Short swing?

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Jan 6, 2009
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I asked this question 15 years ago, how short is to short? A common theme of a short swing is that there is no looping, casting. The swing is void of what is called early batspeed today. So what is a short swing?
 
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I asked this question 15 years ago, how short is to short? A common theme of a short swing is that there is no looping, casting. The swing is void of what is called early batspeed today. So what is a short swing?

Most of the time when I see somebody say short swing, and then demonstrate what they mean, they show a knob to the ball type swing...
 
Jun 8, 2016
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A proper "short" swing is about hand path from launch to contact...
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Knob-to-ball creates a short hand path, but also a short barrel path, which is not ideal for developing speed or depth.

Agreed..I wasn't saying what I heard was correct..just that is what I typically hear and then see demonstrated :rolleyes:
In other words, based upon what I have seen as the common teaching/approach for a short swing, I wouldn't associate a HL swing with the words short swing.
 
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May 24, 2013
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Agreed..I wasn't saying what I heard was correct..just that is what I typically hear and then see demonstrated :rolleyes:
In other words, based upon what I have seen as the common teaching/approach for a short swing, I wouldn't associate a HL swing with the words short swing.

I got where you were coming from :)
 
Jan 6, 2009
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Jack Mankin said that the knob to ball and what is said is a short swing, is in reality a longer hand path then compared to a rotational hand path.
 
Jan 6, 2009
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The hand path is one thing discussed in a short swing, but the barrel path is also seen as one of the aspects of a short swing.
 
Jun 17, 2009
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When I speak of a 'short swing', I generally mean that the hand-path is such that the rear-arm passes through an upright-vee with the top-hand relatively 'close' to the body ... as opposed to having the top-hand being relatively far away from the body ... i.e. the 'short-to' in the phrase 'short-to, long-through' ...... ***AND*** that impact is made relatively deep in the swing ... as in the rear-arm being in an 'L' orientation ... such that the rear-arm is transitioning towards extension ... out of a 'Vee' formation, through an 'L' formation, and towards extension. To me, a long-swing is a swing in which someone attempts to hit too far out front ... something I see from a lot of young players just learning.
 

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