Baseball
Band Separation Hold
Create hip-shoulder separation before the swing fires
8 min
3 sets of 8 each side
Intermediate
Why this drill
Builds toward create hip-shoulder separation before the swing fires.
Instructions
- 1Anchor a light band behind you at chest height and hold it in both hands at the launch position.
- 2Stride and open the front hip while the hands stay back against the band tension.
- 3Hold the stretched position for a one-count, then swing through.
- 4Reset any rep where the hands leak forward with the hips.
What to focus on
Hips opening before the hands move.
Recommended reps
3 sets of 8 each side
Common mistake
Hands and hips turning together, losing stretch.