Barrel path

Mudders Brudder said:

TDS, I agree with your above statement, but I also see what would be "down across/around the ball" the ball in this clip you also posted....

...especially with his lack of "extension", and a left hand turn around his body, and a back to almost vertical bat in relation to his hands on the "follow-through".

What am I missing, or does that observation make any sense to you also?

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TDS said:

Shawn all swings are launched down but not down across/around the ball.

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TDS said:

I see it more as Betts way of staying inside (hands leading) for pitches up and out within the zone (horizontal plane).. Similar to the feel Trout has accept his is more for an up/in pitch.

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Shawn said:

I agree the swing is down, or at least the back elbow comes down as the hands remain around the back shoulder height. I found this out myself swinging a bat. I couldn't stop dumping the barrel rearward and focused on swing down (in the manner I described) and the dump went away.

That is what is taking place in the gif you posted as well (swinging down with the hands remaining up, until the back elbow has been swung down).

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Shawn said:

So your saying the vertical dumping TM shows is just for feel and not the actual swing objective?

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