I have been watching MLB clips and stride landings with the " stride to balance on the front toe" theme.
We might be making too much out of this front toe deal. I have kids that try to hold too much weight on the toe and THEN drop the heel.
I think any time the foot lands the natural way it is toe to heel because it is made that way with the Achilles tendon as a shock absorber.
BUT, front leg firm up seems to occur as the heel is DOWN. IT is almost impossible to shift into the front side with the heel up (as Epsteins "swing begins when the heel drops" command can erroneously suggest"). Maybe it is my misinterpretation and not his intent.
I am not just splitting hairs with mental gymnastics here. I am having to go back and lower these landings to get the front leg to firm up and accept some weight. I guess it would be similar to tell a pitcher to stride and land/hold the weight on the lead toe. While you don't want him to land heel first; you don't want him to land and hold on the toe either. That is what some of my batters have interpreted the heel drop to mean. Any thoughts?
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