Cabrera Launch Position

[crankermo]

Once again Petricca you have miss analyzed video again. I would say he was early but due to the fact he didn't extend his arms like you suggest that he was able to keep the barrel in the zone longer. That's called adjustability.

My guess is this gif will be posted on your terrible blog immediately to ruin a kids swing.

 

[rdbass]

Check out the great extension at impact and the way he maintains this extension, so he doesn't lose bat speed. Classic rotational mechanics.

petricca,
Since you are unable to 'see' when the bat is extended. How about you 'see' where the catchers glove sets up to receive the pitch. You teach a hitter to be extended on an inside pitch?
Miggy does not get to extension to after the ball is hit.

 

[rdbass]

Check out the great extension at impact and the way he maintains this extension, so he doesn't lose bat speed. Classic rotational mechanics.

Just as I thought another post on DFP to highlight another blog posting.
Lets share the words of petricca413 or the lack of words:
Hitting Year In Pictures | Hitting With Torque

I have written thousands of words to describe my thoughts on hitting since this past May. Instead of more words, I will let a few pictures reinforce my thoughts on hitting for baseball and softball players. Happy New Year!

Here some of your words/pictures:

Why did you include this on your blog:

Doesn't show extension that you luv so much.
Maybe that is why you cropped the picture where you did? You sneaky little devil you.

 

[Rocketech1]

Question, can't the act of trying to get extension a full extension help with good mechanics BEFORE point of contac especially considering that the action from just before POC, at POC, and right after POC happens in milliseconds? I know of at least one D1 program that encourages a full extension after contact.

With my DD, she has a tendency to pull her front shoulder early and pulls a lot of pitches. Her hitting coach has tried to have her get some more extension to help her fix his flaw in her swing mechanics.

 

[MountieSB]

Question, can't the act of trying to get extension a full extension help with good mechanics BEFORE point of contac especially considering that the action from just before POC, at POC, and right after POC happens in milliseconds? I know of at least one D1 program that encourages a full extension after contact.

With my DD, she has a tendency to pull her front shoulder early and pulls a lot of pitches. Her hitting coach has tried to have her get some more extension to help her fix his flaw in her swing mechanics.

Getting more extension isn't going to fix this. How is elongating the arms and getting more behind the ball rather than inside the ball going to help her from pulling?

It sounds as if your DD is swinging "around" her body, rather than "out from" her body. I would suggest the SnF and Walkthrough/Happy Gilmore drills to her coach (or better yet, don't tell the coach and just do it yourself) to correct this rather than have her extend her arms. Extension isn't something to actively seek in a swing - it's a result of better mechanics upstream.

 

[rdbass]

Question, can't the act of trying to get extension a full extension help with good mechanics BEFORE point of contac especially considering that the action from just before POC, at POC, and right after POC happens in milliseconds? I know of at least one D1 program that encourages a full extension after contact.

With my DD, she has a tendency to pull her front shoulder early and pulls a lot of pitches. Her hitting coach has tried to have her get some more extension to help her fix his flaw in her swing mechanics.

Short answer-no adjust ability with that thought process. A swing should start inside the ball and adjust for outside balls. If your fully extended before contact a hitter would be unable to hit an inside pitched ball.

 

[rdbass]

Question, can't the act of trying to get extension a full extension help with good mechanics BEFORE point of contac especially considering that the action from just before POC, at POC, and right after POC happens in milliseconds? I know of at least one D1 program that encourages a full extension after contact.

With my DD, she has a tendency to pull her front shoulder early and pulls a lot of pitches. Her hitting coach has tried to have her get some more extension to help her fix his flaw in her swing mechanics.

Here is a good drill for this:
ATTACK OPPOSITE:

 

[dschreib]

Neat picture--not sure I get the "lifts top hand if he made good contact, but holds on with both hands on if contact is poor and wants to add more power" part, though.

 

[pstein]

Check out the great extension at impact and the way he maintains this extension, so he doesn't lose bat speed. Classic rotational mechanics.

At the risk of starting another pissing match, what do you mean by extension? I'm thinking (hoping?) that you mean lead arm extension, not both arms locked out.

I ask, because in this article http://torque-hitting.com/2013/06/16/how-to-put-lightning-into-your-baseballsoftball-swing/, you talk about extension being towards the pitcher, with the "power V" position that hitters achieve unless they get jammed/ something else prevents extension.

However, you also claim that extension should happen at contact. Which one is it?

 

[pstein]

Neat picture--not sure I get the "lifts top hand if he made good contact, but holds on with both hands on if contact is poor and wants to add more power" part, though.

It's based on what he feels. If he feels as though it was solid contact, he lets go. If not, he holds on.