He has several clips where he talks about the swing being a downward movement but if you are one legged it turns up. He shows the same swing with a downward path- balanced two legged and the swing continues down, one legged and the swing turns up.
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He has several clips where he talks about the swing being a downward movement but if you are one legged it turns up. He shows the same swing with a downward path- balanced two legged and the swing continues down, one legged and the swing turns up.
I don't really agree with that, I think maintaining posture is the key. If you come out of your posture, path will be affected. However I can't find anything on him talking about swinging down.
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It was just posted on the other thread last week..lol!!
Well obviously I missed it... have a reference to it?
The demo is quite funny. He demos 2-legged as front leg dominant and then demos 1-legged as back leg dominant. They were both 1-legged. Haha.
edit: and both were wrong.
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Figured he was maybe over the front leg(on the attempted two legged swing) when he said the down to ended up being the down through as well..
yes. sure. A slight swivel of the pelvis sets up the reciprocal core ‘coil’ aka torque.
My 15yo DD has been working with a hitting instructor (DFP'er @Mike-Coach-Q ) who teaches the HLP swing based on the instruction of TM. Over the past year of working with him, my DD's quickness and power have taken noticeable steps forward. Last week, my DD was telling me how she has never felt better about her swing. This was after a BP session where she was repeatedly driving the ball 220-250'.
Before my DD started working with this instructor, there were a few concepts about the HLP that I didn't understand, especially regarding the use of the rear leg and the rear hip socket pivot point/axis. My DD's work helped me see the light. I'm not sure how I would put it into words. It was one of those things that I had to feel, and then the dots connected.
Although the HLP is gaining traction in the softball world, there are still a large majority of coaches/instructors who are teaching the swing the same way it's been taught for decades - get the front foot down early, knob to the ball, snap out front, and downward barrel path to create backspin.
Before my DD started working with this instructor, there were a few concepts about the HLP that I didn't understand, especially regarding the use of the rear leg and the rear hip socket pivot point/axis. My DD's work helped me see the light. I'm not sure how I would put it into words. It was one of those things that I had to feel, and then the dots connected.
Although the HLP is gaining traction in the softball world, there are still a large majority of coaches/instructors who are teaching the swing the same way it's been taught for decades - get the front foot down early, knob to the ball, snap out front, and downward barrel path to create backspin.
"Although the HLP is gaining traction in the softball world, there are still a large majority of coaches/instructors who are teaching the swing the same way it's been taught for decades - get the front foot down early, knob to the ball, snap out front, and downward barrel path to create backspin. "
I don't think it's either TM's HLP or this. I don't even believe (hope) the majority of instructors are teaching "get the front foot down early, knob to the ball, snap out front, and downward barrel path to create backspin. "
There probably are some old school coaches living in the dark ages but there is definitely a middle ground. It is not HL way or the highway.
I don't think it's either TM's HLP or this. I don't even believe (hope) the majority of instructors are teaching "get the front foot down early, knob to the ball, snap out front, and downward barrel path to create backspin. "
There probably are some old school coaches living in the dark ages but there is definitely a middle ground. It is not HL way or the highway.
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