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Rolling Hard

Rolling Hard

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2LNFjQACSg

I like this swing. Simple. I am not a fan of the head going backwards (or continuing forward) prior to contact. Bags was great but I would not call his swing a model swing. Just because some large strong men can hit off their back foot doesn't mean its the best model for an 11 year old girl. IMO.
 
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FiveFrameSwing

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Shawn said:
Yeah it's not that easy, you just can't shift the weight forward to a firm front side.

In the clip you can see the front leg is to extended. The front leg doesn't help the front hip to rotate backwards. The weight gets on the front side and not against it.
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How would go about correcting someone that has built a habit of shoving themselves into their front-hip/leg to make the front-hip a significant pivot point?

Around-Front-Hipx.gif
 
Shawn

Shawn

Jan 6, 2009
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FiveFrameSwing said:
How would go about correcting someone that has built a habit of shoving themselves into their front-hip/leg to make the front-hip a significant pivot point?

Around-Front-Hipx.gif
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Obviously he has no idea that the axis begins with the back hip. He just pushes forward and gets on a posted front leg. I would start by establishing a deeper hand rotational point with a rear hip rotational axis and to land with the front leg more flexed. With the front leg flexed the quad then rapidly contracts straitening the leg and pushing the front hip backwards.
 
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DRDRODD

Feb 16, 2015
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FiveFrameSwing said:
lol.


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Five do you talk to your students about rotation? I get the feeling that you are not a fan towards the thought of not rotating or trying to resist rotation. IMO the thought has greatly helped my DD advance her swing. She performs a drill that I became a big fan of that involves swinging a rope if you will. The goal is to create straight lines of flow through the rope. If the hand path is “around” the rope will create a loop that will travel down the length of the rope. Which IMO is equivalent to getting around the ball.

Some may view it as the “Out From” that keeps the rope straight.


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FiveFrameSwing

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DRDRODD said:
Five do you talk to your students about rotation? I get the feeling that you are not a fan towards the thought of not rotating or trying to resist rotation. IMO the thought has greatly helped my DD advance her swing. She performs a drill that I became a big fan of that involves swinging a rope if you will. The goal is to create straight lines of flow through the rope. If the hand path is “around” the rope will create a loop that will travel down the length of the rope. Which IMO is equivalent to getting around the ball.

Some may view it as the “Out From” that keeps the rope straight.


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I do not speak to my hitters of horizontal hip rotation.

When you speak of resisting rotation, what is actively taking place?
 
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