Name: Playbook - Jordan Verdon - Bat Speed: Week 1, Day 1
Uploaded: 2024-01-09T17:58:49.892Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Bat Speed: Week 1, Day 1

Intent with bat speed training is to swing as fast as you can while staying under control with your balance. 

Warm up with:
2 sets of 5 swings PVC Rapid Swings or regular bat rapid swings

2 rounds of 3 swings each exercise off tee: 
- First round: Heavy, light, regular bat w/walk throughs 
- Second round: Heavy, light, regular (no walk throughs) 
(90 second break in between rounds)

2 rounds of 3 swings per bat for flips (no walk throughs on flips) 
- Heavy bat 
- Light Bat 
- Regular Bat 
(90 second break between rounds)

3 rounds of 5 swings on live BP/machine
- Regular bat only (swing hard, if you backspins balls that’s a bonus)

- Take PVC pipe and swing 5 times as fast as you can (in a row) while keeping good balance and not falling over 
- This is a great way to warm up your core and stabilizers to get your body ready to swing the bat fast.

PVC Rapid Swings

- First drill in bat speed/exit velo program. 
- Create momentum and swing FAST

Heavy bat walk throughs

- Second exercise in bat speed/exit velo program
- Create momentum and swing fast!!

Light bat walk throughs

- Last exercise of bat speed/exit velo program (for this round) 
- Create momentum and swing fast!!

Regular bat walk throughs

Heavy bat regular swings

Light bat regular swings

Regular bat swings

- Controlled underhand flips are a great tool to add movement to the pitch in a controlled environment while working on new swing changes and feels. 
- At this point of the workout, I want you to try a couple (or all if you’re feeling up for it) of the tee drills you were working on on the first few round or two of flips. 
- After the feels and mechanics round, go to closer to your game swing and set up/load while keeping in mind the feels you just created in previous drills. 
- REMEMBER- the goal is to get better at game like swings. Don’t get too caught up on the drills and try and use them to blend into your game swing! 💪🏼

Underhand Flips

- Time to compete!! 
- Game like mentality
- Game like loading and approach
- GOAL- Hit doubles and low line drives while blending in the new swing mechanics or feels you’re working on.

Bat Speed: Week 1, Day 1

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