How Do You Get Into The Proper Batting Stance?
“Hi I’m Tony Naile and today I’m going to talk to you about setting up a proper stance in the batter’s box. First of all we like to set up in the center of the plate to begin with, usually a shoe size from the plate and the way we measure this is stick to the toe to the edge of the plate, kick your heel and step straight back. That gives a standard set up, not a closed or open stance but a straight stance. You want to set up, by doing this you can come to the outside corner of the plate with a sweet swat of the bat, right here with proper distance from the plate. This is all a preference of the hitter, of course it can change. You want to set up with your knees, your feet just a little wider than your shoulders, a good balanced position, knees bent a little bit where you are comfortable. Never lock your knees, but a little bend here. You want a good balance. You always want to keep a good athletic body under you. Athletic body meaning you can make any kind of move from there. You don’t
