Name: Playbook - Jordan Verdon - Swing Phase Workout 1
Uploaded: 2024-01-09T21:15:23.289Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Swing Phase Workout 1

These workouts/routines will focus on the swing phase portion of the swing. Remember if you have the tools/time always go to the warmup or med ball section prior to swinging. Warm up to hit, NOT hit to warm up.

- This drill is crucial for understanding the initial move of the swing. You’re firing your back arm/back leg to the ball without pushing your hands past the midline of your body. 
- THIS IS JUST WORKING ON THE FIRST MOVE/FEEL. 
- Start with the tee DIRECTLY in line with your chest in the middle of your body (no cheating and it will feel super close to you)
- Fire back arm towards the ball creating a deep barrel move behind you. 
- Knob of the bat with hit the ball off the tee. Do not push your hands past the tee once contact is made. 
- The goal of the drill isn’t to see how far the ball goes when you hit it with the knob of the bat. Just tap the ball with the knob focusing on the backside move as the most crucial thing in in the drill.

Backside Move with Knob to Ball

- This drill is designed to help hitters feel the upper body sequencing of the swing. 
- The front arm stays in line with the numbers or letters on your chest while the back arm starts to work down and behind the body (getting slotted) 
- While making this move, the hands stay in line with or behind the mid line of the body to avoid a push of the hands. 
- Do 2-3 reps just launching the back elbow into the slot before launching the frisbee/bucket lid forward. Keep palm up/ palm down finish and hold for 2-3 seconds.

Frisbee/Bucket Lid Sequencing

- This drill is great for hitters who have been told they “push their hands” at the ball. 
- The goal of this drill is to hold the angles of the arms while swinging and to stop the barrel of the ball from hitting the net in front of you. 
- Work on making a fast, tight turn with the barrel launching rearward initially rather than pushing forward.

Half swings with front constraint

- Start by splitting your grip and moving your top hand up the handle for more barrel control and exaggerated feels of controlling the barrel. 
- Swing the bat and keep your palm up facing the pitcher after your swing. 
- This 3/4 swing with allow you to see if your swing path is working up the middle or you are cutting your swing across the zone or up and through the zone. 
- Focus on backspinning balls to the middle of the field while keeping your chest over the plate with good balance.

Split grip 3/4 Swings

- Thus drill is very similar to the split grip 3/4 swings but now we are taking away the help of the split grip. Be able to control the barrel of the bat from a normal grip without rolling over/slicing the ball. 
- Swing the bat and keep your palm up facing the pitcher after your swing. 
- This 3/4 swing with allow you to see if your swing path is working up the middle or you are cutting your swing across the zone or up and through the zone. 
- Focus on backspinning balls to the middle of the field while keeping your chest over the plate with good balance.

3/4 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.

Swing Phase Workout 1

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