Bat Path

[_MIA_]

Hey @Work=wins so after 61 pages have you decided which "one" you like better?

 

[Work=wins]

Hey @Work=wins so after 61 pages have you decided which "one" you like better?

We have been working both paths. She feels more powerful down and across. When trying something new. I always let her be the judge. She says ‘down and across’ is staying. heres one from the other night.

 

[Buttermaker]

We have been working both paths. She feels more powerful down and across. When trying something new. I always let her be the judge. She says ‘down and across’ is staying. heres one from the other night.

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Never gets down when the obliques are used correctly. Nice work.

 

[_MIA_]

When trying something new. I always let her be the judge.

 

[TDS]

Never gets down when the obliques are used correctly. Nice work.

Do you mean the obliques allow the for the barrel to flatten out during the contraction ?

 

[julray]

Personally I see a bit of everything.. so this discussion Obliques vs Hip Extension confuses me a little. I see the obliques being used and I see hip extension into the ball as well. IDK, maybe I'm really off the rails here. But can't we have a combo of both happening here? Obliques to start .. hip extension to finish?

 

[Buttermaker]

Do you mean the obliques allow the for the barrel to flatten out during the contraction ?

Yup. Bottom hand gets flat. Knob gets pulled out from under barrel. Appearance of TTB. So much easier for hitters to feel the syncing of the bottom hand and obliques.

 

[Buttermaker]

Personally I see a bit of everything.. so this discussion Obliques vs Hip Extension confuses me a little. I see the obliques being used and I see hip extension into the ball as well. IDK, maybe I'm really off the rails here. But can't we have a combo of both happening here? Obliques to start .. hip extension to finish?

Turn the pelvis (hips) away from the rear leg using the lead oblique flank area (the area under the ribs and above the hip bone). I wrapped an exercise band around the rear leg of a couple of hitters last night right above the knee and pulled against the rear leg so they could feel the pelvis get turned away from rear leg.

Edit - changed description to avoid getting ticketed by muscle police.

 

[julray]

Yup. Bottom hand gets flat. Knob gets pulled out from under barrel. Appearance of TTB. So much easier for hitters to feel the syncing of the bottom hand and obliques.

That's the way I view the barrel being turned in a swing

 

[julray]

Turn the pelvis (hips) away from the rear leg using the lead oblique. I wrapped an exercise band around the rear leg of a couple of hitters last night right above the knee and pulled against the rear leg so they could feel the pelvis get turned away from rear leg.

Yep I've felt that many times.. do you believe once you started this action there is no option left for the hitter to extend the hips into the ball?

Also sounds like a great exercise to understand that feeling