Here is why we don't agree on the MLB swing and Epstein. Here is why women must bend different than a man and why we teach this posture with the girls we work with.
The anatomical differences start with balance and their spine is more level than the male and the male is tilted forward slightly. The correct sequence is bend at the waist first and then soften the knees next, gently push on their chest and back and they will feel what balance is. To test for it then have them soften the knees first and bend at the waist next and you will push them off balance. It is termed sequential core loading.
The female hip is wider which causes a sharper angle termed the Q angle. Hold a bat against their hip with the knob of the bat at their knee and look at that angle verses a male.
There is an imbalance of the quad to the hamstring in most females verses male. Source Children s Hospital Atlanta Georgia. They must work on correcting the difference. In males it is more balanced. They have reduced female ACL injuries by getting them to land correctly on a flexed or bent knee upon landing 35 to 40 percent.
When a male jumps in the air the muscles in the butt area automatically fire and flex the knees upon landing and they land on the ball of the foot and it is a taught skill for the female. This is why when they throw they usually land with a stiff front leg and do not release from the back side. Ask if their arm hurts and they will point to the shoulder and just above the elbow. When hitting they usually land with a stiff front leg and do not get the heel planted and the front side opens and they have little power to the opposite field.
The anatomical differences start with balance and their spine is more level than the male and the male is tilted forward slightly. The correct sequence is bend at the waist first and then soften the knees next, gently push on their chest and back and they will feel what balance is. To test for it then have them soften the knees first and bend at the waist next and you will push them off balance. It is termed sequential core loading.
The female hip is wider which causes a sharper angle termed the Q angle. Hold a bat against their hip with the knob of the bat at their knee and look at that angle verses a male.
There is an imbalance of the quad to the hamstring in most females verses male. Source Children s Hospital Atlanta Georgia. They must work on correcting the difference. In males it is more balanced. They have reduced female ACL injuries by getting them to land correctly on a flexed or bent knee upon landing 35 to 40 percent.
When a male jumps in the air the muscles in the butt area automatically fire and flex the knees upon landing and they land on the ball of the foot and it is a taught skill for the female. This is why when they throw they usually land with a stiff front leg and do not release from the back side. Ask if their arm hurts and they will point to the shoulder and just above the elbow. When hitting they usually land with a stiff front leg and do not get the heel planted and the front side opens and they have little power to the opposite field.