I always thought TM was crazy, but I think I see your point.
Ferris wheel or merry go round?
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So the rear leg is turning while the torso (back) resist's, that is why the hips still look loaded? Or should I say the torso is still coiled/stretching.
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Exactly. The pelvis is part of the top. The bottom of the top to be more accurate. The leg turning forward tightens the coil because the back/torso is resisting getting turned forward. This is called hip socket separation instead of waist separation. I made these crude graphics to illustrate the difference.
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And when I talk of tilting it has to happen at the hip socket and not via a bend of the spine. The spine will bend as part of the tilting/resistance/rear leg actions.
The tilt is hard to see until you feel it. Then you can see it.
The tilt is hard to see until you feel it. Then you can see it.
FiveFrameSwing
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Jim Dixon Sr.:
THE TORSO -
Take off the shoulders and the arms, the neck, head and the legs from the crotch down and call what's left the Torso. The Torso includes the back, sides, stomach, buttocks, chest, and upper thighs.
- the largest muscle mass in your body, provides the energy the Exceptional Player uses to throw 95 mph and hit 450' line drives.
THE TORSO -
Take off the shoulders and the arms, the neck, head and the legs from the crotch down and call what's left the Torso. The Torso includes the back, sides, stomach, buttocks, chest, and upper thighs.
- the largest muscle mass in your body, provides the energy the Exceptional Player uses to throw 95 mph and hit 450' line drives.
FiveFrameSwing
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Using the GIF provided elsewhere in this thread [below], how would you instruct a hitter to use their hands that would have their body moving as it does below?
FiveFrameSwing
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Maybe this will help the discussion .....
Cannonball
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FFS, the first thing I thought about watching that was JBooth's explanation and the contraption he build. Do you have that video?
FiveFrameSwing
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Sorry CB, don't have Jim's demo handy.
In the video above there is a conclusion of the 'ferris wheel' and 'merry-go-round' with a dry swing that has a look of starting as a 'ferris wheel' and finishing as a 'merry-go-round'.
In the video above there is a conclusion of the 'ferris wheel' and 'merry-go-round' with a dry swing that has a look of starting as a 'ferris wheel' and finishing as a 'merry-go-round'.
Yes this is what I always thought. Although I'm questioning how exactly the torso is used. We all know what Dixon came up with and Sr came to the conclusion that his early work was wrong.
