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Swing the Sledgehammer. Use your turn as a guide to lead the barrel where it needs to go. Casting and/or dumping the barrel is a result of not finishing and/or not connecting. There are tons of different cues to give and perspectives on upper body mechanics. I tend to watch the rear shoulder and how it maintains direction throughout the turn. We have to accelerate while maintaining control of the barrel. In the last video we posted, we went over isolated top and bottom arm/hand mechanics. Here w

Young players have been taught to “stay back”, “ride their hip”, “step on glass”….all different phrases to help them understand the concept of loading and remaining loaded in a powerful position until they launch the barrel. Problem is…a lot of these players really have a hard time transfering weight from backside to front after they land. They tip and tilt, lose the ground, lose the barrel, and create bad swing paths and lose out on direction and power. I talk about “kicking back” during tee wo