Try turning your front foot toe toward the pitcher, positioning the knee joint so there is no side force when the leg is extended. Create a force that pushes the front hip rearward toward the catcher. This will complete the rotation of the hips and create tons of power.Let me reword what I was trying to say. The leverage created off the back foot creates a force that creates hips popping/snap as the front foot plants or the front leg extends. If my body is creating leverage off the book foot, then when my front foot plants the force created through the leverage off the backside snaps the hips against the front leg and straightens the front leg. The hips snap/pop against the front leg, front hip turns rearward.
Correct backside creates correct front side. Personally I struggled with a poor front side for years because of thinking the front side did most of the work.
I think the weight is transfered to the rear leg when the front leg is lifted. But the center of gravity stays forward and should be moving forward. The momentum is transferred to the front leg and through the muscle spindles reaction when they are stretched, the front leg generates even more power than if there was no weight shift or momentum created. The movement must be a controlled move from back leg to front leg to time the pitch. If the back leg gets extended, there's a chance that the hitter gets over his front side and the momentum can't be transferred up the chain.Can't both of these actions happen in an effective swing. Rear leg driver and front leg supplementing the swing with power by acting the way Bobby is describing. I would like to think of the front leg as more than just a limb that accepts all the power from the backside. Or would that then classify the swing as being two legged which I know a lot of people frown at. For me personally, my dominant leg is my front leg. I would hate to think of it as just a "landing device", a dummy leg or something to just post up against.
You seem to be very flippant about a lot of things and opinions. Please go ahead and drop some knowledge.Bobby Bobby Bobby , Front leg generates power????
Are you really going to continue with this.
There are people who come here to help their kids, I feel I would be doing them a disservice if I didn't tell them not to listen to any of your philosophy in regards to hitting.
So here it goes.
Don't listen to this guy! ^^^^^
Flippant?You seem to be very flippant about a lot of things and opinions. Please go ahead and drop some knowledge.