I see extreme coil and uncoil of the hips, I see rear leg hitting, I see tremendous separation of the rear hip and hands, I see launch and spend, I see very little if any weight on the front side until just before contact.
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I get a kick out of all of this terminology in hitting circles...actually thinking about it, it is the same in pitching but this is for another thread.
Anyway, it seems to me that hitting is at first linear in drive from the back side and load to the front side, with hands in a quiet position and loaded to fire with or just after the hips once foot plant is made, and then becomes rotational. I get a kick out of those who say it is “linear” or “rotational” when it seems to me to be both. To now add a new term and say that it is “rear foot” is probably confusing to many kids (and me). Actually if you look at the great hitters their rear foot is actually off the ground at contact, so why say it is “rear foot” when there is no rear foot involvement at contact?
As far a BH goes he is certainly a great player at 16, but it will be interesting to watch how he progresses against really top notch pitching. The extra hip load may give him problems against great pitching. Will be fun to watch.
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Similarly, I'd like to see his ability to adjust. I'd venture to guess he has never been truly challenged enough to really need to make many adjustments at the plate.
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Originally posted by Eric G: tell me what you see in his video....
I see a kid that's gonna be taken #1 in the first-year player draft by Washington next season, while being represented by Scott Boros and getting a $15+/- Million signing bonus... Yahtzee!!
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I get a kick out of all of this terminology in hitting circles...actually thinking about it, it is the same in pitching but this is for another thread.
Anyway, it seems to me that hitting is at first linear in drive from the back side and load to the front side, with hands in a quiet position and loaded to fire with or just after the hips once foot plant is made, and then becomes rotational. I get a kick out of those who say it is “linear” or “rotational” when it seems to me to be both. To now add a new term and say that it is “rear foot” is probably confusing to many kids (and me). Actually if you look at the great hitters their rear foot is actually off the ground at contact, so why say it is “rear foot” when there is no rear foot involvement at contact?
As far a BH goes he is certainly a great player at 16, but it will be interesting to watch how he progresses against really top notch pitching. The extra hip load may give him problems against great pitching. Will be fun to watch.
If you are saying the swing starts on the back leg, shifts to the front and then rotation and then the swing occurs, you can't be further from the truth.
I never said it is "rear foot" anything. I said, "rear-legged" hitting. The reason some hitters rear foot is off the ground at contact, is that their swing was launched much earlier in the sequence from the rear leg in an upward and forward thrust from the rear hip. Thus "launch and spend".
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Originally posted by JPontiac: Similarly, I'd like to see his ability to adjust. I'd venture to guess he has never been truly challenged enough to really need to make many adjustments at the plate.
Bless his heart, he was tonight... 0-5, 3 K's. GED10DaD
