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Casey Nguyen
Your Swing Blueprint: Line drives, then the other way
High School (15+). Draft age band. Needs Jeff before any age-specific number is used. The scale stays 20–80. This player is compared only with their own past. Meter lines stay where they are today.
Scouting scale 20–80. 50 = average for your level of play.
Swing Score
Swing Score 50: this is the average of the concepts on this report. Path is the next step.
Your Swing Blueprint: Line drives, then the other way
First score
This is the first Swing Score on file: 50.
- Under 45
- 45 to 54
- 55 and up
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barrel
The fat end of the bat. That is the part that should meet the ball.
stay connected
Your hands and your hips start the swing together. The hands do not run off on their own.
hip-shoulder separation
The hips start to turn while the shoulders stay closed for a moment. Then the chest follows.
casting
The hands push the bat away from the body too early, before the body has started the swing.
attack angle
How much the bat is tilted up or down when it meets the ball.
oppo
The field on the same side the hitter stands. For a right-handed hitter, that is left field.
rollover
The bat rolls over the top of the ball, so the ball is pounded into the ground.
posted finish
After the swing or the throw, the front leg stays firm instead of collapsing.
scap load
The back shoulder blade pinches together before the swing starts.
layback
The throwing arm tips back, with the palm facing away, before the ball comes forward.
drop and drive
The back knee bends, then the back leg pushes the body toward home.
kinetic chain
The legs and hips start the move. The chest follows. The bat or the arm is last.
front toss
A partner stands a few steps in front and flips the ball underhand.
machine
A pitching machine throws the ball. A coach sets the speed. It is not a person pitching yet.
live
A person throws the ball, closer to a game. This comes after the tee and the easy flips.
3x10
Three sets of ten. Rest a little between sets.
tee
A stand that holds the ball still. No one throws.
high-cock slot
The throwing hand is up by the shoulder when the front foot lands.
glove side
The side of the body the glove is on.
line drive
The ball leaves flat, not popped up and not chopped into the ground.
bullpen
Pitchers throw in practice, usually with no batter, or with a coach hitting. It is not a game yet.
dry work
Swings or moves with no ball. You are practicing the body, not the result.
off-speed
A pitch that is slower than the fastball, such as a changeup or a curve.
pull side
The side the hitter's body turns toward. For a right-handed hitter, that is left field.
Swing foundations
Foundation Score
Foundation Score 51: this is the average of connection, force, and path. Path is the next step.
First score
Connection
First scoreConnection 53: Your hands stay by the back shoulder while the hip starts. The next reps would push this toward 55.
Above avg for level
Your hands and your hips move as one swing.
You already. Your hands stay by the back shoulder while the hip starts.
Leaking. The hands are not the leak on this tee clip.
Proof. Hands wait on the tee.
Measured. Hand drift 3.6 in. The system scored Connection from this.
If you clean this up. Projection 55, 55 and up. Not a score change.
The drill that moves this stays in the full report.
Flaw fix
The hands are not the leak on this tee clip.
The root cause and the drill stay on the paid report.
Cues
Locked
Drill prescription
Force
First scoreForce 60: Your back heel stays down until the hip turns. Hold this.
Above avg for level
How much of your body gets into the ball. Swinging harder is not the same thing.
You already. Your back heel stays down until the hip turns.
Leaking. More force will not fix the line.
Proof. Front foot stays down.
Your back heel stays down until the hip turns.
Measured. Bat speed 62 mph. The system scored Force from this.
If you clean this up. This is already in the high band. Holding it is the work. Projection, not a score change.
The drill that moves this stays in the full report.
Flaw fix
More force will not fix the line.
The root cause and the drill stay on the paid report.
Cues
Locked
Drill prescription
Path
First scorePath 40: On the middle tee the fat end of the bat drops below your hands. Cleaning this up would push this toward 45.
Below avg for level
The bat stays on a line through the ball, instead of dipping under it or chopping down.
You already. You get the fat end of the bat to the ball.
Leaking. On the middle tee the fat end of the bat drops below your hands.
Proof. The ball comes off the top half of the bat.
Missiles, not moonshots.
Measured. The tilt of the bat when it meets the ball −4°. The system scored Path from this.
If you clean this up. Projection 45, 45 to 54. Not a score change.
The drill that moves this stays in the full report.
Flaw fix
On the middle tee the fat end of the bat drops below your hands.
The root cause and the drill stay on the paid report.
Cues
Locked
Drill prescription
Hitting concepts
Hitting Score
Hitting Score 49: this is the average of timing, adjustability, and approach. Adjustability is the next step.
First score
Timing
First scoreTiming 54: A moving ball is not on this file. Cleaning this up would push this toward 55.
Above avg for level
You start your move when the ball is on the way, so you meet it out in front.
You already. You can time a still ball.
Leaking. A moving ball is not on this file.
Proof. Tee only.
Measured. Load lag 78 ms. The system scored Timing from this.
If you clean this up. Projection 55, 55 and up. Not a score change.
The drill that moves this stays in the full report.
Flaw fix
A moving ball is not on this file.
The root cause and the drill stay on the paid report.
Cues
Locked
Drill prescription
Adjustability
First scoreAdjustability 46: You can repeat the swing you know. The next reps would push this toward 55.
Average for level
You can change the swing when the ball is higher, lower, inside, or away.
You already. You can repeat the swing you know.
Leaking. A new spot can wait.
Proof. One tee is the whole clip.
Measured. Location miss 10.2 in. The system scored Adjustability from this.
If you clean this up. Projection 55, 55 and up. Not a score change.
The drill that moves this stays in the full report.
Flaw fix
A new spot can wait.
The root cause and the drill stay on the paid report.
Cues
Locked
Drill prescription
Approach
First scoreApproach 47: This tee clip does not show a count. Cleaning this up would push this toward 55.
Average for level
You decide before the pitch whether this is your swing, and you stick to that plan.
You already. The goal is to go the other way.
Leaking. This tee clip does not show a count.
Proof. No count on the file.
The goal is to go the other way, and this tee clip does not show a count.
Limited from videoMeasured. Decisions kept 4.5 of 10. The system scored Approach from this.
If you clean this up. Projection 55, 55 and up. Not a score change.
The drill that moves this stays in the full report.
Flaw fix
This tee clip does not show a count.
The root cause and the drill stay on the paid report.
Cues
Locked
Drill prescription
Not scored yet · we don't guess
- Exit velocity Need a sensor. We do not guess.
- Bat speed Need a sensor. We do not guess.
- Count and chase Need a live at-bat. This is a tee clip.
Video checklist · what we need next
- More open-side tee swings
- Behind the plate
- Live at-bats, with counts
Session log First score
Swing Score · only your past
- Oct 16
- Foundation Score—
- Hitting Score—
- Connection—
- Force—
- Path—
- Timing—
- Adjustability—
- Approach—
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