What powers the barrel turn?
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- Jun 11, 2015
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I cant believe how high his hand set/ elbow is. I didnt see his elbow working ^up but I did see it turn towards the pitch. His tall stance is very different from bagwell.
Really keeps that rear elbow behind the bat.
https://youtu.be/n4Mw2t1k5og
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- May 3, 2014
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You need to check the lens you look through.
I always associate elbow "working" up with staying above a high pitch.
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The lower the pitch the steeper the angle. A higher pitch would be not steep at all.
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OK - that's not what I associate the cue with. My bad.
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I think that is a piss poor analysis of a swing.
Moved from a prior thread in deference to the thread's author.
Absolutely agree with this...
One fires what one loads.
This hitter below loads the hands by "walking away", then she fires.
She is incapable of what Ortiz does with his: He loads his core, and then fires with his core. The scapula is the fulcrum and a critical element of the core. It is front and center to what orchestrates the activity in the upper extremity in BOTH the throw and high level swing.
Excellent hands vs very poor hands ?
Hugo is the Bryce Harper of softball. She is athletic enough to adapt and succeed in collegiate play. In my opinion, she "golfs" the ball. She has no scapula. I would not consider her a model swing.
Absolutely agree with this...
One fires what one loads.
This hitter below loads the hands by "walking away", then she fires.
She is incapable of what Ortiz does with his: He loads his core, and then fires with his core. The scapula is the fulcrum and a critical element of the core. It is front and center to what orchestrates the activity in the upper extremity in BOTH the throw and high level swing.
Excellent hands vs very poor hands ?
Hugo is the Bryce Harper of softball. She is athletic enough to adapt and succeed in collegiate play. In my opinion, she "golfs" the ball. She has no scapula. I would not consider her a model swing.
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The following slides illustrates the most comprehensive analysis that reflects my understanding of the mechanism of the high level swing.
What you will see are the events the occur during the load and in the overlap.
If there is any doubt in the role the scapula, then you will not understand or recognize the high level swing, let alone teach it.
That said a disclaimer is appropriate: This poster makes no endorsement in what the author sells, teaches or opines.
The salient points are implied in the next several slides are:
The movement in the hands and bat head during the load and overlap are rooted in activity of the core.
The scapula is the key in transducing energy input, and orchestrating the movement output in optimum bat path. It is functionally and anatomically the "corner", the fulcrum in the high level swing.
The high level strategy of the system loads the core, and fires with the core. Central to this is the loading of the serratus anterior then firing it as the output:
What is noteworthy in the following slides is that the HANDS are not involved.
Source: Shoulder Function - Part Two - East Bay Hitting Instruction
Disclaimer: The presentation is educational for the sole purpose in defining the biomechanical events that occur in the swing. This poster makes no endorsement in what the authors sells, teaches, or opines, and acknowledges that the visuals may be subject to interpretation.
What you will see are the events the occur during the load and in the overlap.
If there is any doubt in the role the scapula, then you will not understand or recognize the high level swing, let alone teach it.
That said a disclaimer is appropriate: This poster makes no endorsement in what the author sells, teaches or opines.
The salient points are implied in the next several slides are:
The movement in the hands and bat head during the load and overlap are rooted in activity of the core.
The scapula is the key in transducing energy input, and orchestrating the movement output in optimum bat path. It is functionally and anatomically the "corner", the fulcrum in the high level swing.
The high level strategy of the system loads the core, and fires with the core. Central to this is the loading of the serratus anterior then firing it as the output:
What is noteworthy in the following slides is that the HANDS are not involved.
Source: Shoulder Function - Part Two - East Bay Hitting Instruction
Disclaimer: The presentation is educational for the sole purpose in defining the biomechanical events that occur in the swing. This poster makes no endorsement in what the authors sells, teaches, or opines, and acknowledges that the visuals may be subject to interpretation.
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Source: Shoulder Function - Part Two - East Bay Hitting Instruction
Disclaimer: The presentation is educational for the sole purpose in defining the biomechanical events that occur in the swing. This poster makes no endorsement in what the authors sells, teaches, or opines, and acknowledges that the visuals may be subject to interpretation.
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