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rdbass

It wasn't me.
Jun 5, 2010
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Not here.
Guy on the left is all back all forward.....knob to the ball ....A to C swing.
Not what Yelich is doing:
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Oct 13, 2014
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South Cali
Pelvic tilt is the difference. It pulls the pelvis up and levels out the bat. No chop. Gotta use the core to power the swing if you want pelvic tilt.

notice he’s down to until he’s not. Notice the pelvis launch up and the bat level out?



here’s another good angle to see it.



Wish it were easier.
 
Apr 20, 2018
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SoCal
Guy on the left is all back all forward.....knob to the ball ....A to C swing.
Not what Yelich is doing:
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Even these two swings are different. When a hitter is facing a ball being thrown at 75 to 100 mph with movement these great athletes adjust. There is no perfect swing! Vladdy was one of the great adjusters. Yelich may prove to be the same. You have great (educated) guess hitters and great adjust hitters. When you find an adjust hitter with power (Trout) then you have a super star.
 

NBECoach

Learning everyday
Aug 9, 2018
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Maybe we should not put a lot of stock into the first video. Yelich takes absolutely no practice swings either in batting practice or on the field during a game, I've never seen a player not take a dry swing at some point during an AB, but he does and you cannot argue with success.
 
May 12, 2016
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Add posture, tilt, proper sequence to Yelich's practice swing and you have a game swing. Important thing to notice is hand path.. it doesn't change in his game swing. It's real, just missing other important components of the swing.
 
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