FiveFrameSwing
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Many instructors who try and teach Pujols' style don't teach what he actual does. They teach what they think he does. Notice in this clip how Pujols' hips/torso moves forward as he coils.
IMO the kids are better off being taught that the reason the front foot gets lifted is to cock/coil the hips; rather than to stride. Any forward movement after the front foot is lifted is for balance purposes. When taught in this context the kids will be better equipped to wrap their own batting stance style around the "forward by coiling" absolute found in most good hitters.
Here you have a young lady caught in between her hitting instructor and travel coach over her style, rather than the focus being on "forward by coiling", which is the art of coiling to a balanced position to launch the swing from.
Good post Wellphyt ... with some important points. I personally don't believe the focus should be on the stride ... but more the loading mechanics ... and yes, the forward-by-coiling action is well demonstrated in the clip you've shown, which is where I'd much rather see the focus placed instead of stride.
p.s.
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