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Once the pitcher releases the ball toward home plate you will shift your weight from
the back foot to the front foot. Your hands will keep the bat in the same 45 degree angle
position, but your uncoiling motion will start with a weight shift from your back foot to
your front foot. Your front foot should not move more than perhaps an inch or two forward
and your front leg should not come off the ground more than an inch. If you raise your
foot too high it will cause your head to move up and down and it will change the angle of
your vision in which the ball is moving towards you. You want to have as little movement as
possible (be efficient and compact).
Shift your weight to the front foot and plant the front foot into the ground by driving
your cleats into the ground. All the energy of your weight shift will be pushed right
up your front leg and into your hips. This is important as your hip turn will continue
to move that energy up your body and eventually out your hands and into the bat. In order
to get power behind your swing you must have a solid front foot plant.