Mallory Hitting Help

[jryan15]

Serious question.

If you play the male hitter in quicktime - do you really want to be in the same position he is in at frame 29? Do you see any real hip action or just a big looking boy swinging with his upper body folding over his front hip? Is this a model swing? Or is it meant to show something specific?

I don't see a hip fold. I see a boy who's hip was turned so far that it max'd out the amount room for IR that he had in his front hip. Once the front leg/hip reaches max IR, it will have to push out or roll over. Similar to this clip.

 

[Buttermaker]

I guess you don't mind showing your ignorance. You are the one that is "too" funny

You mean like this. To funny....

 

[rdbass]

He is big strong kid that uses his upper body to swing the bat

big looking boy swinging with his upper body folding over his front hip

 

[Buttermaker]

Not like Cabrera at contact. Cabrera's front hip is fully extended and his upper body is behind it. Weight is off back foot.

I don't see a hip fold. I see a boy who's hip was turned so far that it max'd out the amount room for IR that he had in his front hip. Once the front leg/hip reaches max IR, it will have to push out or roll over. Similar to this clip.

 

[Buttermaker]

I guess that is all you got. Clips of Bobby laughing instead of a solid contribution.

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[rdbass]

Don't you have some planks to do..or a golf swing to ruin?

I guess that is all you got. Clips of Bobby laughing instead of a solid contribution.

Nope, I got Patrick laughing at you too.

 

[Buttermaker]

You can have the last word RDBass. It's too bad an admitting no nothing Dad with only one student has so much to say. You should shut up and listen more instead of clowning the place up.

Good luck to Mallory - like I said I don't think she is that far off. Keep it simple.

 

[rdbass]

You should shut up and listen more instead of clowning the place up

See that I'll agree with you. I hope you will listen.

Dad with only one student has so much to say.

No student. I have a DD. Are you saying only 'hitting instructors' such as yourself should be allowed to post?

 

[jryan15]

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Not like Cabrera at contact. Cabrera's front hip is fully extended and his upper body is behind it. Weight is off back foot.

I'm not planning to make an argument that the kid is as good as Cabrera...

I was commenting that the kids' front foot rolls for the same reasons that Cabrera's pushes out. They were both a result of the hips turning so far that they max'd out all the slack that they had in their front leg.

So in response to your question "Do you see any real hip action...".

Yes. Even in the following clip (#30) his front foot rolls. It rolls because his hips were still turning through contact. His upper torso is not out front pulling his hips around (like most kids), his upper torso is being pulled around by his hip action (like a high level hitter). In clip 30 his rear heel kicks up a bit more and his rear knee turns down even more indicating continued rear leg IR and subsequent hip rotation.

 

[pstein]

Please tell me we're not looking at positions to determine a high-level swing.