Shifting weight aggressively into the swing, will steepen the swing. Can it work, yes. But it creates more of a timing challenge in an already difficult task. The ideal solution is to brace your weight AGAINST the front leg, not OVER it. This allows you to stay more balanced as your lower body rotates.
There's more than one way to hit. Just like there's a thousand different ways to cut up a turkey. To say it has to be done this one way only is ridiculous. Everyone's body moves differently.
What Edgar was saying is not to roll over with your upper body and hips but to push with legs while tagging closed with upper body so you don't roll over on ball out front
Nice production quality. I saw a video of Bagwell yell “keep your hand up” at an Astros practice and the batter hit a home run on the next swing. How ‘bout them apples :)
Mookie Betts has the swing instructors should base their teachings on. Hank Aaron was listed at 180 when he came into the league, yet prolly played 10-20lbs heavier in his prime. He also faced weaker pitching than hitters today. Griffey and Bonds are bigger dudes, both 6’2 Betts is 5’9 and listed at 180lbs, yet that’s got be after he jumped into a pool in a sweatsuit. He gets the most power out of his size and weight and plays in the modern era.
Betts is also just a freak athlete. Just watch video of him dunking a basketball and bowling a perfect game. He has a great swing worth learning from. But that doesn’t mean other hitters will have similar power production using his techniques. Different people need to find what works best for them.
@@carlingram8316 absolutely, the hitter should always do what works best for them. my point was more that many online hitting instructors base their teachings off Bonds and Griffey, where in my opinion "IF" someone was to base their hitting instruction off of just one hitter, ti should be Betts. Keep in mind, ALL these guys are freak athletes.
Let’s see the old guys face 95+ every at bat. Exploding on the ball gives back precious time the fastball has taken away. Shifting weight into the ball is correct, but the pitchers are too good these days to be “walking” to the ball like the examples you showed. Griffey jr has a nice explosive swing with a slight pre step.
Stay back means to me dont get over your front too early forcing you to just throw your hands at the ball
Shifting weight aggressively into the swing, will steepen the swing.
Can it work, yes. But it creates more of a timing challenge in an already difficult task.
The ideal solution is to brace your weight AGAINST the front leg, not OVER it.
This allows you to stay more balanced as your lower body rotates.
Its what you cant expect from a dude wearing a winter hat white Tshirt combo
There's more than one way to hit. Just like there's a thousand different ways to cut up a turkey. To say it has to be done this one way only is ridiculous. Everyone's body moves differently.
no way, i wont shit forwards and swing. so more power staying back.
What Edgar was saying is not to roll over with your upper body and hips but to push with legs while tagging closed with upper body so you don't roll over on ball out front
Great info, thanks!
Nice production quality. I saw a video of Bagwell yell “keep your hand up” at an Astros practice and the batter hit a home run on the next swing. How ‘bout them apples :)
Def a middle school gym teacher who almost made the pros
Who would you say is the modern hitter who most exemplifies the ideas you promote? Bobby Witt, Jr.?
Mookie Betts has the swing instructors should base their teachings on.
Hank Aaron was listed at 180 when he came into the league, yet prolly played 10-20lbs heavier in his prime. He also faced weaker pitching than hitters today.
Griffey and Bonds are bigger dudes, both 6’2
Betts is 5’9 and listed at 180lbs, yet that’s got be after he jumped into a pool in a sweatsuit.
He gets the most power out of his size and weight and plays in the modern era.
Betts is also just a freak athlete. Just watch video of him dunking a basketball and bowling a perfect game.
He has a great swing worth learning from. But that doesn’t mean other hitters will have similar power production using his techniques. Different people need to find what works best for them.
@@carlingram8316 absolutely, the hitter should always do what works best for them.
my point was more that many online hitting instructors base their teachings off Bonds and Griffey, where in my opinion "IF" someone was to base their hitting instruction off of just one hitter, ti should be Betts.
Keep in mind, ALL these guys are freak athletes.
@@commonsense-u5h That’s fair and a good point.
Let’s see the old guys face 95+ every at bat. Exploding on the ball gives back precious time the fastball has taken away. Shifting weight into the ball is correct, but the pitchers are too good these days to be “walking” to the ball like the examples you showed. Griffey jr has a nice explosive swing with a slight pre step.
I always took "stay back" as I was swinging too soon.
@@mattrinck7503 that may be what some coaches mean, but most of them these days mean that they want you to keep your weight back throughout.
@theswingmechanic You're right then. Don't do that!
Good video bruddah
Is the kid swinging at 9-11 seconds and example of staying on his back hip with no weight shift?
Yikes is all I can say
This guy teaches Cricket
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