COACH LESSON 5 OF 16 • RELEASE & EARLY CUES
Lesson 5: Coaching the First 15 Feet
From the Hitting Processor Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 5: The First 15 Feet.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters call early angle and spin direction before the ball is halfway, and you can see it in their calls, their takes and the split distance they write down for a pitcher.
About 25 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“The ball tells you almost everything in the first 15 feet. Most hitters wait until 30.” Teach the hitter what the first 15 feet show him: the angle out of the…
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