This Old Man is dusting off the cleats

[Shawn]

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That swing tells me a lot.

 

[julray]

Here we go...

 

[julray]

That swing tells me a lot.

I feel as though you are trying to tell us something instead of the swing telling you something

 

[Work=wins]

That swing tells me a lot.

please explain

 

[Shawn]

please explain

Well, one thing is the stride. It is reaching and a combination of getting the weight to back hip pocket. There are style’s, some hitters reach with the foot, some don’t.

secondly, his hands follow his body forward. So, the hands can move forward. He looks like fused unit.

 

[julray]

... yep, here we go again

 

[julray]

IMO, this is not reaching, his hips aren't shifting forward after heel plant, like mine do


This is reaching... which basically precedes a no stride swing

 

[julray]

One thing I have noticed about filming my swing ... what feels like little movements in a swing are actually much much bigger then they appear. For example, I did not know my hips were sliding so far after heel plant, did not know my leg kick was so big etc. Maybe something to keep in mind when relaying info to your kids.

 

[julray]

For me, I need to work on being more like Soto and less like Seager. Hey they are both MLB hitters, but I feel Soto's swing is short and sweet and starts with his head between his feet. This "should" help me overcome my bad habit of leaning back and get me to a good position at launch

 

[julray]

Just trying to keep things simple and stop hips from sliding at heel plant... God help me!