I've seen this allot, hitter taking a small step or no stride in BP. This is just picking the foot up and putting it back down.
Aaron Judge may also have switched to a no-stride 2-strike approach during Spring Training.
Didn’t hurt his power at all, as he put one into the players parking lot beyond the LF fence yesterday.
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If you think about it, how would a small player benefit from momentum, ie, they are by definition a small player so moving that mass forward isn't going to create much of an advantage
I like some form of foot up and down (off the ground), I think it helps for sequencing. If you look at Judge's no-stride he's very pre-set. If you look at Pujol's no-stride it is an extremely athletic and leveraged action that can be hard for a (young especially) player to duplicate.
On the other extreme, I actually think sequencing gets harder/more challenging if a hitter has a big move-out, they really then need to pull back against it and time that pull back well and also be able to land AND continue to stretch if they see off-speed. TM had some interesting criticism of Donaldson's big moves in his Periscope yesterday, saying there's lots of room for slack and mistiming with such large actions. Which makes it interesting that his big leg kick has become so popular in some circles. Someone like George Brett or Will Clark that have big forward move-outs are phenomenal athletes, not everyone can execute swings like that effectively, IMO. Not saying forward by coil can't work, but it has to be executed properly.
If you think about it, how would a small player benefit from momentum, ie, they are by definition a small player so moving that mass forward isn't going to create much of an advantage
I like some form of foot up and down (off the ground), I think it helps for sequencing. If you look at Judge's no-stride he's very pre-set. If you look at Pujol's no-stride it is an extremely athletic and leveraged action that can be hard for a (young especially) player to duplicate.
On the other extreme, I actually think sequencing gets harder/more challenging if a hitter has a big move-out, they really then need to pull back against it and time that pull back well and also be able to land AND continue to stretch if they see off-speed. TM had some interesting criticism of Donaldson's big moves in his Periscope yesterday, saying there's lots of room for slack and mistiming with such large actions. Which makes it interesting that his big leg kick has become so popular in some circles. Someone like George Brett or Will Clark that have big forward move-outs are phenomenal athletes, not everyone can execute swings like that effectively, IMO. Not saying forward by coil can't work, but it has to be executed properly.
Moving the mass forward is not for power. It’s for balance. It’s what every hitter seeks. It creates a timing window second to none. Forward yet back is the goal. Getting the mass moving forward with the slack taken out while keeping the back leg still loaded can enable one to hit in, out, offspeed without adjusting anything but the hands tangentially.
Power is about approach and size and or strength. Power is relative to the player. Mechanics that promise ‘power’ are sacrificing one thing for another. IME.
Yes, that was my point re: mass/momentum/power
I also agree with you about how to ideally execute a forward by coil move. HOWEVER, there are many ways in which a forward move can go wrong. I *like* the way you describe it a lot. But it's not the only way to create sequence and a timing window.