barrel/hand pivot point, a.k.a TTB

[DRDRODD]

Ever turn a torque wrench? Nothing really happens if you don't apply force...use your muscles. I'll have to try the loose hands, pulse, loose hands this weekend and see if getting those lug nuts off the car is any easier.

I believe his premise is that the forearms shouldn't be used to power the initial launch of the swing and the pulsing action is to create structure to allow connection through the different body segments. My hands are basically hooks when using wrenches that just provide a connection to what I am attempting to pull or push and not necessarily producing the force.

 

[Bobby Shirer]

I'm not sure about the re-loosening thing. After Launch I think the forces are so great that it doesn't matter what the hands/wrists do. They are merely connectors/hinges.

"the hands hold on to the damned bat"....not my words but I like them.
"...for dear life." ....my words added.

 

[Bobby Shirer]

Early bat speed... When developing an acceleration curve there will be more acceleration at the beginning than later on. Check the difference in speed from the starting point to where the barrel is when it is parallel with the ground. Then compare that to speed at contact.

Bonesaw - sorry to hijack but your still did a great job of explaining what I have been saying a long time. I really appreciate guys like you and Shawn putting your swings out there. I'm experimenting with some things as well.

Good point. Now look at the direction of the force. It's no longer at 90° to the handle. He's releasing the barrel and not applying torque.
@Bonesaw hold the angle, direction of force at 90° until contact. Keep turning your body through contact. That back hip needs to get to the ball while the back arm is still in the "L" shape. You want to be pulling the bottom hand rearward into contact. Front shoulder moves backward.

You're leaving something in the tank.

 

[Work=wins]

Hit against your frontside. Direction matters a lot !!

 

[Bonesaw]

Good point. Now look at the direction of the force. It's no longer at 90° to the handle. He's releasing the barrel and not applying torque.
@Bonesaw hold the angle, direction of force at 90° until contact. Keep turning your body through contact. That back hip needs to get to the ball while the back arm is still in the "L" shape. You want to be pulling the bottom hand rearward into contact. Front shoulder moves backward.
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You're leaving something in the tank.

Ya its not wrapping long enough(for me)! Probly take a few more this afternoon. I'll try the bonds(no crossing line) move.

Blast has this video of correia from a commercial. I've seen his hand speed somehwere and he definitley gets more bat speed from his hand speed(the ratio) than I do.

I think driveline maybe has a bunch of blast data posted from alot of their players. They have a few articles incorporating blast data that are worth looking at. This is one, there are more good ones.

Debunking Bat Speed Myths - Driveline Baseball

With the ability to measure bat speed and pair the findings to launch monitors and 3D motion devices, the claims ...read more

www.drivelinebaseball.com

 

[Work=wins]

Sadaharu OH would do a dry swing drill while shagging balls in the OF where he would get in a flamingo stance stride closed and swing down and across his body. He believed the three main faults of all hitters was that they opened up, dropped the barrel and weren’t on time/balanced. He says that drill made him who he was.

 

[TDS]

Another view..

 

[Rolling Hard]

Don't know much about Golf.. picking it up this summer I think . But I do understand the analogy, same thing with most sports

If you understand and apply the teaching in the video you will be miles ahead of the average beginner.

 

[Rolling Hard]

Anyone ever have their players inhale through the nose during load and exhaling when the swing starts (such as heel plant)?

Does it work?

 

[BigSkyHi]

Does it work?

First tried it after watching tennis players explode ?.

Did not notice a visible difference in results but the swing became smoother.

So started using it to observe what the swing really looks like when the mechanics are not dominating the mind.