Posey's launch is rearward....Torres launch is around.
Torres was given a dose of "connection" meaning that the barrel turns with the shoulders....Posey's hands/wrists/forearms are immediately working to put the barrel in motion early....early bat speed vs late bat speed....
Posey's shoulders laterally tilt - Torres shoulders rotate....Posey gets behind his rear leg.....Torres goes around it....
I don't see as many differences as you do, such as shoulder angle. However, there is one significant difference that allows Posey's knob to come foward, but produce less bat head movement. That difference is obvious. Posey's hands are held higher, and the bat rotates above his shoulder, where as Torres bat rotates outside (near) his deltoids. Posey's load involves a higher back elbow, in the gifs and a greater degree of bat wrap. Torres has a slightly more bent front elbow, but that has no effect in the gifs as it starts more flexed. I would venture to say that if you had both gifs the same size and same height, or compared movement, both their shoulders move equally. Posey stays a little more loaded when he gets to the hip it would appear, because of less bat head movement. What I would be curious about, is if the two pitches are at the same height? Because my guess would be Torres pitch is lower. That changes the swing arc. Could be a difference in style. I have no complaints about either swing. Can Posey always keep this load factor, or launch as you say? If so, he must keep his hands above his shoulder to allow the bat head to stay on top of the shoulder. Can you supply both AB's with full slow motion?
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