COACH LESSON 8 OF 16 • BARREL TO CONTACT
Lesson 8: Teaching the Barrel Approach: Above and Inside
From the Swing Structure Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 8: The Barrel Approach: Above and Inside.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters can work the hands through the slot inside the ball while keeping the barrel above the pitch plane until it’s time to enter, and you can see both on catcher-angle video, a clean high-tee stem and the fence drill.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Inside the ball on the way. Above the ball until it is time. Then match the pitch.” The barrel approach is the route the barrel takes from launch to the ball. Its…
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