I cannot swing a softball bat for power due to golf and racquetball. Totally the

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May 19, 2016
2:17:37pm

cougaman All-American

I cannot swing a softball bat for power due to golf and racquetball. Totally the

wrong swings for hitting a softball. Can't swing down on the ball and keep my elbow up.

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cougaman

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Still having trouble hitting 4 iron, hitting it fat, CB advice?

LasVegasBlue

5/19/16 11:43am

Lose weight

ElCapo

5/19/16 11:44am

Upload a video somewhere and post the link on here. I bet cumulatively we can

RdF3

5/19/16 11:44am

Hybrid

garyfan

5/19/16 11:46am

Yep, if you can't hit it don't hit it. No reason to force it.

Dillinger

5/19/16 11:49am

Don't hit your 4 iron

billyrust

5/19/16 11:48am

You're probably keeping too much weight on your back foot. Not getting down and

Dillinger

5/19/16 11:50am

yep, rocking back, getting stuck, and not transitioning forward

blucoug18

5/19/16 11:59am

A good drill is to close your club face a lot and then try and not to hit the

Dillinger

5/19/16 12:02pm

This is a GREAT drill. It also helps you quiet your hands through impact

RdF3

5/19/16 12:08pm

I will try that

blucoug18

5/19/16 12:15pm

I had a pro tell me to think about hitting the ball down the first base line

OpusX

5/19/16 1:57pm

This is what kills me going from golf to softball

kimdaddy35

5/19/16 2:09pm

I cannot swing a softball bat for power due to golf and racquetball. Totally the

cougaman

5/19/16 2:17pm

Great advice, I'll take it to the range

LasVegasBlue

5/20/16 4:21pm

I love that feeling too... nothing like hitting a long iron center blade

LasVegasBlue

5/20/16 4:26pm

Should I still try to hit down on the ball like a short iron?

LasVegasBlue

5/20/16 4:24pm

Definitely more sweeping than a 9 iron but not quite like a wood.

Dillinger

5/20/16 6:28pm

i don't carry anything lower than a 6 iron...

ds7

5/19/16 11:53am

Go to the range and hit a punch four iron.... Find out how the good contact

BYUheaven

5/19/16 12:00pm

I could guess a number of different things but without watching you swing

kimdaddy35

5/19/16 12:45pm

There was a similar post a while back. Was that you? Someone had a good drill

cougaman

5/19/16 1:03pm

Yep, it was me. There was good video about moving ball forward in stance

LasVegasBlue

5/20/16 4:23pm

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