Rear Leg Swings

[chrispots]

I suppose I could dig it up ... but from memory, at 'setup' it is fairly balanced ... at 'contact' the majority of pressure has been shifted to to the front foot ... and I don't know what you mean by 'finish'. Now-a-days they have better equipment. They have pressure sensitive mats hooked up to a computer that syncs the weight along with the video of your swing. You can see a golf swing being analyzed with full knowledge of pressure distribution throughout the swing. The studies I have of the baseball swing use pressure plates.

Thanks....

That's similar to what what I've seen for golf swings...to your point (I think) the golf world's argument to the weight distribution ratio has been what is "finish."

15 years ago (pre-kids) when I was heavy into golf, they had an analyzer similar to this at the Porter Cup Qualifier I was in...I remember I was 74/26 at impact but don't recall start\finish ratios...that was '99 when Hunter Haas was tearing it up Past Champions - Porter Cup

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[FiveFrameSwing]

Many will show a clip at contact with the rear foot off the ground and speak of the "center of pressure" as being 100% against the front foot.

Others will look at the same clip and speak of the "weight" (COM) as being back. Others simply speak of 'balance'.

 

[coach james]

I was watching the Texas Tech game and the announcers were talking about this very subject. Jerry Glasco being a new coach there has brought his hitting philosophy with him. They said he makes the players focus on the rear leg to drive to ball to the area your wanting to hit to....
I'm having a hard time understanding this one.
My emphasis on the rear leg is important only during the load and launch, but once the front side is down and firming up the back side leg becomes obsolete. I'm not sure how a rear leg acts as a way of direction to a batted ball. Or is this just another case of an "uneducated in the game that their calling" announcer just talking about stuff they don't know?

 

[bullethead]

I was watching the Texas Tech game and the announcers were talking about this very subject. Jerry Glasco being a new coach there has brought his hitting philosophy with him. They said he makes the players focus on the rear leg to drive to ball to the area your wanting to hit to....
I'm having a hard time understanding this one.
My emphasis on the rear leg is important only during the load and launch, but once the front side is down and firming up the back side leg becomes obsolete. I'm not sure how a rear leg acts as a way of direction to a batted ball. Or is this just another case of an "uneducated in the game that their calling" announcer just talking about stuff they don't know?

Not that it's a big deal but he's with the aggies (texas a&m). The commentator was a former pitcher, Amanda scarborough - so who knows if her interpretation of what he's preaching is accurate. It would be more interesting to hear from one of their current players

 

[tjintx]

Ok not that it's big deal, I watched it also. The announcer was Jessica Mendoza.
Mendoza was commenting on Texas A&M's Cali Lanphear's swing. She has a really fast bat through the zone, "a lot of whip through the zone, that bat speed, that's something you just can't teach" I guess we are all wasting our time here at DFP

Not that it's a big deal but he's with the aggies (texas a&m). The commentator was a former pitcher, Amanda scarborough - so who knows if her interpretation of what he's preaching is accurate. It would be more interesting to hear from one of their current players

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Now that was funny!

Ok not that it's big deal, I watched it also. The announcer was Jessica Mendoza.
Mendoza was commenting on Texas A&M's Cali Lanphear's swing. And I quote: "She has a really fast bat through the zone, a lot of whip! you just can't teach that" End quote. I guess we are all wasting our time here at DFP

Not that it's a big deal but he's with the aggies (texas a&m). The commentator was a former pitcher, Amanda scarborough - so who knows if her interpretation of what he's preaching is accurate. It would be more interesting to hear from one of their current players

 

[bullethead]

I watched quite a few of the sec games this wknd - all I remembered seeing was Amanda's mug - my bad. Anyone have a freshman version of Cali's swing to compare to today's. She's currently hitting .291/2hr. Has the most strikeouts on her team at 18, but also leads her team in on base percentage. Her freshman year she hit .362/21hr. Curious if the announcer was correct in her assessment that she just had better pitches to hit

 

[bullethead]

Here's a 2013 swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBt4789_fhQ

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Here's a 2013 swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBt4789_fhQ

 

[mann]

Many will show a clip at contact with the rear foot off the ground and speak of the "center of pressure" as being 100% against the front foot.

Others will look at the same clip and speak of the "weight" (COM) as being back. Others simply speak of 'balance'.

100 % Against. I do not think that "weight back" is correct. the weight is "Against", in this Puhols pic.


But on the "other end of the spectrum" would be Bonds, who at times, does not lose all the weight off the rear foot.



I am curious about the weight and using the back foot and leg, because of SNF.
In this drill and swing from the Rajun Cajuns, and Bonds, the foot and rear leg is used with ground forces, as compared to most MLB swings, where the rear leg is weightless, and hip extension is still applied. By using the hamstring, coiled tight to the hip, but NOT, on the ground.