FiveFrameSwing
Banned
Jim, IMO you are mixing up the “Hanson Principle” with the concept of “Actions Under The Hood”.
When you commented that video shows us what happened … at that point you were talking relative to the “Hanson Principle”.
When you commented on the cause of pronation, then you were on the concept more in tune with “Actions Under The Hood”.
Different concepts.
The “Hanson Principle”, while not full proof, is a valuable tool. For example, if someone is telling you something about a rear forearm being perfectly vertically stacked, even to the position of ‘bat lag’ … then a quick application of the Hanson Principle will filter that out.
Basically, the “Hanson Principle” is a filter that allows you to quickly filter out misinformation.
The concept of “Actions Under The Hood” attempts to go further … and is the study of the actions below the surface … to which the “Hanson Principle” is then applied. For example … Jim Dixon’s belief was that there were multiple under-the-hood actions that could lead to a similar visual surface actions … yet the best athletes employed a particular set of “Actions Under The Hood”, whereas average hitters did not.
By combining the approaches, much can be learned … that is, testing various “Actions Under The Hood”, measuring results, collecting video, and screening that video with the “Hanson Principle”.
Bottom-line for me anyway … is that the “Hanson Principle”, while not full proof, allows for the quick screening out of bad information. And let’s face it … there is a lot of bad information out there … and many times, avoiding taking steps backwards can be quite valuable ... and make a significant difference in terms of how a hitter progresses over time.
The Hanson Principle
“Always compare what anybody tells you about the swing to slow motion clips of the best hitters in the world”.
-- Mark Hanson
When you commented that video shows us what happened … at that point you were talking relative to the “Hanson Principle”.
When you commented on the cause of pronation, then you were on the concept more in tune with “Actions Under The Hood”.
Different concepts.
The “Hanson Principle”, while not full proof, is a valuable tool. For example, if someone is telling you something about a rear forearm being perfectly vertically stacked, even to the position of ‘bat lag’ … then a quick application of the Hanson Principle will filter that out.
Basically, the “Hanson Principle” is a filter that allows you to quickly filter out misinformation.
The concept of “Actions Under The Hood” attempts to go further … and is the study of the actions below the surface … to which the “Hanson Principle” is then applied. For example … Jim Dixon’s belief was that there were multiple under-the-hood actions that could lead to a similar visual surface actions … yet the best athletes employed a particular set of “Actions Under The Hood”, whereas average hitters did not.
By combining the approaches, much can be learned … that is, testing various “Actions Under The Hood”, measuring results, collecting video, and screening that video with the “Hanson Principle”.
Bottom-line for me anyway … is that the “Hanson Principle”, while not full proof, allows for the quick screening out of bad information. And let’s face it … there is a lot of bad information out there … and many times, avoiding taking steps backwards can be quite valuable ... and make a significant difference in terms of how a hitter progresses over time.
The Hanson Principle
“Always compare what anybody tells you about the swing to slow motion clips of the best hitters in the world”.
-- Mark Hanson