AJ, was getting stuck with long and slow and had no chance at pitches up/in the zone.
AJ, showing the changes/adjustments he made to have a chance at up/in (free hands).
Throw it in a direction .. that looks like what TM likes but better. No around. Just direct.
1. Based on my marks, that's not even close. (however... it's possible I marked the elbow wrong, it's hard to tell in that image)
2. Griffey, you may be correct, hands may be slightly behind, it's hard to tell (I could not find a game swing from the side where I can see his feet - to check for position at toe touch)
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Ohtani, hands not behind (this is a side angle where you can tell what he's doing)
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Here's Matt Olson, hands not behind (who is Tim Olsen?)
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PS, also Ronald Acuna has hands basically even with the back elbow. Even he could use better leverage.
Most MLB hitters do not have absolutely perfect leverage.
If you start at toe touch with the hands behind the elbow, you have to make a major correction mid swing (which Griffey and Acuna do). Youth hitters never do this - it's a fatal flaw that stops them from advancing.
That’s not Ohtani’s launch position. Not even close. My pic was from his monster year, 2021. That is his launch launch position, not the pic you posted. I like how you didn’t draw a line on his elbow from that angle.
Shoulders and hips closed 22.5. Hand’s no where near the back shoulder or arm pit. Hands get in line with the front shoulder.
That is the old stuff that we all talked about back in the day. So much of this stuff gets recycled OR just gets renamed.Throw it in a direction .. that looks like what TM likes but better. No around. Just direct.
That’s not Ohtani’s launch position. Not even close. My pic was from his monster year, 2021. That is his launch launch position, not the pic you posted. I like how you didn’t draw a line on his elbow from that angle.
Hand’s no where near the back shoulder or arm pit. Hands get in line with the front shoulder.