The guys who have ‘longer’ arms tend to have BIG seasons often, hit for high avg for a slugger and seem quite adjustable.
Just sayin’
Just sayin’
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AJ, was getting stuck with long and slow and had no chance at pitches up/in the zone.
AJ, showing the changes/adjustments he made to have a chance at up/in (free hands).
Throw it in a direction .. that looks like what TM likes but better. No around. Just direct.
Yep, forcing inside out restricts hitters zone coverage.
That’s not Ohtani’s launch position. Not even close. My pic was from his monster year, 2021. That is his launch launch position, not the pic you posted. I like how you didn’t draw a line on his elbow from that angle.
Shoulders and hips closed 22.5. Hand’s no where near the back shoulder or arm pit. Hands get in line with the front shoulder.
I like Mookie's swing much more than Otanhi's. Otanhi's swing can be down right ugly. He is super strong (he is a large man) and has unbelievable eye/hand coordination and he competes. I love that MLB Channel, Antonelli and Teacherman all have videos explaining how good his swing is. As an Angel's fan, I believe he is a guesser and guesses right a lot of the times. He can look pretty silly at times too. His swing is so dynamic his swing can look different from pitch to pitch. He is an artist more than a machine. Don't get me wrong, I like him and he is a legitimate super star but I am very surprised how good he is at hitting. I thought he would be a PO sooner than later. I was wrong.
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That is the old stuff that we all talked about back in the day. So much of this stuff gets recycled OR just gets renamed.
You realize that your pic is not directly from the side, right? Please post any pic from the side. Any year.
Yes, that one's crazy. That looks like a typical Japanese hitter swing.
In this swing below he does something really crazy. He gets to toe touch and his hands are ahead of his back elbow, as optimal, and as every other hitter.
Then, he goes nuts and goes full bat drag and gets his hands behind the back elbow. I've never seen any other hitter push their hands back like this after toe touch. (I don't know why the words are blacked out - it should read hands behind the back elbow). (maybe this was a change up, and he was waiting, I don't know)
Of course, then he must push his hands very close to the armpit to recover. So here he is at hip slot where he looks like every other hitter with the hands near the armpit and just ahead of the back elbow - now the bicep (close to the torso) replaces the hands, and he can push the hands at the ball.
Of course he could have bypassed the crazy bat drag phase and had an even better swing. (unless this is only what he does on mis-timed off-speed pitches)
[from 3 weeks ago - a home run]
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His swing, hands arms create a strong pivot point. The barrel gets turned around that pivot point. I call that a trapped top hand, the position. Trapped from going forward and instead turns, hands stay back. It’s not really trapped, it’s just the geometry and hand usage. It’s been said almost like an oar lock.
As the great Gehrig said keep your hands back and ready to hit.
Kelly Ketchum,
Most of Ohtani’s weird stuff happens after launch.
My feeling is when the back elbow is pointing too far rearward, the hands roll a little. Back elbow slots a little.
As the great Gehrig said keep your hands back and ready to hit.
Kelly Ketchum,
Most of Ohtani’s weird stuff happens after launch.
My feeling is when the back elbow is pointing too far rearward, the hands roll a little. Back elbow slots a little.
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Not really a hit, I have a better swing in the vault.
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