I am trying to get a feel of what some define as loading vertically. WW posted in another thread (https://www.discussfastpitch.com/threads/where-do-we-start-updated-improvement.40667/post-605864) that " op, think in terms of getting a load vertically. Not back and forth or by rotation. That should take her active hand load away and maybe keep her taller. "
IMHO, I see HL hitters often start tall, decrease in stature during the swing, and finish nearly where they started. This of course isn't everyone and also depends on the pitch location. After my gather, as I walk away from my hands I like to get into a position where I go from tall to fall. Maybe it's style, but I feel the FBC gets me to the front-side and I am "shorter" in my fall or stride-out at toe-touch as I launch.
This video is from WW:
In doing some research I found this article on hip extension and rotation to be helpful. https://ericcressey.com/hip-extension-and-rotation-in-the-baseball-swing
A clip from that article is of Griffey with the Reds. It shows the sequence of his rotation with three lines. Griffey goes from extension to flexion to extension again.
IMHO, I see HL hitters often start tall, decrease in stature during the swing, and finish nearly where they started. This of course isn't everyone and also depends on the pitch location. After my gather, as I walk away from my hands I like to get into a position where I go from tall to fall. Maybe it's style, but I feel the FBC gets me to the front-side and I am "shorter" in my fall or stride-out at toe-touch as I launch.
This video is from WW:
In doing some research I found this article on hip extension and rotation to be helpful. https://ericcressey.com/hip-extension-and-rotation-in-the-baseball-swing
A clip from that article is of Griffey with the Reds. It shows the sequence of his rotation with three lines. Griffey goes from extension to flexion to extension again.