Help with swing

[Mudders Brudder]

Just as you believe the lower body's rotational movement in the direction towards the pitcher is an active process, so is the lateral tilting action.

You haven't been paying close enough attention, that is not what I believe.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

You haven't been paying close enough attention, that is not what I believe.

Thank you for the clarification.

 

[Mudders Brudder]

No problem. Would you like to clarify when you believe the hitter should be taught to lateral bend (or tilt)...or if it's not a teach?

Btw, just for further clarification, I believe the "lower body's rotational movement (rear hip) [is] in the direction towards" the anticipated/read location of incoming pitch, and the pitcher is well out of the equation by then.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

No problem. Would you like to clarify when you believe the hitter should be taught to lateral bend (or tilt)...or if it's not a teach?

Btw, just for further clarification, I believe the "lower body's rotational movement (rear hip) [is] in the direction towards" the anticipated/read location of incoming pitch, and the pitcher is well out of the equation by then.

IMO a hitter should learn about lateral bend early on in their swing development.

Anyone attempting to promote "hips ahead of shoulders" should not be ignoring lateral tilt IMO.

 

[Mudders Brudder]

IMO a hitter should learn about lateral bend early on in their swing development.

Anyone attempting to promote "hips ahead of shoulders" should not be ignoring lateral tilt IMO.

Not sure what that actually means, and can't say I've ever heard anyone "promote "hips ahead of shoulders"", but OK.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Not sure what that actually means, and can't say I've ever heard anyone "promote "hips ahead of shoulders"", but OK.

Perhaps you've heard it as "hips ahead of hands".

 

[Mudders Brudder]

Perhaps you've heard it as "hips ahead of hands".

Yes, which I personally think is much different that "hips ahead of shoulders"....but that's JMO naturally.

 

[Buttermaker]

For those reading along: If you are tilting in the rear hip joint you are laterally tilting. You don't need to teach lateral tilt / lateral bend. Get the rear leg working underneath you as you keep the hands back via scap resistance and you end up tilting. Do some self toss trying to hit high fly balls and you figure this out. Throw bats as high as you can into air or into the top of the cage...

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Lateral tilt is more than just tilting the rear hip joint. There is lateral side bend taking place in the core. It is the combination of the lower body rotation, along with the lateral side bend, that has the hips leading the shoulders at the start of the swing (in a rotational sense).

 

[TDS]

It's a unified core movement (including lateral tilt ) triggered by a core pulse.