Cameron 2010

[clemenslee1]

@fanboi22

Notice the upper body angle matches the shin angle and the pelvic tilt. You find the same thing in sprinters stance when coming out the start also in fastpitch pitching and leg drive.

 

[fanboi22]

@fanboi22

Notice the upper body angle matches the shin angle and the pelvic tilt. You find the same thing in sprinters stance when coming out the start also in fastpitch pitching and leg drive.

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Got it thanks. When i do this i feel the small of my back 'scrunch'. i thought i remembered someone saying to keep the knees behind the front of the feet though, that you didn't want your knees to go that far out? maybe not.

I guess i was just confused by the term 'hips too flat'. which i still cannot picture what flat means. I supposed said differently, hitter was too upright with little pelvic tilt.

 

[clemenslee1]

Got it thanks. When i do this i feel the small of my back 'scrunch'. i thought i remembered someone saying to keep the knees behind the front of the feet though, that you didn't want your knees to go that far out? maybe not.

I guess i was just confused by the term 'hips too flat'. which i still cannot picture what flat means. I supposed said differently, hitter was too upright with little pelvic tilt.

I assume that she was maybe too upright, but to me she has pelvic tilt. You can see it in her belt line. But that's just me.

 

[clemenslee1]

Got it thanks. When i do this i feel the small of my back 'scrunch'. i thought i remembered someone saying to keep the knees behind the front of the feet though, that you didn't want your knees to go that far out? maybe not.

I guess i was just confused by the term 'hips too flat'. which i still cannot picture what flat means. I supposed said differently, hitter was too upright with little pelvic tilt.

When you do it correctly the knees will be behind the front of the feet for sure

 

[Work=wins]

Would you mind sharing a visual on a photo or something. Thanks.

sorry for late response. Gifs weren’t working.

 

[Shawn]

When you do it correctly the knees will be behind the front of the feet for sure

Nope, the knees are above the ball of the foot or over the toes.

We are told this is a bad position.

 

[Shawn]

Back knee over the toes. Knee moves more over the heel as the weight gets into the back hip pocket. Then the knee releases again, goes forward.

 

[Work=wins]

Back knee over the toes. Knee moves more over the heel as the weight gets into the back hip pocket. Then the knee releases again, goes forward.

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great gif.

 

[Work=wins]

The Pujols gif is what is needed. The anterior tilt forward and the lateral tilt down towards the pitcher should happen so the body can stay through outside and off speed pitches. It’s the old ‘level’ swing cue. If everything isn’t turning in the same direction angle wise, you get pull offs and casts.

Since the hips and torso are slow relative to locomotion these angles need to be moved and set as early as possible. There isn’t time or leverage to create these angles afterwards. Proximal to distal loading. A great checkpoint is to see if the pelvis/torso is starting to advance before or w the front foot pick up or at heel up for a no stride. If this is done incorrectly you are left w a push from the back leg or a non-shift or late shift which creates pushy hands, spinning etc.