Teacherman? and fastpitch

[TDS]

Rich has no clue how the HLP's move.. He attempts to organize all movements around the rear leg.. The rear leg is important but its only part of the equation unless it drives the swing...

 

[TDS]

This young man matches the load is complete at ball release..

 

[Shawn]

This young man matches the load is complete at ball release..

What is he doing? It looks like a lot of momentum and very little stretching. Gives up the coil early.

 

[Mike-Coach Q]

This young man matches the load is complete at ball release..

Is he one of Richard’s students? Doesn’t look like what he teaches.

 

[TDS]

What’s is he doing? It looks like a lot of momentum and very little stretching. Gives up the coil early.

He's pulling the bow back against his forward move (catcher/pitcher).. Lacking up-front balanced actions.. The coil You and Rich put all your emphasis on is a forced action to keep the weight back until the rear leg burst through the rear hip to power the swing...

The best are swinging "down to" using the middle not the rear leg.

 

[TDS]

Is he one of Richard’s students? Doesn’t look like what he teaches.

I have no idea but all his movements are creating stretch/resistance within the frontal plane..

 

[Work=wins]

Someone mentioned it earlier. She gets a good stretch but then sometimes has a second stretch. When hot only one stretch. Timing not a stretch problem, IMO.

I noticed today that she tends to let her top hand wrist go limp/down at contact. Palm up- if she pointed her fingers towards the pitcher-she would point down to her feet. Turns the barrel good but then doesn’t follow the knob late. Not timing.

a video would make this a lot easier. It’s kinda dangerous to ask for advice, then go experimenting etc etc. BUT if there are two stretches, that to me is an early upper body load which in turn creates a top down swing with the upper committing earlier than needed bc of two things.. it’s slower(using the shoulders for speed)and it’s longer(casty).

in my mind, it explains why she is so streaky and can’t adjust her release. This will be the last I comment on this, just bc I haven’t seen her swing.

 

[FP26]

Is he one of Richard’s students? Doesn’t look like what he teaches.

Agreed. I don't even follow Rich, but if this hitter is attempting to emulate what Rich teaches, he is doing a very poor job of it.

 

[_MIA_]

Is he one of Richard’s students?

I don't think so. While I don't remember who posted him originally, I do remember that his swing was posted during a discussion over at BBD a while back.

 

[big_bruiser]

What is he doing? It looks like a lot of momentum and very little stretching. Gives up the coil early.

Notice how his hands get to the fully loaded position before he moves forward. His leg is up his hands are loaded and then he advances forward. ABAF. He is creating stretch but that stretch in the frontal plane.