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RayR
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Front leg MUST turn open before hips and both must turn to start coiling before heel drop.
Not sure what you mean here, but here is my take on it
If the hitter coils/loads into the back leg/hip the hips will be at a negative angle (assuming squared up is 0 angle). As the hitter strides out the hips will move back to 0 angle and continue to positive angle. This will open the front foot. That is the difference between flipping the front foot open to start rotation and letting the uncoiling of the hips do it for you.
You don't need to think about landing open - the hips will open the front foot for you.
I agree that throwing and hitting are very similar. I also think that this is why most fastpitch players have terrible swings. They never learned to throw using their lower body correctly. Most hitting instructors come up with upper body techniques to solve the hitting problem - me included. (If you have worked with hitters HS age you come to understand just how difficult it is to get them to change their habits.)
And if the hitter can figure out how to load the upper body as the lower body is striding out in a balanced manner, they will solve the basic hitting and throwing pattern and be more whip like in their delivery on both bat and ball.