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[Shawn]

Here's an example of Ken Griffy ....

Keep watching those two frames being toggled back and forth in the middle of the swing.

That's the main engine. That's the "hands being taken off the shelf with the main engine" (i.e., we "walk-away-from-the-hands", "we move forward and place the hands on the shelf" ... and then we use the 'main engine' to "take the hands off the shelf"). It's a combination of torso 'rotation' and 'lateral side bend' (and yes ... also lumbar lordosis, or arching of the lower back).

I believe that you do arch the lower back as well as tilt or lateral bend sideways. I believe that is the movements that take place. You need both.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Yes, the 'torso' is making three basic movements simultaneously (in parallel) ... side rotation, lateral side bend (aka 'lateral tilt'), and arching of the back.

 

[Easton33]

Tee position is the 1st thing to fix

 

[Buttermaker]

Here's an example of Ken Griffy ....

Now let's take another look at this same swing and highlight two frames ...

Keep watching those two frames being toggled back and forth in the middle of the swing.

That's the main engine. That's the "hands being taken off the shelf with the main engine" (i.e., we "walk-away-from-the-hands", "we move forward and place the hands on the shelf" ... and then we use the 'main engine' to "take the hands off the shelf"). It's a combination of torso 'rotation' and 'lateral side bend' (and yes ... also lumbar lordosis, or arching of the lower back).

The tilt is at the rear hip. The torso may bend to support this action, but don't go off into the weeds trying to laterally bend the torso to swing the bat against good pitching. Save that for golf and slow pitch.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

The tilt is at the rear hip. The torso may bend to support this action, but don't go off into the weeds trying to laterally bend the torso to swing the bat against good pitching. Save that for golf and slow pitch.

The lateral tilt is an important action in the swing. It should be fairly aggressive.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Take a lesson from Domingo ... lateral side bend (lateral tilt) is an important part of the swing.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Lateral tilt is a powerful move.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Lateral side bend is real .... and its important.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Take note of the relative change in shoulder orientation.