Turn the barrel vs. throw the barrel

[Big German!]

I'm not arguing...I said show me your work. I'm not arguing. Stop making up dumb stuff and stop running away

 

[Big German!]

..... and don't forget Shizzle, SBFAN, Tonkey, superfin22, payne22, DAD22, SBFANS & Skilz.

No..wrong here...all wrong...chili sauce is one you are missing

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

.... and Bruiser.

 

[Big German!]

No...not bruiser

 

[Howe]

Gwynn was more about Direction of the hands and hand-path, than he was about Loading the barrel. Every great hitter is about Direction of the hands, but some are also about creating Barrel Load for POP. In any case, it's important to understand what Gwynn is saying here.


Conversely, it's equally important to understand how wrong it is when some teach "Launch the barrel THEN find the ball".

 

[Howe]

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[bleacherdad]

"Hip rotation is critical, he says. Tee drills are good for creating muscle memory: Drive your hip toward the ball"

Interesting he says that. I assume he referring to the back hip?

 

[Greenmonsters]

"Hip rotation is critical, he says. Tee drills are good for creating muscle memory: Drive your hip toward the ball"

Interesting he says that. I assume he referring to the back hip?

Drive your hip to the ball.... WHEN? Just after pitcher release, halfway home, or at intended point of contact?

I'm sure Gwynn knows exactly what he wants to do and what he is saying makes perfect sense to him, but there always is the potential to lose a lot in translation with most any cue! Just sayin'

My thinking is that the hips coil and then are rotated to become perpendicular to the intended ball flight, leaving the upper body, shoulders, arms, and hands the appropriate space to launch the bat to square the ball up.

 

[iMlearning]

"Hip rotation is critical, he says. Tee drills are good for creating muscle memory: Drive your hip toward the ball"

Interesting he says that. I assume he referring to the back hip?

Hip rotation is critical, he says. Tee drills are good for creating muscle memory: Drive your hip toward the ball and your back knee toward your front ankle.

Sounds like the Jen Yee kick Drill or the Epstein Hamstring kick drills are trying to teach this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zCnJVYq1_4

 

[bleacherdad]

Hip rotation is critical, he says. Tee drills are good for creating muscle memory: Drive your hip toward the ball and your back knee toward your front ankle.

Sounds like the Jen Yee kick Drill or the Epstein Hamstring kick drills are trying to teach this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zCnJVYq1_4

I have to agree to a degree.
Kicking will work if the pitch is not outside.
If the pitch is outside and your kicking, you better be one hell of an athlete.
Too much emphasis on back foot going heel up will not be effective. IMO.
There are some differences in the foot work in the inside/outside pitch.