Oklahoma Hitters

[Cornbread]

I think they do a good job of keeping the back leg in control. You don’t see a lot of forward movement. They stay behind the ball

 

[Work=wins]

I know precious little about hitting, so this is a genuine question. I don't see any similarity between the two gifs you posted. What is it that you see?

look at the barrel/hand path. start there. Do you see any similarities?

 

[Work=wins]

My dd's hitting coach was talking to her about this very thing. Swing down.

can you explain in what context and to what extent. I think that’s important.

 

[Work=wins]

Just imagine if these girls had MLB swings - which they don't.

yup. They’re shorter, more compact. More efficient. not as ‘muscley’( is that a word?) in fact they have to be for the fact that they cant create as much force as the mlbers so to barrel a ball takes more precision. Same reaction times. X-M=E the way my brain computes it.

 

[TDS]

Whenever these examples are posted where someone is doing a demonstration of the hands and the "hit down," what is almost always missing is the pelvic tilt to lateral tilt. The hand path of the demonstration in the gym and the posted swing are not the same. If you have seen the demonstration of Pujols from MLB Station and then look at his game swings, that is what is missing there as well.

I agree they all use the core in the game swings from a leveraged position.

 

[DNeeld]

look at the barrel/hand path. start there. Do you see any similarities?

No, I really don't. They look pretty darn close to opposite to me, lol.

I'm perfectly willing to admit I'm pretty dense when it comes to swing mechanics, but I just can't see similarity in barrel or hand path.

 

[_MIA_]

Every hitting thread has the same strange attractor...

 

[BigSkyHi]

Just see the top hand staying in front of the deltoid.

 

[Bpolly2004]

can you explain in what context and to what extent. I think that’s important.

I'll have to talk to my dd about it more. I was at work and her grandma took her.

 

[Shawn]

One thing that really stuck out to me was OU hitters timing. They all get the front foot up early and look to be able to allow the ball to get deep. Just an observation. They do a lot of the HLP stuff imo

Yes, they all start early. Ready to swing.