with Howard Dobson, LSU Assistant Coach; Assistant Coach for the 2012 USA Softball Elite Team; former Southern Mississippi Head Coach
Howard Dobson shares twenty-seven of the drills he uses at all levels of the
game to build better hitters starting from the ground and working up.
These are the same drills he uses with his hitters at LSU. Dobson provides a
thorough explanation of how to correctly perform each drill - including any
variations. He explains drills to work on every aspect of the swing working from
the ground up, starting with the legs and moving on to the upper-body.
Lower Body
Power for hitting comes from the ground. By leveraging their legs correctly,
your hitters will maximize their power in every swing. Coach Dobson introduces
several drills that will develop your hitter's lower body.
These drills help the hitter get their legs in the correct position and set them
up for a correct load, stride, and weight shift. Each drill is designed to help
the hitter recognize the correct feeling associated with whatever hitting skill
is being taught.
Upper Body
Develop your teams' ability to make consistent contact with the ball and stay
long through the zone. Coach Dobson introduces drills designed to teach the
hitter the correct grip, path to and through the ball, and finish. He shows how
proper hand placement during the swing brings the contact point out in front of
the body allowing the hitter to have better control of ball placement.
Dobson also shares a few drills he uses to improve a hitter's bat speed, which
is an important component for power.
Using Coach Dobson's innovative drills, your hitters will develop the feeling of
a correct, mechanically sound swing, which will ultimately help them reach their
potential and put runs on the board.
102 minutes. 2013. DVD.
Product Summary: Learn how to position your hitters correctly, maximize power in your swing, make contact and score more!
Editorial Review: This softball hitting dvd includes over two dozen drills to develop the skills necessary to be a consistent hitter. Overall Rating: 4.8 out of 5. Sports Nation Video Sales Rank: 1 out of 31 for the category Softball Hitting DVDs.
About Coach Dobson - Dobson began his coaching career in the Pelican State with stops at Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State and Barbe High School in Lake Charles. He directed his team at Barbe to a 5A state championship and gained valuable experience working at collegiate skills camps along with coaching on the international level. In the summer of 1999, his international team won the German Open. A former all-conference performer at Panola College in Carthage, Texas, Dobson went on to finish his collegiate baseball career at McNeese State where he graduated with a degree in health and human performance and English in 1997.