Hey efast let’s discuss the front knee.
Front knee flexion
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No, efast is always saying to have the knee well bent. Just wondering what he thinks is good front knee/leg usage.
Ok, what I see is her front hip moves away from the pitcher as her front knee straightens. Just about perfect. The fact her knee rebends after contact may result in some deduction in style points but it matters little because the ball was crushed. Oh wait, there is no style points in softball. She almost has a little scissor action going on there. She is not one legged and has a noticeable slide/weight shift. I have no idea who this is but this is a nice swing.
It’s just a swing, nothing about made me post it to show anything specific.
She is one legged though, weight is back.
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Looks like the back leg is in control. The stride is soft, a little reach, stride to toe touch keeping the foot from planting. Good launch position. Weight is always back at launch.
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She does reach some with the front leg. She could pick up the front knee more, and push with the back leg slightly more, and land on a more bent front knee.
Her knee is bent, just not bent as much as it could be.
Not a bad swing overall. A couple of tweaks could make it even better.
She could prob. coil inward a little more as she goes forward to prevent her front leg straightening action making her hip go up vs. around - just prior to contact. (this is the same issue for golfers and baseball pitchers, and prob for tennis)
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Efast
So, what is your take on the front leg/knee function? Are you looking to drive rotation? Looking for a bent front knee to create extension to power the swing?
So, what is your take on the front leg/knee function? Are you looking to drive rotation? Looking for a bent front knee to create extension to power the swing?
