Swing Plane and upright position at contact

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Jun 17, 2009
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Donny Buster:

o The bottom hand should start almost vertical with the thumb side almost up.
o When the lead elbow goes up seeking the plane of the pitch the bottom hand palm goes palm down
o This propels the barrel backwards into the back side of the swing arc rapidly
o A small hand turn yields a big barrel move
 
Jun 17, 2009
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Portland, OR
This lead-arm action, that has the barrel going into its rearward arc, is largely involved in the "finding of the ball".

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Take note of how the bottom hand flattens to the swing plane ....

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Cabrera as another example .....

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Jun 17, 2009
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Portland, OR
The 'top hand' has an important role during this segment of the swing ... to allow for this pivoting barrel action while the rear arm adducts towards an 'upright vee' orientation that will provide 'control' for the barrel that is being thrown.
 

Cannonball

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Feb 25, 2009
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I teach pelvic tilt with a straight back. I don't want the hitter to slump. That pelvic tilt gives way to lateral tilt rather quickly. See Bonds clip above.
 

Cannonball

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Feb 25, 2009
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Donny Buster:

o The bottom hand should start almost vertical with the thumb side almost up.
o When the lead elbow goes up seeking the plane of the pitch the bottom hand palm goes palm down
o This propels the barrel backwards into the back side of the swing arc rapidly
o A small hand turn yields a big barrel move

FFS, thanks for referencing Donny's work. Sometimes his contributions to the overall hitting discussion get lost or forgotten. I for one miss him a lot.
 
May 12, 2016
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Notice the barrel begin to blur below ...

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Focus in on the last two frames ....

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Very different than what we see here ....

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Thanks, I think the "lead shoulder jutting up" will be a magic cue for my daughter. Right now her lead shoulder slides forward when trying to turn the barrel.
 

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