Baseball Swing

[Dobsey]

Sorry for thread number two right after another, but i did a search for this but couldn't come up with one. As i workout more i notice my baseball swing is becoming worse. I'm starting to swing with just my arms and chest instead of my whole body.

Is there anyway to correct this and if the lifting is the reason is there anyway i can incorperate a swing into my weight training? or after i lift should i just go home and swing a bat for a couple minutes to keep it proper?

[bigc]

im not a baseball player but i find that happens with my golf swing. try to keep stretched out it really shouldn't hinder your swing by just being big look at all the saucepigs in the major leagues lol you def should be hitting balls throughout the off season just focus on the hips

[BiggerGuns=LongerDrives]

Originally Posted by bigc

just focus on the hips

bigc is right, it's all in the hips!
A golf swing is almost the same thing as a baseball swing, it's just on a different plane of axis and I when I find myself getting "armsy", it's usually because I am standing too tall in my stance. I bet your stance is pretty tall right? You need to work on setting up in a more "athletic" stance to enable you to use more of your core. Bend at the knee's, stick your butt out, head up, back straight, twist at the core like winding up a spring. Haha, easier said than done

So far as stengthening your core, look into core training. Squats and deadlifts should assist this in a major way along with some accessory work for the hips (adductors/abductors), of course combined with other core work.