If your hips and pelvis aren’t stable at landing, it doesn’t matter how strong or fast you are—you’ll leak power and lose connection. Here are two simple ways to train that stability: 1️⃣ Control Your Stride With Your Chest, Not Your LegsMost hitters try to control the stride from the ground up. Instead, keep your chest closed and connected to the middle as you move forward. This helps your upper half lead the stride and stay stacked over your base—so the lower half can move freely without overreaching. 2️⃣ “Spread the Floor Apart” When You LandThis cue locks in your lower half. As you land, imagine trying to tear the ground apart with your feet. This creates tension through the hips and pelvis, helping you anchor the lower half and stabilize the swing. No more leaking energy or floating hips.

One of the most common swing killers? Being too quad-dominant. If you’re constantly lunging or feel off balance, there’s a good chance you’re living in your toes instead of your heels. Here’s why you should set up in your glutes, not your quads: 🔑 1. Glutes = Stability Your glutes are designed to support and stabilize your pelvis. A glute-dominant setup helps you stay balanced and grounded through the swing. 🦵 2. Quads Drive You Forward (In a Bad Way) When you rely on your quads, your weight shifts too far forward. That leads to lunging, early rotation, and poor direction. 📉 3. Ground Force Starts in Your Posterior Chain You can’t create force from the ground if you’re not properly loaded into your glutes, hamstrings, and heels. Posterior chain = power chain. 🧠 4. Better Awareness = Better Adjustability When you’re grounded in your glutes, you can feel the floor better. That helps you stay adjustable and react to different pitch locations. ✅ 5. Simple Fix: Heel Pressure + Butt Back Feel more pressure in your heels. Slight hinge at the hips. Load your butt, not your thighs. That’s your foundation for connection. @Chance Hafen

This dude is on an absolute HEATER to start the season. A lot of dweebs Twitter are saying his swing is “ugly”. But, if you strip it down and look at it, all the principles are there…. - Spacing - Deceleration - Direction So, if you or your hitter struggles with a long or draggy swing. Use the old school method and try copying DeLauter’s swing. Insane use of the trunk & core here. Comment below what stands out to you 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Starting your BP sessions hitting the ball to the opposite field is a great discipline for tackling these KEY Hitting Principles. - Letting the ball travel - Frontside & posture staying over the ball - Builds a proper in-to-out bat path There's a reason the best player in the world start their batting practices working to the opposite field. And if it's good enough for the games best then it's probably good for enough for you as well.