[YodasLuke]

Hi

I find that sometimes i lose my balance when hitting out to right field ie after i do the hip bump and hit the ball my right leg (i'm right handed)wants to take a step forward and follow through as well. Is this supposed to happen? Any assistance/suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Milan

I'm assuming that, when your balance is lost, you're stepping towards the ball with the right foot. One of the terms we use in TGM is Roundhouse. One of the many things that I have highlighted in my copy of TGM is found near the bottom of the page in 5-0: "That - failure to clear the Right Hip (Roundhouse) can initiate almost every alignment disruption, including SHANKING." That's a pretty bold statement!...almost every alignment disruption. Wow!

Simply from experience, when I see someone stepping towards the ball, you can take a look at the right hip. So many of us have been told to turn, turn, turn, in order to gain more power. Many look like Elvis doing a hip thrust towards the ball. I see many with their right foot completely on the toes before the hands have passed below the shoulder in the downstroke (another Elvis trait). I tell many that the right hip can either be a gateway or a roadblock. For most, it's the latter.

Your right shoulder isn't on plane until top. It's moved horizontally to get there and your right hip had to clear to do so. The right shoulder then starts a downward path on the inclined plane via the hip slide. The right shoulder does not return on the same horizontal path. If it does, you're over plane, you're hitting the back or the outside quadrant of the ball, and you'll have to steer as a result.

If you look the way I think you look, I'd have you doing a Start Down waggle before every stroke.

Thank'u very much...