More High-Level Hitting Pattern Techniques & Drills

with Leslie Huntington,
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Head Coach;
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2021;
2008 NCAA Division III National Champions;
4x WIAC Coach of the Year;
2008 NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year;
former Simpson College Head Coach;
1997 and 1999 D-III National Champions at Simpson;
over 400 career wins

With advances in technology showing us more about hitting mechanics than ever before, major advances have been made in what and how many coaches teach. One hitting philosophy, dubbed the High-Level Pattern, or HLP, has emerged as a new and popular way of coaching the softball swing. In this video, Leslie Huntington and her assistant, Jeff West, explain the HLP technique, why they adapted their teaching to use it, and offer tools and drills they have found success with while instructing their hitters.

The High-Level Pattern Technique

Learn the mechanics that will help your hitters blast the ball with more power! Coaches West and Huntington take a deep dive into the mechanics that drive High-Level Patterns in hitters. They break down the specific mechanics of the lower body and upper body that come together to create a High-Level Pattern. You will learn the benefits of swinging with a High-Level Pattern, including better timing from an instantaneous swing, and more power!

HLP Tools and Drills

See the tools of the trade that Coach Huntington and Coach West have found helpful in training HLP hitters. On a tight budget? No problem. The coaches will show you how to use affordable, homemade materials as a substitute for some of the more expensive tools they use to train the High Level Pattern.

Next, you'll see how to train the HLP swing with nine innovative drills to help your players feel the difference between a HLP swing and less effective, less efficient swings. How can a PVC pipe or a hula hoop help make sense of the HLP swing? Coach Huntington shows you how to incorporate these tools and others into their drills to train their hitters in the efficient High Level Pattern.

This video from Coach Huntington explains the HLP swing mechanics, why it is her preferred method, and the tools and drills her program uses to train High-Level Patterns. Start teaching your hitters how to drive the ball with more power and hit more consistently today!

43 minutes. 2021.