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She tips in front of her helmet.
Some people do that.
https://youtu.be/VUTW4FsMeNQ
Rather see that tip in front than dropping the barrel flat and then swinging. I think Posey's tip is a better teach.
What do you think?
She tips in front of her helmet.
I don't believe tipping is an absolute. Rhys Hoskins in the gif above doesn't tip or have any exaggerated hand action and is quite successful and would generally subscribe to that approach. Calmer, quieter and more relaxed set up. That being said, I am experimenting with it (tip and rip) to some degree. I think it gives a little advantage in bat speed and also an awareness in your hands as to where the barrel is. Kinda like a waggle in the golf swing. I actually think that the degree which a hitter move their hand around and the the degree in which they tip is in their persona. An edgy, hyper, high strung person is going to have a more exaggerated and animated hands. And a calm,quiet, calculating hitter will have less. Both can be successful. To attempt to teach a 10 to12 year old girls to tip the bat, while dropping your hands down to your waist, circle them back up near their armpit (Bonds) would be ill advised.