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The NBS can bring out the secret slugger deep inside you.
For years people have said that baseball and golf don't mix. If that's true, then why do baseball players transition into golf easier than most other athletes? It's a question similar to asking what makes the No-Backswing Swing, at the very least, an effective learning method.
Over the years I've had the pleasure of working with a number of players from the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as former MLB player/manager and hitting guru Jim Lefebvre. During Jim's first lesson, I videotaped him hitting baseballs off a batting tee, then taped his 5-iron swing. He couldn't believe the similarities between hitting a baseball and swinging a golf club. The only difference is that you must bend over more because, in golf, the strike zone is on the ground.
The other obvious difference is that baseball players don't start their swings in the spot where impact takes place. They set up at what would be the top of their golf backswing. They don't coil as much as a golfer, but all of the other power generators are in place: bent right arm, hinged wrists and weight over the back hip. Since baseball players have less than a second to swing once the pitch is released, they don't have time to worry about swing thoughts. All they think about is swinging their arms across their chests and getting their hands through the strike zone as fast as they possibly can. Speed in baseball leads to home runs. In golf, it means 300-yard drives.
If you have a bat at home, pick it up and make repeated baseball swings in your backyard. Better yet, go to the batting cages and have some fun. You'll make the best contact when you don't wind your shoulders up so much and keep your lower body stable and grounded. As the ball sails toward you, swing your arms around your body. Don't think about your form—trust your hand-eye coordination and give the ball the biggest whack you can. Even on your misses, feel how the momentum of the bat naturally causes your right forearm to rotate and your hands to release. Those are great sensations to remember the next time you step on a tee box.
— Top 100 Teacher Mike LeBauve
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