Name: Playbook - Jordan Verdon - Swing Phase Workout 2
Uploaded: 2024-01-09T21:15:23.300Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Swing Phase Workout 2

This workouts focus is on your first move to the ball behind a backside move rather than pushing your hands to the ball.

- 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

- Isolating each arm with the launcher is a great precursor to full one handed swings with an actual bat. 
- Throw the ball up the middle and freeze with your palm up towards the sky at the end. 
- I use this to work on bat path and extension through the zone as it teaches guys when and how to release or snap the barrel through the zone (staying middle of the field with good direction) 
- I also use it for guys who have trouble connecting their backside in a swing as the launcher is very light and we can easily make changes with instant feedback of then all going up the middle or not.

Tennis Ball Launcher (top hand)

- Isolating each arm with the launcher is a great precursor to full one handed swings with an actual bat. 
- Throw the ball up the middle and freeze your swing at the end. 
- Drive the elbow towards the pitcher while keeping the lead hand inside the elbow to stay connected and hold swing direction. 
- I use this to work on bat path and extension through the zone as it teaches guys when and how to release or snap the barrel through the zone (staying middle of the field with good direction)

Tennis Ball Launcher (bottom hand)

- Great bat path drill 
- If you accelerate too early or spin the shoulders, the ball launches out to the side. 
- Goal is to stay connected early (back elbow to belly button) and release the launcher forward and through the zone sending the ball up the middle. 
- Also it’s just a fun drill that if you have dogs they will love you for playing with them.

Tennis Ball Launcher (Full Swing)

- This drill is a step further than the Knob to the Ball drill listed in the training guide already. 
- Once you have the backside move down without pushing your hands past your midline, you can start to make that move without needing to hit a ball with the knob of the bat. 
- Do three active takes and then mix in a swing with the same feeling. 
- I also recommend doing this on flips and mix in every other swing with an active take.

Active Take with Swing

- 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

- Enough messing around. 
- Blend the feels and drills you’ve been working on and backspin line drives up the middle and in the air. 
- When loading don’t stare at the tee. Envision the pitcher throwing you the ball and look up at where he’d be standing and slowly move your eyes to the ball on the tee as you load, then swing! Helps keep your posture set up the middle rather than turned towards the tee.

Game like 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 2

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