quote:Originally posted by XV:
The "push" happens at the back hip during front hip c0ck. You can't "see" this in the Lee clip because his front leg is already near peak knee lift.
Look at the clip of Edmonds. Both of his hips are pushing against each other. His front hip resists rotation by turning the front knee inward. The front leg opens/uncocks and the "push" from the rear hip offsets the hips for complete "rotation" of the hips to follow if he so chooses to swing at the pitch.
I agree and the back leg pushes/resists until the front heel touches and the bat starts to the ball. It is also what initiates the weight shift in my swing and what I teach, from 95% to 100% back leg to 50% both legs. It is the stretching of the rubberband. The rest of the weight shift is done by rotation and the "punch" at the end with the back knee (which uses the glutes, quads, core, hamstrings, lats).