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Years ago I asked a pro if he would classify the swing as "Shift Then Swing" or "Shift And Swing". He paused, reflected, and responded with "Pivot The Swing".
Pivot what? Are you referring the action in the rear hip socket?
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Pivot what? Are you referring the action in the rear hip socket?
FiveFrameSwing
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Has your DD been working on "turning the barrel"?
Yes, To the extent that I understand it. I have one drill that we To try to get that feel. If she is seeing 60mph at 40 ft (rarely) and they want her to swing away , I might remind her to turn the barrel. We work on 1. load n2. attack position( balance) 3. Staying through it , when she is swinging away. She wants to be that triple threat that has HR power. So we are trying to add as much pop to her swing that 100pds can generate. I am learning on the fly. Where are the power leaks?
FiveFrameSwing
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That's what it looked like.
FiveFrameSwing
Banned
Notice how the angle of the rear arm and bat barrel remain at roughly 90-degrees post impact.
She's not releasing. Tension level in the wrists are too high.
She's not releasing. Tension level in the wrists are too high.
FiveFrameSwing
Banned
Having "educated hands" is important.
The tension level in the wrists is hugely important.
Initially the hands can be felt to supply significant force against the handle, but that must dissipate quickly and allow the hands/wrists to function in an unhinging-like process. The hands/wrists should only feel a significant force to the handle at swing initiation and become more hinge/release-like through impact. The 'active' tension level in the wrists needs to lessen, not increase, throughout the swing.
The tension level in the wrists is hugely important.
Initially the hands can be felt to supply significant force against the handle, but that must dissipate quickly and allow the hands/wrists to function in an unhinging-like process. The hands/wrists should only feel a significant force to the handle at swing initiation and become more hinge/release-like through impact. The 'active' tension level in the wrists needs to lessen, not increase, throughout the swing.
FiveFrameSwing
Banned
Good.
For now, forget about trying to "turn the barrel" with the top-hand.
Dial down the wrist tension. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very loose, and 10 being a death grip, bring the tension level down to a 2 to 4. I use a '4'. Many of my hitters bring the wrist tension level down to a '2', '3' or '4'. A good way to get the wrists loose is to waggle the barrel like shown below.
Waggle the barrel until the wrist tension is down to a '4'. Then keep the tension level at a '4'. The top-hand wrist tension may spike momentarily at swing initiation ... but it should drop right back to a '4' quickly. Experiment with wrist tension levels between 2-4.
Good.
For now, forget about trying to "turn the barrel" with the top-hand.
Dial down the wrist tension. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being very loose, and 10 being a death grip, bring the tension level down to a 2 to 4. I use a '4'. Many of my hitters bring the wrist tension level down to a '2', '3' or '4'. A good way to get the wrists loose is to waggle the barrel like shown below.
Waggle the barrel until the wrist tension is down to a '4'. Then keep the tension level at a '4'. The top-hand wrist tension may spike momentarily at swing initiation ... but it should drop right back to a '4' quickly. Experiment with wrist tension levels between 2-4.
Agree....needs to 'feel' the bat in her hands. I believe FFS used this term 'oily wrist'.
