Given the fact that the swing is a shallow "U" shape,
Much more like a Nike "swoosh" from my perspective.
MIke:
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.
Scott
Given the fact that the swing is a shallow "U" shape,
Originally posted by ssarge:
Kate is the best of the 3,000 D-I hitters, and as such, should be studied by all female hitters (my daughter has begun to emulate her high hand pre-load setup, for example).
How a hitter postions their hands during the pre-load is style. It is not part of the hitter's technique. Check out this clip of Jackie Vasquez (at least I think it's Jackie Vasquez ). She starts with the her hands high. Where are her hands are toe touch? They are down at her armpit and they are close to the palm up/palm down position. This running start of the hands was a key part of Ted's swing. This running start of the hands breaks inertia early, it helps the shoulders resist the lower body increasing stretch, it allows for late ajustability and it maximizes the amount of time the barrel is in the hitting zone.
Probably, that is a mistake on his site that Epstein should fix. If you are going to employ language comparing Cochran to Williams (as he does), you probably ought to have a clip of Cochran instead of one merely labeled as Cochran. Would be more credible.
Any comparison of Cochran to Williams on my part is based on Katie's and Katie's dad's public comments that Katie has studied Ted since she was 11 years old and has supposedly used Ted's swing mechanics as a model for her own swing.