Toe line and hands/tip and rip

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Apr 20, 2018
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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.
 

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Jun 11, 2015
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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.

Its a rhythm thing. Some people dont have it and cant do it. I'd bet 99% of the coaches who want statues in the box can't dance. It's ill advised to coach out rhythm.
 
Nov 18, 2015
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I coach (as AC) a 9YO lefty who will make contact, but is unable to pull the ball due to a bad (but slowly improving) case of DBSF.

In the cage, while throwing her front toss, I’ve been able to get her to pull the ball by incorporating a “tip and rip” motion to start her swing. (Hitting with rhythm)

However, against live pitching, she’s incorporated the preaching of other local “gurus”, and started “loading” by shifting her weight back. Of course, this is a static move, so there’s no bat speed / momentum gained by the bat tip b/c she’s now starting from a dead stop. (Hitting with no rhythm)

Not surprisingly, she’s rarely hitting the ball up the middle, maybe one hit pulled over the course of 15-20 ABs.


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