I believe in coiling the hips. I believe in tip and rip.
I'm finding that coiling the hips often leads to a hitter turning in the front shoulder during the load (or during the inward coil of the hips). I might call hip coil (and the shoulders going along) a horizontal move, or a 'merry-go-round' move.
Tip and rip (and rock the U) is a vertical move of the shoulders, making the back shoulder higher than the lead shoulder during the load, and the resulting swing to have a more vertical than horizontal plane.
Now, if I limit the turning in of the front shoulder during the load, it seems harder to coil forward. If I allow the shoulder to turn in, it seems harder to tip and rip, or at least harder to avoid a 'merry go round' vs. 'ferris wheel.' If shoulders turn in horizontally, they're more likely to swing out horizontally like the hips, which is not ideal.
What do you think?
Is it desirable to teach a player to coil hips in without the lead shoulder going along for the ride, or am I making much ado about nothing?
I'm finding that coiling the hips often leads to a hitter turning in the front shoulder during the load (or during the inward coil of the hips). I might call hip coil (and the shoulders going along) a horizontal move, or a 'merry-go-round' move.
Tip and rip (and rock the U) is a vertical move of the shoulders, making the back shoulder higher than the lead shoulder during the load, and the resulting swing to have a more vertical than horizontal plane.
Now, if I limit the turning in of the front shoulder during the load, it seems harder to coil forward. If I allow the shoulder to turn in, it seems harder to tip and rip, or at least harder to avoid a 'merry go round' vs. 'ferris wheel.' If shoulders turn in horizontally, they're more likely to swing out horizontally like the hips, which is not ideal.
What do you think?
Is it desirable to teach a player to coil hips in without the lead shoulder going along for the ride, or am I making much ado about nothing?
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