Swing down

[Work=wins]

Everyone who's ever fallen a tree with an axe, knows that there's two types of swings needed to accomplish it (one that's the correct for hitting, and one that is incorrect)....

The axe head (barrel) coming over the shoulder to "swing down" is incorrect when hitting a baseball...

...and not what Ted ever advocated.

The axe head (barrel) being brought around and under the rear shoulder is what all MLB hitters do....

....and what Ted showed and talked about through his entire book.


Please do, I'm sure I'm not the only one interested in seeing it.


I already quoted him wrt "Get on top". He said, and I quote....

case closed.

 

[Shawn]

W=W

I think Ted admits on video that he was wrong about swinging level.

 

[Shawn]

 

[Mudders Brudder]

W=W

I think Ted admits on video that he was wrong about swinging level.

Yes, right in the introduction of the SoH he said he used to talk about the "level swing", but that he later learned that was incorrect....

The “level swing,” for example, has always been advocated. I used to believe it, and I used to say the same thing. But the ideal swing is not level, and it’s not down, and I’ll tell you why as we get to it. I’ll also tell you why wrist “snap” is overrated— and how wrong you are if you think you hit the ball with rolling wrists (as in golf). And I’ll also tell you why left-handed pull hitter T. S. Williams does not think a pulled ball is something to strive for, and why he may have been a better left-hand hitter if he had not been a natural right-hander.

Might just be me, but I've never considered Twitter a reliable source of reference or information (too many Twitter warriors), but prefer to go the actual document(s) from the sources themselves.

 

[Work=wins]

W=W

I think Ted admits on video that he was wrong about swinging level.

the only way to be up through the ball and pull it like Ted did was to swing down so he didn’t release the barrel to early and catch the ball out front to the pull field.



that barrel sure is traveling down for most of this gif.

 

[Shawn]

Yes, right in the introduction of the SoH he said he used to talk about the "level swing", but that he later learned that was incorrect....



Might just be me, but I've never considered Twitter a reliable source of reference or information (too many Twitter warriors), but prefer to go the actual document(s) from the sources themselves.

Thanks, I knew he said he was wrong somewhere.

 

[Shawn]

the only way to be up through the ball and pull it like Ted did was to swing down so he didn’t release the barrel to early and catch the ball out front to the pull field.

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that barrel sure is traveling down for most of this gif.

Starts with a vertical bat, so yes there is more swinging down. Sure looks like it goes up at contact and not down through.

 

[2br02b]

The difference in the two axe swings is posture. Look at the alignment of the shoulders.

 

[TDS]

the only way to be up through the ball and pull it like Ted did was to swing down so he didn’t release the barrel to early and catch the ball out front to the pull field.

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that barrel sure is traveling down for most of this gif.

Yes !! Swinging "down to" removes the loop while ttb behind creates a loop..

 

[efastball]

In fact, he said the baseball swing was the "opposite of a chop"....

This should bring an end to this ridiculous thread. Thank you sir.