Actually all that fancy lower half stuff is what makes the barrel "TIP". Although Bautista has a very active lower half you should know that in any swing the barrel "TIP" is caused by the movement of the lower half. The initial "TIP" is not a hand action. but more the hands following where the body says to go.
"Tip it and rip it"
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FiveFrameSwing
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Yes, when the announcers are showing what "the power hitters" do. Pujols etc.
I don't think that fancy lower stuff that he did is necessarily what makes the barrel "TIP."
I agree that there should be movement in the lower half, but the kind of wild movement he is doing is not vital in TNT
FiveFrameSwing
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Absolutely ..... the hands will be much more functional that way.
Funny you mention the hands being much more functional. My DD seems to be able to adjust to the pitch with this action. And, as mentioned earlier, she really likes swinging at that low inside pitch. She use to say, "Stop throwing that"--the low inside pitch.
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I don't see it as only rotational, as I prefer extending through the swing.
The "rotational" demonstration in that video shows a LOT more disconnected hand movement than is ideal. The barrel should be turned to the plane of the pitch by hand/forearm rotation while remaining connected to the movement of the rear shoulder, not by dropping the hands/bat to the level of the pitch and pulling it around the body.
For my DD, the "tip" move gets the feel of the barrel loaded into her hands before the barrel is turned in the opposite direction of the "tip".
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