True Triple Threats bring the POWER to the short game. Slappers are the speedy kids who "Set The Table"...but now you can "Feed The Family" too!
Grab your net, T, and cones to work on Crossover Progression drills designed to engage your lower half to increase your power at the plate. Then we move into contact points. Picking up pitch location early can make or break your power game. Outside pitches are in our comfort zone, hunting that middle/middle pitch, and understanding the fundamentals of the inside pitch to cause the most damage to a defensive shift.
Wait...What is SLAP HITTING???
For anyone stumbling across my channel who doesn't know what a Slap Hitter is, WELCOME! You are in for a speedy treat. Slappers are the fast, lefties that you see running through the box while they are hitting. Here is a quick video from Natasha Watley (2x Olympian Slapper, UCLA).
• Softball Slap Hitting ...
My true inspiration comes from my mom (lifelong coach) and India Chiles from Slapper Nation/Tennessee who both played a tremendous role in my progress as a triple threat.
If you are interested in joining our Friday Zoom Group Lessons during May 2020, send me an email to request the link and password.
Stay healthy and HAPPY on quarantine...and see you hitting the dirt soon.