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You can't simply tell every hitter to swing "out from" and expect correct results. For certain hitters the struggle to realize 'extension away from the body', or to swing 'out from' is fierce, frustrating and requires a fundamental change in the basis of their swing approach.
Certain hitters lack a sense of 'release' ..... and it has to do with the basis of their swing.
A swing that orbits about the spine creates swing issues that make realizing “out from” difficult … or virtually impossible for the poor kids that do this. They use the muscles about their spine to create centripetal force. Their centripetal force is then maintained throughout their swing in order to keep the barrel in orbit. They swing 'around'. They have no sense of being able to "release" a centrifugal type force ... and to swing 'out from'.
The better hitters orbit the barrel around their hands. Their centripetal force is at their rear shoulder or rear side … and for them the “out from”, or centrifugal force, is felt as a simple “release” from the rear shoulder or backside, where the orbit of the barrel about the hands is continued to be maintained, and not halted simply because of the 'release' from the backside.
The feeling of a ‘release’ is important.
If you make the center of your rotation the spine, then you are going to have a difficult time ‘releasing’ from that rotation. The “out from” becomes a tough nut to crack. Extension becomes more difficult as it becomes a more ‘forced action’ than a simple ‘released action’.
If you want to feel the “release” from the rear shoulder or backside, then it only makes sense that the centripetal force be centered there. Then you swing “out from” with ease and simply learn to ‘release’.
What you make the center of your rotation makes a big difference in terms of your ability to swing “out from”.
Certain hitters lack a sense of 'release' ..... and it has to do with the basis of their swing.
A swing that orbits about the spine creates swing issues that make realizing “out from” difficult … or virtually impossible for the poor kids that do this. They use the muscles about their spine to create centripetal force. Their centripetal force is then maintained throughout their swing in order to keep the barrel in orbit. They swing 'around'. They have no sense of being able to "release" a centrifugal type force ... and to swing 'out from'.
The better hitters orbit the barrel around their hands. Their centripetal force is at their rear shoulder or rear side … and for them the “out from”, or centrifugal force, is felt as a simple “release” from the rear shoulder or backside, where the orbit of the barrel about the hands is continued to be maintained, and not halted simply because of the 'release' from the backside.
The feeling of a ‘release’ is important.
If you make the center of your rotation the spine, then you are going to have a difficult time ‘releasing’ from that rotation. The “out from” becomes a tough nut to crack. Extension becomes more difficult as it becomes a more ‘forced action’ than a simple ‘released action’.
If you want to feel the “release” from the rear shoulder or backside, then it only makes sense that the centripetal force be centered there. Then you swing “out from” with ease and simply learn to ‘release’.
What you make the center of your rotation makes a big difference in terms of your ability to swing “out from”.
