Swing adjustments

[Cornbread]

Has anybody entertained the idea of hitting like this as a two strike approach. Basically get the front foot down, keep hands back and wait. I have DD hit like this as a drill in order to keep head still and avoid leaking forward. She hits well this way and loses only a little power. Maybe 2 or 3 mph exit velo.

I know some coaches that do this religiously. I don’t like it personally. Keep the intent to do damage. My DD has hit the majority of her home runs with 2 strikes. The leak forward IMO is due to either being rushed or not completing the stretch. But I have seen a few hitters have some success with this approach.

 

[Shawn]

Swing is the shift is slow and long. Shifting the COM before launch is where its at while maintaining the rear leg hip relationship.

This is what happens if waiting for the shift to occur during the swing (You get stuck).

It’s as if I’ve never seen someone get beat.

 

[Shawn]

The swing is the shift, because of the sling shot. The stretch is maintained. The swing is therefore the shift. As Pete Rose said in his book, you hit off the back leg because of the curve. You have adjustability.

 

[Shawn]

The shift is the swing is what is being adjusted.

 

[Work=wins]

Swing is the shift is slow and long. Shifting the COM before launch is where it’s at while maintaining the rear leg hip relationship.

This is what happens if waiting for the shift to occur during the swing (You get stuck).

It’s a timing thing first and foremost. A timing of that mass for sure. The weight is rotating also. I don’t think some understand that. That early leverage helps give that slingshot feel. I don’t know how TM doesn’t feel that.

 

[Shawn]

Can’t sit into the swing/legs unless your swing shifts the weight.

 

[TDS]

Can’t sit into the swing/legs unless your swing shifts the weight.

It's why AJ had to make the changes. If you're not shifting (anticipating) your COM to get leverage your beat. Impossible to turn on a ball (inside/out only).

 

[TDS]

Let me rephrase. The “feel” of the swing is the shift seems to me to be more adjustable, shorter/quicker. FYB. If you are forward yet back, what’s forward and what’s back? Weights forward (COM) and hands are back? When my DD shifts COM forward before launch, her bat path is more down and across. Also causes her to be too early and make contact too far out front. Will hit it a foot in front of front foot and it will result in pop out oppo. Just stretch until launch and the feet and COM take care of themselves. Don’t launch forward, launch backwards. It’s quicker!

FYB

 

[BucketDud]

Has anybody entertained the idea of hitting like this as a two strike approach. Basically get the front foot down, keep hands back and wait. I have DD hit like this as a drill in order to keep head still and avoid leaking forward. She hits well this way and loses only a little power. Maybe 2 or 3 mph exit velo.

Jenna Laird (from Mizzou) actually tried to hit this way in all counts this year. Their hitting coach came from OSU and saw an interview he did early in the season explaining how he thought she could hit for much higher average. Basically resulted in no power.

I'm not sure where along the way she abandoned it, but by SEC tournament it appeared she was back to normal.

 

[Shawn]

Swing is the shift is slow and long. Shifting the COM before launch is where its at while maintaining the rear leg hip relationship.

This is what happens if waiting for the shift to occur during the swing (You get stuck).

That is just a poor swing. Has nothing do with how to swing. Not a good example of anything really when you think about it. Obviously there is no launch position. No stretch. No snap. Simple beat.

Watch the girl adjust from the launch position and into swing flexion. I should have saved that adjustment from Florida State, I posted her long swing time before. Their catcher. She adjusted the swing time to make it even longer. Ugly swing. She still hit a HR.