Swing Plane Issues I think ?

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Notice the lower half....
 
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The hips should be rotating more, right?

Are her shoulders rotating past her hips too soon in the swing?


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rdbass

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Not here.
The hips should be rotating more, right?

Are her shoulders rotating past her hips too soon in the swing?


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If you are asking me about the shoulders.....think tilt and when should they be tilting. Before or after swinging. Should it be the swing drops/tilts the shoulders or should it be drop/tilt then swing.
 
Dec 4, 2013
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The hips should be rotating more, right?

Are her shoulders rotating past her hips too soon in the swing?


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I don't think the hips should rotate. I think the rear leg should turn the "hip/leg" assembly towards the pitcher.

IMO DD is rotating her hips. Bonds' rear leg is what is turning his "hip/leg" assembly towards the pitcher.

If you get lateral tilt from the coiled position the hip "slips" behind the ball of the femur causing the rear leg to pull. IMO that is optimal.....
 
Oct 13, 2014
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I swear that full speed vid wasn't there when I made my post.....;)

She looks awfully athletic and does some good things. Turns the barrel pretty nice.....
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I feel like she uncoils then swings rather then maintaining the coil and lateral tilting.
The coil bleeds causing her to swing around her body as opposed to out from.
It is especially evident on the swing with the inside pitch. Looks like she would have a tough time keeping that pitch fair.
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The lower body needs to coil longer? How does one hold the coil. I have taught her to keep the coil going clockwise forever. What else can I tell her?
 
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absence of coil and pull back is the learning of turning the barrel and turning the rear leg and syncing these 2 actions.
 
Dec 4, 2013
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The lower body needs to coil longer? How does one hold the coil. I have taught her to keep the coil going clockwise forever. What else can I tell her?

IMO it's not that she need to coil longer, she needs to begin turning her barrel when her rear hip is coiled around her leg. I feel like she bleeds that coil a bit then launches her swing.

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Nomar launching from around his rear leg
 
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absence of coil and pull back is the learning of turning the barrel and turning the rear leg and syncing these 2 actions.

I have taught her the move . What do you suggest I teach her to get a light bulb to go on? I thought her barrel was going rearward as her hip was going forward?
 
Oct 13, 2014
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IMO it's not that she need to coil longer, she needs to begin turning her barrel when her rear hip is coiled around her leg. I feel like she bleeds that coil a bit then launches her swing.

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Nomar launching from around his rear leg

Oh . Gotcha. Launch while still coiling forward. Before transferring weight?
 
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Oh . Gotcha. Launch while still coiling forward. Before transferring weight?

Yes sir. And IMO "transferring weight" can look different.
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I think Bonds is still back around his rear leg in both of these clips although the off speed pitch obviously looks different. The barrel path tells the story.....
 

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