Welcome to Day 3 of the Coil Challenge!

Today we're covering two things:

1. Why the Hip Coil is important & how to do it.

2. The Open 45 Variation Drill.

Why is the Hip Coil Important?

After working on the Hip Hinge in Day 2, we now need to coil around the back hip.

Coiling the back hip is really the foundation of a solid swing, because everything starts and ends in the lower half.

This coil move creates the beginning of the sequencing of the swing and sets us up to have solid direction through the middle of the field.

That coil counter rotates our hips - leading the way for the opening of the hips to unfold the swing. Its also going to put our body in a position to start driving balls through the center of the field. 

How to do the Hip Coil:

So we've established the hip hinge (butt back, heel loaded, chest over toes).  From there, we screw our back foot into the ground (counter rotating the hips).

That back knee should feel like its "staying in place", this make sure we continue to coil the hips through the forward move.

The front hip gets closed off, getting us deeper in the coil.

After that, we have to hold that feeling and hold the ground through the forward move, something that so many hitters overlook (more on that tomorrow in Day 4).

How to do the Open 45 Variation Drill:

Start tall and feet close together in an open 45 position.

Feel the weight in your back foot goes from the front of your foot into your heel,

Tension should be growing in your hamstrings, glute, and lower back.

Scap load with your back arm, so that everything in the back side of your body and posterior chain is "fused together".

Now you're in a solid position to "unfold" the swing.

Uncoil the back hip to initiate the move, and swing "away from your body" with your arms. 

Stay tuned for tomorrow

Tomorrow we talk about Holding the Ground and the Step Back Drill.

See you then!

- Coach Dan, +PWR Training

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