Ferris wheel or merry go round?

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Jan 6, 2009
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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'.

Yes this is my thoughts as well. It is a combination of the two. I guess you could be two much one way or the other.
 
Jan 6, 2009
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Tilt-a-whirl.

I see the barrel getting parallel with the line of the shoulders, but the angle of that line tilts depending on pitch location.

I agree with you. There is a relationship between the spine angle/shoulders and the swing. I think this swing (Bonds) shows that the swing is a combination of both the ferris wheel and merry go round.
 
Dec 4, 2013
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When Rich talks about the Ferris wheel he is not talking about how vertical the bat path is. It may lead to a more vertical swing on certain pitches, but the Ferris wheel isn’t a reference to the bat path....

The Ferris wheel is being one legged. Tilting, launching rearward from the barstool.
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The Ferris wheel is the top gear. The rear leg is turning towards the pitcher (bottom gear). The torso is laterally tilting (top gear, Ferris wheel). The top gear is getting sucked into the turning bottom gear.

Here is a side by side of a Merry-go-round vs Ferris wheel.
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Hips rotating (merry go round) vs Hip slipping behind the femur, rear leg turning the hip assembly forward
Swinging around vs Swinging out from
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Ferris wheel......................................................................Merry-go-round
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Cannonball

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Feb 25, 2009
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Spartans, the swing you posted as an example of merry go round is not close to what I teach.
 
Jan 6, 2009
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Chehalis, Wa
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Epstein has a "tilt" action in his teaching. It involves the arms, specifically the lead arm. Let me look at his info again. And I'll be back.
 
Jun 17, 2009
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Mike Epstein believed that hitters that were serious about getting to the next level needed to learn mechanics that allowed them to "tilt" their bodies.

You'll find Epstein speaking of "tilt" throughout his book ... "Mike Epstein on Hitting".
 

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