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  1. J

    Fixing sprinters posture using the foot hyperarch mechanic

    Do you have an example? That link is pretty old and I can't seem to get a video to play. I can't find any clips of Liz Paul to look at.
  2. J

    Fixing sprinters posture using the foot hyperarch mechanic

    First thing to develop hip thrust is to see if the athlete is glute-dominant or quad-dominant. Try this assessment and have general awareness of how the athlete changes levels (for instance to field a ground ball). <<< How to assess quad dominance? Originally discussed in this thread (link)...
  3. J

    GIF's short looping...

    I don't know what's going on, but whenever I load threads like the model pitchers database with gif's in it, the gif's do not play full length... In the past, gifs would not appear until they loaded. Now they appear right away and don't play full length, it's like they only loop through 10% of...
  4. J

    I/R in the Classroom

    Just focus on PULLING the ball around the circle instead of moving the ball around the circle.
  5. J

    I/R in the Classroom

    What makes IR whip work in fastpitch is the same as whip created in an overhand throw. It is by maxing out the ER of the shoulder socket. At the highest level of both throwing mechanics the arm is forcibly ER'd due to forward momentum and bio-mechanically forced hip snap. As the arm...
  6. J

    AROD fights back

    Lol!!!
  7. J

    AROD fights back

    From my experience, natural barrel turners are pretty rare... There are a few who turn the barrel late, but most players knob to the ball and then hinge-unhinge into contact... It sounds like teach/no-teach aside, this board now agrees that TTB is directionally correct? If there are still...
  8. J

    AROD fights back

    You could say the same thing about Jennie Finch pitching, but the mechanics she promoted did serious damage to countless youth pitchers. Only those who grew beyond her teachings survived, those who stayed the course failed. It's definitely great to listen whenever a pro has insight to offer...
  9. J

    AROD fights back

    TM's mechanics pulled Kingery out of the minors and he's not a big guy... Lotief was a former HI member and his TTB mechanics put ULL on the map for hitting, but maybe transforming a no-name D1 into a national hitting powerhouse is to low level to merit any credit.
  10. J

    Who likes or dislikes this move?

    Getting the pelvis over and around the ball of the femur is VERY unnatural. It's rare to see anyone luck into the pattern. Kids will almost never transition, they will just push with their hip until the sport is done with them. What the coach is trying to teach is a special move.
  11. J

    Who likes or dislikes this move?

    If you follow his Twitter feed, he's done a great job of teaching lateral tilt and barrel turn to very young kids. I wouldn't be quick to shrug him off...
  12. J

    Attack Angle

    Not sure what you are talking about. You don't resist coiling in you loading movement when the front shoulder goes down and in. Resisting is what you do as you swing. Keeping it simple, if you stand vertical and coil your rear hip, your shoulders will turn parallel to the ground. If you hip...
  13. J

    Attack Angle

    Hip hinge and coil around your rear leg will bring your front shoulder down and in naturally (without having to fake it via obliques, shoulders, etc).
  14. J

    coachjsoriano

    Here's a link with info on the high level pattern...
  15. J

    coachjsoriano

    Nice job, stay the course. "Learn to swing now then go learn to hit with the swing." Don't sacrifice tomorrow for results today.
  16. J

    coachjsoriano

    Jsoriano is 100% a HI disciple. He's teaching barrel turn, lateral tilt, coil, etc all exactly as he learned from HI and continues to work with TM on occasion. That said, he has done a fantastic job at translating the information from HI into a very functional series of drills. He is a...
  17. J

    FFS

    I'm not the biggest FFS fan, but I admire the time he put into this forum and his contributions even though I disagree. To see him banned without explanation is absurd. There's no reason an admin couldn't explain what rule was violated and if the ban is temporary or permanent. I'd recommend a...
  18. J

    Jose Bautista hitting article.

    What it all comes down to is if "rotating your hips" is something that you are doing to swing, you cannot be hitting in the high level pattern. I'm not saying you can't have success even at a D1 level by doing it. I'm saying that if you are rotating your hips, you will not reach your true...
  19. J

    Looking for a little more speed... who isn't I guess. :)

    Also if you can get video of her pitching from her throwing side, we can take a look at her hip extension try to evaluate her thrust.
  20. J

    Looking for a little more speed... who isn't I guess. :)

    Sorry for slow response, have been out of town and not much computer access. 1. Quad dominance is super bad 2. There is a lot of info in this thread (link). The bottom has an index to help you search it and there is a link for an assessment test. 3. If she is QD, the thread above is the best...

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