8/18 deliberate practice session

technique: heel timing

goal: to see the back heel up before the front heel is down on the camera off front toss

feedback: camera

1)

in mirror no bat 2x15

dry swing w/ bat 2x15

front toss takes x5

2) light front toss - focus on heel timing

3) evaluate on camera how my heel timing was and evaluate the drills I did

what i am going to do differently today is try to establish a feel for the heel timing instead of relying so much on the muscle memory of the drills. I am going to attempt to feel exactly what my heels are going.

video:

what I like about this footwork more than the previous clips (8/17) is that my front foot does not appear flexed or bent, like it is holding weight, which i would consider a negative thing.

it looks like i achieved the position of back heel up b4 front heel down in most of my swings, although there is variability.

one possible cue is to use the back knee as the start of the swing.

the heel timing is better in the takes than the swings.

i like the idea of adding heel timing drills like the ones I did today and yesterday into my daily hitting rout.