachPerk
I like the phrase "short to and long through" because every hitter can do that in their own way. It's guidance on how to improve and not a mechanical directive.
One hitters short to isn't the next's. One hitters long through isn't the next's.
“Hand path is, you know, totally crucial, and it’s where the old saying-short to it, long through it came from.”
@epsteinhitting
@Jimtara
“You’d either get the funny, comic, sarcastic Murph, which was great. Or you’d get this really serious, really demanding, critical Murph.. But I’ve seen him change over the years. Just interacting…..I think his ego has been sort of softened a bit.”
nbc26.com/sports/mlb/milwauk…
Without the stress of a moving ball, just like a towel drill for pitchers without the stress of releasing a ball.
*Top Soil Underneath.
*Grass-Seed In Top Soil.
*Peat Moss On Top Of Seed.
*According To Specs
*Grass In Infield Has To Be Extended.
#SmallSchoolHighSchoolBaseball
Perk retweeted
Before you swing hard, try this
Simple but 🔥 progression for hitters demonstrated by Georgia Southern Athlete Valerie Combs this week during break. Pop about 3-5 of each (or stick at one if needed until you feel it). It’s a great primer for full swing sessions.
• No-Legs Power V — heels down. Own direction first.
• No-Stride Power V — legs come in as low-end power. Direction still wins.
• No-Stride Pause Finishers — swing through, pause, then fake the finish.
• Shut-Down Finishers — intent is violent to contact, then shut it down and let it finish naturally.
• Stride to Power V — start setting up your game. Think pre-swing moves.
• Stride to Pause Finish — blend timing + control.
• Full Swings — let ’em rip. Different fields on command.
If this helps one hitter, it did its job.
🎄 Merry Christmas
Perk retweeted
IMO—Too many hitters finish extension “drills”by pointing at the sky—looks cool, but it’s missing the point.
Extension isn’t about going up, it’s about staying through.
Real power = staying below the head (chest to belly button, pitch depending).
Stay connected. Stay through.
#HittingTips #BaseballTraining #SwingPath #ExtensionDrill #PlayerDevelopment














