I like what he says about loose vs tight player swings. Something seldom mentioned.
I agree with what your saying.I like this coach, and I like a lot of what he says. But the terms he uses can be misconstrued, IMO. And I worry a lot about that as we talk about hitting online.
I LOVE the idea of taking out slack. That's critical.
I wouldn't personally use the terms loose vs. tight swings. I'd use something like preset-stretch 'vs,' flow-into-stretch. Why? Because you can have what many would think of as a 'loose' swing with big movements that doesn't remove slack/create stretch. It just creates a bunch of floppy extra movements. And that's as bad as having an old-school static-trigger-type swing.
Another way of saying it: I don't think a leg kick and a barrel tip are good in and of themselves. I think a leg kick and barrel tip that creates usable stretch (and a timing window as a valuable bonus) is not just a good but great thing. Hope that makes sense.
Sound like he's saying that hitters are different and what works for one may not work for another. But taking the slack out of the swing is a must, as is swinging from your back side and not your front side.I like this coach, and I like a lot of what he says. But the terms he uses can be misconstrued, IMO. And I worry a lot about that as we talk about hitting online.
I LOVE the idea of taking out slack. That's critical.
I wouldn't personally use the terms loose vs. tight swings. I'd use something like preset-stretch 'vs,' flow-into-stretch. Why? Because you can have what many would think of as a 'loose' swing with big movements that doesn't remove slack/create stretch. It just creates a bunch of floppy extra movements. And that's as bad as having an old-school static-trigger-type swing.
Another way of saying it: I don't think a leg kick and a barrel tip are good in and of themselves. I think a leg kick and barrel tip that creates usable stretch (and a timing window as a valuable bonus) is not just a good but great thing. Hope that makes sense.
...As far as old school trigger type swing --- old-school FASTPITCH swingSound like he's saying that hitters are different and what works for one may not work for another. But taking the slack out of the swing is a must, as is swinging from your back side and not your front side.
As far as old school trigger type swing, you must be talking about new-old school and not the Shoeless Joe, Babe Ruth, Mel Ott....old school.
Got it. My daughter swung like Ruth, started with her feet together and then took a big stride. Coaches were scared she'd never catch up to fast pitch. Then they saw her hit and marveled at how fast her hands were and the power she generated. Lol!...As far as old school trigger type swing --- old-school FASTPITCH swing
I would say that applies perfectly!
I haven't seen his evaluation of the categories he mentions. If you have a link please post it.
I do evaluations so I know what I am dealing with ahead of time as far as physicality. Use to think the most difficult was cross crawl pattern problems..then thought it was glute amensia till I had a girl that was double jointed seemingly everywhere. She was off the scale of looseness....like a baby gazel. If she didn't fall down running to first...she might accidently run into the bag...or the first baseman or first base coach...you just never knew which!