uppercut swing...

[FiveFrameSwing]

Here Braun describes that his first step in his swing warmup is to get the upper body working.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Braun's approach is to get the upper body working first, and once he feels that is working properly, he adds the lower body. He claims to be doing the same thing with the upper body when he incorporates his lower body.

 

[Doug Romrell]

Braun's approach is to get the upper body working first, and once he feels that is working properly, he adds the lower body. He claims to be doing the same thing with the upper body when he incorporates his lower body.

He may be doing "the same thing" with the upper body when he incorporates his lower body, but incorporating his lower body will cause the orientation of that swing path to become more a Nike path than is prevalent when he only does is upper body. Would you agree? It's quite clear to me as I watch the three clips.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Doug, I agree. He clearly states that his first drill is about warming up his upper body without his lower body. When he feels that is warmed up properly he adds the lower body and states that he is doing the same thing with the upper body that he was doing before.

It's basically a two-step warmup .... he gets the upper body working first (he does speak of the 'hands') and then marries that with the lower body.

Those that truly listen to Candrea understand that he speaks of doing pretty much the same thing. I've seen him speak of "live and independent hands" many times ..... and he does such a two step sequence (and Candrea does also speak of the 'hands').

 

[Doug Romrell]

Doug, I agree. He clearly states that his first drill is about warming up his upper body without his lower body. When he feels that is warmed up properly he adds the lower body and states that he is doing the same thing with the upper body that he was doing before.

It's basically a two-step warmup .... he gets the upper body working first (he does speak of the 'hands') and then marries that with the lower body.

Those that truly listen to Candrea understand that he speaks of doing pretty much the same thing. I've seen him speak of "live and independent hands" many times ..... and he does such a two step sequence (and Candrea does also speak of the 'hands').

While I really like this idea, I'm skeptical approaching it this way with hitters who have, what I refer to as, a chipper swing. That is, those who somewhat chop straight from shoulder to point of contact, resulting in chips. I dunno, maybe with the right focus in the first step (upper body focus) it could work for them.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

While I really like this idea, I'm skeptical approaching it this way with hitters who have, what I refer to as, a chipper swing. That is, those who somewhat chop straight from shoulder to point of contact, resulting in chips. I dunno, maybe with the right focus in the first step (upper body focus) it could work for them.

In Braun's first warmup drill he has a goal of hitting line-drives towards opposite field. Would a 'chipper swing' give that result with the feet fixed to the ground as Braun demonstrates? If not, then they need to make an adjustment to satisfy the goal.

 

[Greenmonsters]

Braun's warm up approach seems to suggest that he believes that the "body reacts to support the desired hand action" rather than "core-based, reactionary hands". As long as both components are incorporated and properly sequenced, how a hitter thinks of it is just a personal preference IMO.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

I agree that Braun seems to believe in getting the upper body correct first, and once the upper body feels correct to him, he has the lower body join in to support what he considers to be correct upper body mechanics.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Figure we should include Braun's second half of his warm-up.

 

[straightleg]

SL, This is the dumbest thing I've seen posted on DFP lately.. Please stop!!!!!!
Either you meant something other than what you wrote OR you are special in some way???

That was a serious question. If you are looking for something else then, who is the dummy...Please stick to talking hitting, and leave your goofy thoughts out of it



SL