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  1. J

    Is there a difference in a baseball swing and fastpitch swing?

    I emailed a high profile SEC Coach last spring and he agreed - virtually the same and said when teaching approach it just the same.
  2. J

    Is there a difference in a baseball swing and fastpitch swing?

    RVP is great software, but whew! lets try to make it complicated in the break down - that's marketing - plain and simple...
  3. J

    Epstein

    1. they both get/got results 2. i couldn't explain to you about ward if you haven't seen the stuff - he has some unique ideas that work - although all the stuff you hear about "sequential unlocking" that where it started 3. Morgan keeps it simple - hitting is simple to me - ipitcher has to do...
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    Drills for better hip rotation

    That's how you get in rhythm with the pitcher every time i come on this site i am amazed at how everyone has their own way and seems to me to make it so difficult to understand - maybe i'm stupid - but the simpler you can make it the easier it is to understand those movements with the hands...
  5. J

    When does rotation start?

    Patrick Murphy at Alabama emphatically states that when you stride the weight stays back- I would say that you start to uncoil when your hands come forward
  6. J

    Drills for better hip rotation

    my first question would be this - how far are her feet apart in her stance and when she completes her stride - can't get hips involved if the feet are too close together after the stride/step
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    Epstein

    Gary Ward, Bob Morgan Anyone used or familiar with either of these guys - Ward was Oklahoma State - very complicated terminology and Morgan retired at Indiana - very simple but relatively same as Ward... I went to a 8 hr clinic to hear and watch Gary Ward demonstrate his techniques. Bought his...
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    Model swings

    I am all for learning... I like to learn as much as possible - but I use my own/stolen/borrowed terminology for the most part - I've heard Epstein speak at a High School baseball clinic - my main influences are Gary Ward, former Oklahoma State coach, Rob Ellis - pro player, college coach, etc...
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    Model swings

    I really don't follow this board much - IMHO - too many experts for me - i don't understand alot of the terminology they use - I don't like Epstein - the MLB swing is to hit HR - why? you get paid - I like line drives and hard ground balls - to me hiting needs to be simplified so others can...
  10. J

    Model swings

    normally see this with players who are thicker around the hips - it is an old variation from Gary Ward - called a preset back heel - allows you to "turn" on the ball easier -
  11. J

    Model swings

    there's more than one way to skin a cat - always has been, always will - alot of these video's show very poor mechanics - why because the athletes have a lot of talent they can do them wrong - some think because they see these girls killing the ball that it is the correct way to swing - they are...
  12. J

    Model swings

    this girl has an open stance - why would you throw her inside - notice the lack of follow thru or "finish" on the batters part
  13. J

    Model swings

    Great Swing on a tough pitch to hit She swung at a very tough ptich to hit and did a great job of getting the barrel to the ball by keeping her hands inside the ball - most people would have swung and missed this pitch - this video is not an ideal swing because the pitch is way up and in -
  14. J

    Model swings

    Great adjustment with hands to hit the ball She made a great adjustment with her hands to hit the ball well - thats what good hitters do - the ball was farther away from her than expected and she adjusted her hands to hit the ball on the nose - you get the barrell on the ball and it'll do the...
  15. J

    Is this coaching or pitching problem

    You have to do what's best for your team 1. Do you have another pitcher you can count on? 2. If you do - pitch her 3. If you don't your in trouble. 4. Find out when her "coach" (which is debatable) will allow her to pitch... if it is after your season is over, cut her from the team as she...
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