After reviewing several swing clips I observed that some elite hitters move their hands back while they stride and others just leave them in the same spot. Which is better? Why?
After reviewing several swing clips I observed that some elite hitters move their hands back while they stride and others just leave them in the same spot. Which is better? Why?
Depends where they start.... did you notice any themes in handsets of those who moved vs those who didn't move?
After reviewing several swing clips I observed that some elite hitters move their hands back while they stride and others just leave them in the same spot. Which is better? Why?
Do you consider Pujols to be a hitter who keeps his hands in the same spot? Hitters use different styles to COCK their hands.
My daughter is being taught to move her hands back slightly just prior to toe touch. The movement is slight, pretty much straight back towards the catcher just enough to apply load to the back leg (felt in her quads). After this, she steps/touches with her front foot.
Now, she is taught to load (hands back) and then touch, however in practice, I observe the load continue as she touches, IE the hands continue to move back very slightly and her torso/rear shoulder twists a degree or two in the opposite direction of her swing. It is from this point that her swing begins.
Which of these mechanics is wrong and which is correct? She's 11, and has only had a few lessons with this particular hitting instructor. I like what I see and my daughter loves the instructor, but I'm curious as to how and where the "stretch" is applied and if indeed what she is doing (albeit perhaps incorrectly) is in the right sequence of the swing.
-W