COACH LESSON 6 OF 16 • LAUNCH
Lesson 6: Teaching the Bump
From the Swing Structure Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 6: The Bump.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters can make a small forward hip move out of launch with the hands still back, the front knee flexed and the head quieter than the hips, and hold or go on your call, and you can see it on front-view video and the palm check.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“The hips go first. The hands wait their turn.” The bump is the first move out of launch: a small forward shift of the hips toward the pitcher while the front knee…
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