What does the corner mean to you

[softballphreak]

Good story of one of Justin's athletes. Nice swing!

Let's hope that more baseball coaches don't discover the many FP players that would excel on a baseball team. We lose enough to other sports already.

 

[Spartans21]

This really cleared the whole "corner" thing up for me. Who is this guy?

 

[redhotcoach]

This really cleared the whole "corner" thing up for me. Who is this guy?

It's Straightleg's spiritual leader and mentor.

 

[Spartans21]

Hahaha come on. Is this good stuff or no?

 

[redhotcoach]

As your are admiring corners, here is one from today

 

[Spartans21]

I'm not sure how to take your comments! Is that not a corner?

 

[redhotcoach]

Hahaha come on. Is this good stuff or no?

Yes. Except for the "uncoil the hip" stuff. The hip doesn't uncoil, the swing...handset...barrel uncoils.

Think of the corner and coil as similar. Picture a coil spring attached from the ball of the rear femur on the bottom of the coil, and the backside of the rear shoulder or hands on top of the coil spring. So a lower half head start turn tightens the coil spring from the bottom...the bottom of the spring is turning and the top of the spring is resisting from turning. It is creating a corner. Now we want the bat to get whipped around the corner, so we would not "uncoil" the bottom of the spring...we would release the resistance of the top of the spring....so the uncoil is the top...or the bat getting whipped around the corner.

 

[straightleg]

Redhot you had some good stuff to say in this thread.
I make fun of Rich, and disagree with him on things, but I also learned from him. Some of his terms are spot on.

I use SNF for hitting lessons now...Not every lesson but a drill to use for a feeling once in awhile. It helps them feel that corner.


Straightleg

 

[redhotcoach]

I'm not sure how to take your comments! Is that not a corner?

Ya. See Walkers lower turning and his upper resisting...creating a corner

 

[vdubya]

Would someone please post a clip or still and draw the lines that represent the 'corner'. Thanks!