Elvis Move

In the swing I teach, we do what you call a Elvis Move. You load the inside of the back leg and do a Elvis move while the hands are back, it is a move that is part of the sequence.
One of the Dads of the daughters I work with sent me this link.
I found it interesting.
First time I remember posting a golf link pertaining to a baseball/softball swing.

Tigers old hitting coach sounds like he is a pretty smart guy. Sounds like he nailed what is wrong with Tiger.
The Downside of the Modern Golf Swing - WSJ


Straightleg

Elvis move




SL

straightleg said:

Elvis move





SL

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Hey "striaghtleg" can... I... call it the "Chamberlin Move" since DD's has the 2Legit ???

Perfect Circle said:

Hey "striaghtleg" can... I... call it the "Chamberlin Move" since DD's has the 2Legit ???

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What ever works for you...

straightleg said:

In the swing I teach, we do what you call a Elvis Move. You load the inside of the back leg and do a Elvis move while the hands are back, it is a move that is part of the sequence.
One of the Dads of the daughters I work with sent me this link.
I found it interesting.
First time I remember posting a golf link pertaining to a baseball/softball swing.

Tigers old hitting coach sounds like he is a pretty smart guy. Sounds like he nailed what is wrong with Tiger.
The Downside of the Modern Golf Swing - WSJ


Straightleg

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Someone isn't paying attention to details.

The article discusses the lifting of the lead heel off of the ground during the backswing. This is not what you have referred to as the Elvis Move in the past ... which has been about the lifting of the rear heel, which as you demonstrated takes place in a manner that bypasses rear foot eversion.

FiveFrameSwing said:

Someone isn't paying attention to details.

The article discusses the lifting of the lead heel off of the ground during the backswing. This is not what you have referred to as the Elvis Move in the past ... which has been about the lifting of the rear heel, which as you demonstrated takes place in a manner that bypasses rear foot eversion.

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You try to come off like you know what everyone else teaches better than the person doing it. The king of copy and paste....
I guess when you don't have your own material, its the next best thing...



SL

straightleg said:

FiveFrameSwing said:

Someone isn't paying attention to details.

The article discusses the lifting of the lead heel off of the ground during the backswing. This is not what you have referred to as the Elvis Move in the past ... which has been about the lifting of the rear heel, which as you demonstrated takes place in a manner that bypasses rear foot eversion.

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You try to come off like you know what everyone else teaches better than the person doing it. The king of copy and paste....
I guess when you don't have your own material, its the next best thing...



SL

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SL, one of your flaws is that you gloss over the details. In this case you post an article discussing the lifting of the lead heel and confuse it with the lifting of the rear heel. The fact that the action was occurring at a different point in the swing completely went over your head.

Another flaw that you demonstrate in this example is that when you are wrong, that rather than acknowledge it, you attempt to save face. You fail to understand that it is about getting the details correct and helping people. Your personal pride of wishing you were correct is irrelevant.

And before you pretend that the Elvis Move is about the lead heel lift, stop, do not embarrass yourself further, you have already clearly documented that what you do there is about the rear heel.

straightleg said:

I guess when you don't have your own material, its the next best thing...

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Since when is having our "own material" an important factor? As I understand it, much of your teaching is based on Howard Carrier's program. In theory, if we're all teaching a "high-level swing", we're all teaching the same thing. As I see it, the important part is effectively communicating to the student in a way they can process and implement. If you've learned something from someone else that has helped you be a better teacher, that's great.

RRPJRX said:

I was thinking the same thing. Had me EXTREMELY BAFFLED for a moment. Thanks for clearing that up for me also! I was thinking the same think but thought surely this guy doesn't have this that messed up? Does he? Silly me!

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^^^troll....ignore him.

I taught the Elvis move to my dd and she is teaching it to her 12U team. It is a part of what can be seen in Pujols' early at bats. It isn't as simple as a heel lift. The front knee moves slightly toward the back knee in the load and then away in the stride. The back knee chases the front knee. This is simply one simple way to describe this action. Young kids seem to understand what is happening or at least that is my experience. I don't know why people get all bent out of shape when this term is used.

Go to roughly 140 of this video:

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