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Sep 19, 2013
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What is the best way to place your feet and and knees to allow great hip coil?
What about pointing your toes in? (piegon toe) Weight on the big toes? Knees flex? What do you think?
Thanks!
 
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Jan 7, 2014
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I prefer to have the feet set the same way they would orient if the player was walking. i.e. DD2 is slightly pigeon toed - her feet are positioned so her toes are slightly inward. DD1 is neutral in how her feet orient and likewise, I have her oriented "neutral" in the box

The knee should be slightly "inside" the foot\inside the hip....

IMO it is most important to understand the differences between types of hip coil in order to obtain a great hip coil...BM's video provides an excellent explanation:



CP
 

rdbass

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Jun 5, 2010
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What is the best way to place your feet and and knees to allow great hip coil?

Thanks!

Stance set up is style. My DD uses an open stance.
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She says she is able to feel the SNF.
 
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Jul 16, 2013
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Pennsylvania
I prefer to have the feet set the same way they would orient if the player was walking. i.e. DD2 is slightly pigeon toed - her feet are positioned so her toes are slightly inward. DD1 is neutral in how her feet orient and likewise, I have her oriented "neutral" in the box

The knee should be slightly "inside" the foot\inside the hip....

IMO it is most important to understand the differences between types of hip coil in order to obtain a great hip coil...BM's video provides an excellent explanation:

CP

I firmly agree with CP on this one. I am not a fan of cookie cutter approaches and believe individual differences should be considered. CP provides a good way of looking at that aspect.

I also agree with rdbass. I have used an open style for as long as I can remember and it's comfortable for me. DD has tried it multiple times (copying me), but has not liked it until recently. Out of the blue she just started with a slight opening and seems to like it.
 
Jan 7, 2014
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Western New York
Unless.......
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I've never had a player with foot splay like CC...If I ever do, I'll cross that bridge. I would certainly fiddle with the orientation but am not sure what I would do because, as noted I have no real life experience with a 45*+ splay.

My fear with moving the foot position too far from the norm is not wanting to put any undo stress on the ACL and MCL...especially if the female player is already valgus or varus.

Has nothing to do with the HL swing or not (can't think of any MLB player who was ever as splayed as CC but I could be wrong), for me anyway...it's more about injury prevention...CP
 
Jul 16, 2013
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Pennsylvania
My fear with moving the foot position too far from the norm is not wanting to put any undo stress on the ACL and MCL...especially if the female player is already valgus or varus.

This is a hitting thread, but for those interested I would highly recommend the "Drive Mechanics" thread in the pitching forum. There is a great deal of useful information there and doesn't necessarily have to be pitching specific.
 

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