Turning the barrel 3?

DRDRODD said:

Julray, I am also not a hitting instructor but many people say that you have to be careful watching slow motion video like the swing clip. The question that you have to ask yourself is..... Is his body moving in that manner because that is where his focus is...... or ..... Is his body moving that way because it is supporting what the hands are trying to accomplish?

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how do we know if this hitter is trying to turn the barrel with his hands or is that happening because of some other body movement?

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rdbass said:

What other 'body movements' is this hitter using to deliver the barrel to the ball. Sounds like you believe that the hands are along for the ride. If you don't see it then, you don't see and that's fine. Just trying to understand....

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julray said:

That could very well be, I won't argue with you on that. But based on the GIF.. how do we know if this hitter is trying to turn the barrel with his hands or is that happening because of some other body movement? Does most MLB players think turn the barrel with their hands and the body will follow? Is this how they train? Based on this GIF, I am not seeing the violent turn of the barrel with the hands. Just my observation..

Cheers

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Shawn said:

Remember this is an inside pitch. The rotational point of the hands shifts for pitch location.

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julray said:

Does it shift intentionally or by instinct?

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Shawn said:

Both. If your looking outside it is harder to adjust on a inside pitch.

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julray said:

What do you mean by rotational point? Axis the barrel is turned?

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DRDRODD said:

IYO does the flattening of the barrel help increase barrel depth? I ask because my DD hasn't been flattening the barrel as much as she did in the past. I never really noticed it before until I took some video of her from a catchers view point, it kind of reminds me of the bat path that I have seen from some ULL hitters in the past. It does vary some on pitch location. I find my DD likes for her hands to be further away from her body compared to most hitters and this may be why she tends to take a more "circular path" for a lack of better words than a lot of hitters. This is something I have been thinking about lately and wondering if she would get more whip if the barrel would flatten out a little more. If you are not sure what I mean by flatting, the two partial swing gifs that Shawn posted is what I am referring to the untipping of the barrel.

Edit: I believe Justin turner maybe a decent rep for what I am referring to. I seem to remember seeing a few swings of his where the barrel doesn't flatten very much, IDK just trying to give you an image to go off of.

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