fanboi22
on the journey
I don't necessarily mind what he teaches, as when i put it all together, it is his interpretation on how to get to the end result. I think he uses overbaked concepts that still work to the student to the end result. I see individually if you take each concept separately (like i have) you can get a very ugly swing.
I believe the concept of one legged helps get the hitter in a more 60/40 over back foot. It also helps keep the swing from fully rotating or becoming 'spinny'. ie 'Hit the ball with your hip'. I do feel there is somewhat of a release of the femur ball, but i do not know technically what that is. You have to have pressure into the 'coil of the back leg' to release and feel it though.
I also believe the 'snap' is an overbake, as my DD dumped the barrel when doing that specifically. But i do get the concept as it ties to TTB. If you watch Richard though, his rear arm never supinates immediately and his front arm doesn't pronate immediately unless he is doing that one iso drill for demonstration (just like big leaguers showing their 'feels'). Otherwise the front wrist is doing more ulnar deviation ( i think that is correct term) and the rear wrist is following the forearm down as the elbow slots then later supinating but not immediate.
IMO this is more 'holding on for dear life' vs the 'snap' that starts the launch. Just like if you were driving down the road at 70mph and put your hand out the window, if you don't brace your arm with your muscles, your arm will fly straight back due to the wind. The snap, IMO, is the same bracing along with getting into the supination punch extension to whip the barrel into the ball.
Then the momentum aspect is strictly timing. He says alot of things about it and tries to keep the front foot off, but unlike the tennis player used in gif on this site, i dont think he ever states to swing with front foot off ground. Get there early to get on time. Same concept, just talked about a different way. I think he likes to promote the foot off the ground again to promote 'one legged' which again to me just means stay back and get good posture and tilt allowing the hands to launch the swing. If it all were immediate, and missed timing would not allow a hitter to adjust. again, just my 2 cents.
Nice thread Mike, thanks for sharing.
I believe the concept of one legged helps get the hitter in a more 60/40 over back foot. It also helps keep the swing from fully rotating or becoming 'spinny'. ie 'Hit the ball with your hip'. I do feel there is somewhat of a release of the femur ball, but i do not know technically what that is. You have to have pressure into the 'coil of the back leg' to release and feel it though.
I also believe the 'snap' is an overbake, as my DD dumped the barrel when doing that specifically. But i do get the concept as it ties to TTB. If you watch Richard though, his rear arm never supinates immediately and his front arm doesn't pronate immediately unless he is doing that one iso drill for demonstration (just like big leaguers showing their 'feels'). Otherwise the front wrist is doing more ulnar deviation ( i think that is correct term) and the rear wrist is following the forearm down as the elbow slots then later supinating but not immediate.
IMO this is more 'holding on for dear life' vs the 'snap' that starts the launch. Just like if you were driving down the road at 70mph and put your hand out the window, if you don't brace your arm with your muscles, your arm will fly straight back due to the wind. The snap, IMO, is the same bracing along with getting into the supination punch extension to whip the barrel into the ball.
Then the momentum aspect is strictly timing. He says alot of things about it and tries to keep the front foot off, but unlike the tennis player used in gif on this site, i dont think he ever states to swing with front foot off ground. Get there early to get on time. Same concept, just talked about a different way. I think he likes to promote the foot off the ground again to promote 'one legged' which again to me just means stay back and get good posture and tilt allowing the hands to launch the swing. If it all were immediate, and missed timing would not allow a hitter to adjust. again, just my 2 cents.
Nice thread Mike, thanks for sharing.
