Weak ground balls are the swing telling on itself.
Searched as "why do i keep hitting ground balls". Here is what the phrase actually means, what the video shows, and how a measured report ends the argument.
What it looks like
- Routine grounders to the same side of the infield
- Hard work at practice, nothing to show in games
- Exit quality drops against live pitching
What is actually happening
A steady diet of weak grounders usually traces to one of three measurable leaks: a front leg that never posts, so the barrel drops through the ball; a long hand path that turns over early; or a head that drifts, moving the contact point pitch to pitch. One video is enough to see which one it is, and they each have a different fix.
What we measure to find it
Every measurement comes from computer vision body tracking on one phone video, 33 landmarks on every frame, the same class of kinematic analysis professional organizations run on their players. Estimates are labeled EST, and no ball speed numbers are invented.
Drills that help
An open target window at waist height in front of the tee. Level flight through the window counts, ground balls do not.
Freeze the finish balanced for three seconds. Drifting bodies cannot hold the pose, and the drill exposes it.
Drills are constraints, not lectures: set the task and let the player's body solve it. They work best aimed at the measured leak, which is the point of measuring first.
Stop guessing. Measure it.
Upload one video and get a coach signed diagnosis of what is actually leaking, within 24 hours. If we cannot read your video, you do not pay.
- A 7 page report: annotated frames, the measurements above, the likely cause, your tracking video.
- Within 24 hours of a completed order.
- Screened before payment. Signed by Coach Joel A. On time, or we make it right.
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