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The Back Foot Blueprint: Why "Open Your Hips" Is Costing Your Hitter Solid Contact
Get the exact principle elite hitters use at contact β plus 2 drills that stop over-rotation and start producing consistent hard contact to all fields.
Most coaches are teaching hip rotation from the wrong angle β here's what's actually happening at contact.
A reader named Brian from Canada spent weeks watching video of Robinson CanΓ³, McCutchen, and Miggy. He was confused. The back foot wasn't sideways β it was rotating forward, sometimes completely off the ground. How could "back foot sideways" be right when the video showed the opposite?
"I just keep seeing back foot forward at contact. If I am misinterpreting what keeping back foot sideways at contact means, please explain because it's driving me crazy thinking I'm missing something."
β Brian Clahane, coach from CanadaBrian was watching from the chest-on and side-view angles β the most misleading camera positions for evaluating back foot and hip rotation. Those angles make over-rotation look normal and correct.
When you switch to pitcher-side, catcher-side, or overhead views β and pause at the exact moment of contact β you see something different: the pelvis is perpendicular to impact, not to the pitcher. The back foot acts like a governor on hip rotation. It stops the hips from spinning past the ball.
The Back Foot Blueprint breaks down exactly what this looks like, why it matters, and how to train it.
What's Inside
Everything you need to coach and drill the pelvis perpendicular principle
The Core Principle Explained
Why the pelvis should be perpendicular to impact β not perpendicular to the pitcher β and what goes wrong when it isn't.
The 3 Camera Angles That Show the Truth (And the 1 That Lies)
Which views to use when analyzing video β and why chest-on and side views will mislead you every time.
Inside vs. Outside: How Pitch Location Changes Back Foot Rotation
A quick-reference table showing how much hip rotation to expect based on where the pitch crosses the plate.
2 Drills to Wire It In
The Impact Freeze Drill and the Opposite Field Tee Drill β the fastest way to build the habit of stopping the hips at the right point.
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