The rear leg

[tom.guerry]

noon -

rear hip ER gets the weight to the front as in shift, then swing which is fine for hitting still ball off tee, but ruins necessary early batspeed for late adjustability.
when you interpret "the move" as trying to actively turn the rear foot clockwise (bird's eye view/heel leads to turning direction) ground-up, this forces rear leg ER and bleed.

 

[Tewks]

For those who teach/believe in the move, please answer the following....


Is the move passive or active?

If the move is passive, what causes it and when? If it is passive, why do you even teach it or argue over it versus focusing on the active part? Elaborate as needed.

If the move is active, what EXACTLY do you tell the hitter to do and when EXACTLY do you tell the hitter to do it. If it is active, how does it contribute to creating a mechanical advantage for the hitter as opposed to creating a mechanical limitation for the hitter? Elaborate as needed.

 

[straightleg]

For those who teach/believe in the move, please answer the following....


Is the move passive or active?

If the move is passive, what causes it and when? If it is passive, why do you even teach it or argue over it versus focusing on the active part? Elaborate as needed.

If the move is active, what EXACTLY do you tell the hitter to do and when EXACTLY do you tell the hitter to do it. If it is active, how does it contribute to creating a mechanical advantage for the hitter as opposed to creating a mechanical limitation for the hitter? Elaborate as needed.

Stick around...like to talk hitting


SL

 

[NoonTime]

For those who teach/believe in the move, please answer the following....


Is the move passive or active?

If the move is passive, what causes it and when? If it is passive, why do you even teach it or argue over it versus focusing on the active part? Elaborate as needed.

If the move is active, what EXACTLY do you tell the hitter to do and when EXACTLY do you tell the hitter to do it. If it is active, how does it contribute to creating a mechanical advantage for the hitter as opposed to creating a mechanical limitation for the hitter? Elaborate as needed.

Good questions Tewks! Way to hijack my attempt to steer this thread in a different direction . There is only one person here who talks about the move and that's Wellphyt and he doesn't answer questions.

What do you think is the essence of the problem with ER? High level view. Is it power generation? Consistency? Adjustability? Something else?

NoonTime 1.07

 

[Tewks]

Boiled down: It doesn't matter.

If you are at the point with your swing that you are worried about making it better by thinking about the back foot, then you are going to be at the point where you don't care what your back foot does.

You know why? Because it doesn't matter.


Re: 1.07
I think I'm scrapping all future 1.0's because I stripped down and tore apart that version. So we'll go with 2.01 for the next one. Not new and improved, but more clear and concise. Flows much better.

 

[NoonTime]

When you get to the 2's you need to drop the .0x and just go 2.1, 2.2 etc.

Worked for a company once where the powers that be decided our first product release was going to be 2.0 because it sounded better.

Looking forward to 2.tewks!

N0.0nTime

With regards to the recent question though.... forget about the foot... what limitation is imposed with ER?

 

[Tewks]

Wrong pattern. Why even talk about it?

 

[NoonTime]

Because there is value in understanding why it is wrong. Because there are those who don't know it is wrong and don't know otherwise. Because you know it is wrong and can help those that don't, understand. Community based education vs. service based I know.... but since you are here... you can be passive or active

 

[drc9805]

Wrong pattern. Why even talk about it?

Because people like me and others are trying to learn as much as we can and I would like to hear what you say. So please explain in laimens terms if you don't mind.

 

[Tewks]

The back foot does some weird stuff. We've got Pujols and Hamilton and Pedroia with a toe back slide. The Carlos Gonzalez heel forward slide. A Babe Ruth toes up, heel down, ankle breaker move. Some hitters get weight on the outer edge of the rear foot and their inner edge lifts and/or toes lift.

Does any of this sound like a pattern?

What do you do, why do you do it, when do you do it. Period, not question mark. What is your process and why. Period.


You are either creating maximum mechanical benefit or creating mechanical limitations. If you believe there is an optimal swing, then everything else has been sorted out.

Focus on the rear foot is a waste of time. You can do a lot of things with the rear foot and still generate a good or bad pattern. But the rear foot may or may not define the pattern. See the problem? You can't use the rear foot to define anything. And if you do, you create a problem.