10U DD Swings from Monday's BP Session

[DaddyBall]

The 'attack position' doesn't even come close to defining the Command Drill.

 

[coachbob]

I think the post above might mean that "attacking" connotes the use of the arms to deliver a blow, where the command drill removes the use of the arms and forces SnF. Personally, I have no problem with the "attack posture" as a description because the lower front shoulder makes one feel like he is about to pounce on something. I have used it plenty of times too. But, even though you are removing slack in the drill, the reality is that it's not a static position in real time. So, perhaps the poster is really just objecting to the description of the drill as a "position" when Cabrera is actually in fluid motion at that instance.

 

[FP26]

I think the post above might mean that "attacking" connotes the use of the arms to deliver a blow, where the command drill removes the use of the arms and forces SnF. Personally, I have no problem with the "attack posture" as a description because the lower front shoulder makes one feel like he is about to pounce on something. I have used it plenty of times too. But, even though you are removing slack in the drill, the reality is that it's not a static position in real time. So, perhaps the poster is really just objecting to the description of the drill as a "position" when Cabrera is actually in fluid motion at that instance.

I am not sure if the poster objected to my post or to someone else's, but I agree with what you are saying. My personal reference to a position was due to the gifs utilized having a pause in them. So while I agree that the swing itself is fluid, that particular gif was not fluid. This is one of the reasons that I am not a fan of analyzing still shots. While it is possible to utilize them as a reference point, being in a certain position during a still shot does not ensure that the method used to get there was optimal, nor does it ensure that what happens beyond that position will be optimal. No matter how "optimal" that particular position happens to look. I know there are some that utilize still shots, and that is fine. Different tools for different folks I suppose...

 

[coachbob]

I am not sure if the poster objected to my post or to someone else's, but I agree with what you are saying. My personal reference to a position was due to the gifs utilized having a pause in them. So while I agree that the swing itself is fluid, that particular gif was not fluid. This is one of the reasons that I am not a fan of analyzing still shots. While it is possible to utilize them as a reference point, being in a certain position during a still shot does not ensure that the method used to get there was optimal, nor does it ensure that what happens beyond that position will be optimal. No matter how "optimal" that particular position happens to look. I know there are some that utilize still shots, and that is fine. Different tools for different folks I suppose...

Agreed.. Still shots have limited value, to put it mildly.

 

[DaddyBall]

At the pause, both hitters are at their 'attack position'.

At the pause, Cabrera has the benefits of the Command Drill. The one on the right does not.

Talking 'position' is a waste of time.

 

[FP26]

At the pause, Cabrera has the benefits of the Command Drill. The one on the right does not.

Makes sense to me

 

[bullethead]

At the pause, both hitters are at their 'attack position'.

At the pause, Cabrera has the benefits of the Command Drill. The one on the right does not.

Talking 'position' is a waste of time.

The "not" guy just hit another dinger to win a 12 inning game 1-0 for the Blue Jays. Wonder what, if any, changes he has made since the above gif was taken. He's hitting .400 over the last 7 days and .343 for the season.

 

[Eric F]

The "not" guy just hit another dinger to win a 12 inning game 1-0 for the Blue Jays. Wonder what, if any, changes he has made since the above gif was taken. He's hitting .400 over the last 7 days and .343 for the season.

He was crushing last year, too, until a thumb injury hampered him. I'm sure it's just luck.

 

[quandofloo]

I'm not sure about those guys, but before practice last night I took Cricket up to the ballfield early to get a few shots in on the TCBs and then a round of front toss before everyone else got there. We talked about waiting for the pitch a little more and I had her go through her normal stride and start her hip turn while I held on to her shoulders to get her to feel the tension in the muscles in her trunk. Then once she got the timing figured out she smoked a few TCBs way farther than she ever has and was driving old, dead softballs into deep left center on soft toss. Hitting the ball much harder than before. She could feel it and I could see the light bulb start to click on a little bit.

 

[Cannonball]

The thing that stands out to me is how "balanced" Miggy is during his move out. Whether you want to call it forward by coil. Or you want to say he is balanced from the middle out (launching the barrel within the sagittal plane). The moment that is isolated and marked as "command drill readiness" I have been referring to as the attack position. I'm really not sure where I heard that, but it seems to make sense to DD. Anyway, I especially like the angle of his shoulders at that point. By comparison, the other hitter does not match up with shoulder angle or with dynamic balance at the point the gif is paused. Based on coachbob's description of the drill, it sounds like a test of dynamic balance. The hitter is learning how to utilize his/her body in order to get into the attack position or command drill readiness position. Body control = dynamic balance = more efficient explosion. At least that is how the process looks to me....

FP26, this used to be called something else. LOL! Then again, most stuff is just stolen revised ...


I'll wait on the rest of my commentary here and so, deleted what was here. Getting that old feeling again like a Chameleon has changed and on the move. LOL