Stride foot ?

[CoogansBluff]

A local coach insist that stride foot should be closed because if open it causes the hips to open early.

I've been talking w/ a local hitting coach who believes my DD should land more open than she currently does, which is about 45 degrees. I do worry that this would encourage the hips to open too early, but I also tend to think - if done correctly - that a hitter may get more torque, or hip/shoulder separation, by landing more open. I've been studying a lot of hitters who are more open. Jose Bautista is one.

 

[SBFAMILY]

45% and sent you a PM. Easy test to measure it.

 

[coach james]

45° is best IMO

 

[knightsb]

Read Donny's presentation.

It should be a sticky in the hitting forum. A lot of the terminology used in the hitting threads is well defined here.

Front Foot Action in Weight Shift

• The front foot can be a no teach. I have stood behind many players and asked them to start their stride and unexpectedly pushed them from behind.
• 100% of them land with the lead foot at 45degrees.
• The front side knows how to accept weight in a balanced position and needs to accept weight over a bent knee to become the lower body trigger.
• The upper body loads the same every pitch. The front foot becomes the trigger to adjust the body to the ball in different pitch locations.
• If you coil the hips as you stride you will naturally uncoil properly into front foot plant.

 

[CoogansBluff]

I've been talking w/ a local hitting coach who believes my DD should land more open than she currently does, which is about 45 degrees.

Just to be clear, DD's current landing angle is about 45 degrees. Coach says might consider 45+, as Braun does.

 

[knightsb]

RD must be taking the afternoon off.

 

[knightsb]

 

[knightsb]

45% and sent you a PM. Easy test to measure it.

SB, what's the test? TIA.

 

[Sliced Bread]

The only time I talk about the plant foot angle, is if the hips or front shoulder open to early, otherwise I leave it alone. I have some that are slightly open and some up to 60 degrees.

 

[CoogansBluff]

This is an example of planting at greater than 45 degrees, wouldn't you agree? This is an example of what a local coach is suggesting or advocating. The change from 45 to greater occurs just a split second before the heel plant. It's a late move and therefore isn't that different than a 45-degree angle that shifts to more open during the swing. That's how I see it. Key here, I would think, is keeping hands and shoulder back, maintaining that stretch/torque. See wrinkles in his jersey.